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<SUBJECT ID="306-311" CODEUSED="306-311">
<TITLE>INTERNATIONAL FINANCE</TITLE>
<COORDINATOR>To be advised.
<PREREQUISITES>306-203 Business Finance.
<SEMESTER>Second semester
<CONTACT>Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour tutorial per week, plus up to eight 1-hour seminars presented by practitioners.
<OBJECTIVES>On completion of this subject a student should:
<ul>
<li>know the concepts, methods of operation and terminology of foreign exchange markets;
<li>understand the crucial elements of international investment decision-making;
<li>be aware of the sources and approaches to dealing with foreign exchange exposure;
<li>have a knowledge of international funding mechanisms;
<li>be able to analyse decision making in multinational business organisations and others engaged in international business;
<li>be aware of the major theories of exchange rate determination.
</ul>
</OBJECTIVES>
<CONTENT>Concepts, operation and terminology of foreign exchange markets: international investment decision-making; sources of and approaches to dealing with foreign exchange exposure. International funding mechanisms and decision making in multinational business organisations.
<ASSESSMENT>A 3-hour end-of-semester examination (80 per cent) and a 1-hour mid-semester test (20%); weekly tutorial assignments of up to 80 pages in total.
<PRESCRIBEDTEXTS>
<ATEXT>To be advised
</PRESCRIBEDTEXTS>
</SUBJECT>
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