International Finance

SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY

School of Business and Economics

BUS 6323 Office: McKenna Hall

International Finance Phone: 281-3523

Winter 2008 Hours: MW 3:30-6:00

hkierulf@spu.edu CRN #25436

COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of this course you should be able to demonstrate competence in:

• Understanding and dealing with issues in International Finance.

• Strategic analysis and decision making under conditions of rapid change and uncertainty.

• Applying the fundamental and practical methods of valuation to pricing and to real investment opportunities.

• Gathering information, separating relevant from irrelevant factors, selecting and evaluating relevant options with regard to their consequences, and selecting and defending a course of action.

• Conceptualizing complex issues and reducing them to coherent written and oral statements.

• Integrating valuation and investment analysis with the other functional areas of business administration including business processes and information technology.

• Working effectively in group settings; demonstrating friendship, civility, respect, servant leadership, and community.

• Integrating as appropriate the practical lessons of Christian spirituality, including ethics, faith, values, and personal integrity.

The course builds upon and applies tools, concepts and methodologies learned in the prerequisites for this class, but we will stick to the fundamentals of theory. The course is first and foremost a course in evaluation and application of theory rather than introduction and examination of theory. And learning to critique and apply theory is very...