Semester:WS 15/16
Type:Lecture
Scheduled in semester:1
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:28.0 L / 21.0 h
Self-directed study time:69.0 h
Type:Lecture
Scheduled in semester:1
Semester Hours per Week / Contact Hours:28.0 L / 21.0 h
Self-directed study time:69.0 h
Module coordination/Lecturers
- Florian Schaller, MSc
(Modulleitung)
- Mag. Ulrike Ebli-McKenna
(Modulleitungsassistenz)
- Prof. Dr. Marco J. Menichetti
(Interner Dozent)
- Prof. Dr. Marco J. Menichetti
(Co-Modulleitung)
Curricula
Master's degree programme in Finance (01.09.2015)Modules
Description
- Global Financial Environment
- International Parity Conditions
- Foreign Exchange Rate Determination and Forecasting
- The Foreign Exchange Market and the Use of Foreign Currency Derivatives
- Foreign Exchange Exposure
- Financing the Global Firm
- Foreign Investment Decisions
- International Trade Finance
- Working Capital Management
Learning Outcomes
- Having at ones disposal comprehensive and integrated knowledge of the majority of core areas in international business finance
- Independently solving problems in international business finance by means of acquired concepts
- Applying procedures and techniques that are specialised and state-of-the-art
- Identifying, conceptualising and defining new and abstract issues and problems in international business finance
- Communicating acquired information comprehensibly to specialists and laities
Qualifications
Lectures Method
- Interactive lecture with exercises.
- Guest lectures by business leaders to show how theory is transferred into practice.
- An excursion could be offered, lasting several days, to learn more about a foreign financial market.
- Case studies could be offered and discussed in class.
Literature
- Eiteman, D. K., Stonehill, A. I., & Moffett, M. H. (2013). Multinational business finance (13th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
- Eun, C. S., Resnick, B. G., & Sabherwal, S. (2012). International finance (6th ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
- Madura, J. (2014). International financial management (12th ed.). Cincinnati: South-Western.
- Sercu, P. (2009). International finance - Theory into practice. Princeton: Princeton University.
Additionally, research papers will be listed in the syllabus and used in class.
Materials
A syllabus with detailed information on textbooks in use and research papers as well as lecture slides will be posted on moodle.
Exam Modalities
Written examination (60 minutes)
Dates
Datum | Zeit | Raum |
15.09.2015 | 13:00 - 16:30 | H4 |
22.09.2015 | 13:00 - 16:30 | H4 |
29.09.2015 | 13:00 - 16:30 | H4 |
06.10.2015 | 13:00 - 16:30 | H4 |
13.10.2015 | 13:00 - 16:30 | H4 |
20.10.2015 | 09:00 - 12:15 | H4 |
27.10.2015 | 09:00 - 12:15 | H4 |
07.01.2016 | 10:00 - 11:30 | S3 |
Exams
- PWW-MA_International Business Finance (WS 15/16, bewertet)
- PWW-MA_International Business Finance (SS 16, bewertet)