Bloomsburg University of PennsylvaniaDepartment of FinanceSyllabus for Spring 2015 |
Dept. Course. Section: | FINANCE 413.01 |
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Course Title: | International Finance |
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Meeting Times and Location: | Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11:00 AM to 11:50 AM in Sutliff 107 |
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Instructor: | Rand Martin, Ph.D. |
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Office: | Sutliff 324 |
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Office Hours: | Monday 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM to 2:00 PMWednesday 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM, 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM, and 3:00 PM to 5:00Friday 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM |
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Office Telephone: | 570-389-4761 |
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E-mail address: | rmartin@bloomu.edu |
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Bloomsburg Online Learning and Teaching website (BOLT): | https://bolt.bloomu.edu |
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Credit hours for thiscourse: | 3 |
Prerequisite courses: | FIN 313, Introduction to Corporate Finance |
Catalogue descriptionof this course: | This course covers the principles and practices relevant to understanding the nature of international finance, its problems, and its institutions. Topics covered include the sources and instruments of international export and import financing, balance-of-payments, exchange rates, government regulations and policies, financial management, and accounting for international transactions. |
Outcomes for thecourse: | Students should be able to do the following by the end of this course. 1. Explain the common methods used to conduct international business. 2. Explain how international trade flows are influenced by economic factors and other factors. 3. Describe the background and corporate use of international financial markets. 4. Explain how an equilibrium currency exchange rate is determined. 5. Explain how currency derivatives are used for hedging. 6. Explain how governments can use intervention to influence exchange rates. 7. Explain the conditions that will result in various forms of international arbitrage. 8. Explain the concept of interest rate parity. 9....
