International Finance

Fakult?t

Fakult?t Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften (WiSo)

Version

Version 1 vom 13.01.2025.

Modulkennung

22B1844

Niveaustufe

Bachelor

Unterrichtssprache

Englisch

ECTS-Leistungspunkte und Benotung

5.0

H?ufigkeit des Angebots des Moduls

Winter- und Sommersemester

Dauer des Moduls

1 Semester

 

 

Kurzbeschreibung

The students get to know the special features of large international corporations and can solve the financial problems of these companies.

Lehr-Lerninhalte

Part 1: THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL ENVIRONMENT.
1. Multinational Financial Management: An Overview.
2. International Financial Markets.

Part 2: EXCHANGE RATE BEHAVIOR.
3. Government Influence on Exchange Rates.
4. International Arbitrage and Interest Rate Parity.
5. Relationships among Inflation, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates.

Part 3: EXCHANGE RATE RISK MANAGEMENT.
6. Forecasting Exchange Rates.
7. Measuring Exposure to Exchange Rate Fluctuations.
8. Managing Transaction Exposure.
9. Managing Economic Exposure and Translation Exposure.

Part 4: LONG-TERM ASSET AND LIABILITY MANAGEMENT.
10. Direct Foreign Investment.
11. Multinational Capital Budgeting.
12. Multinational Cost of Capital and Capital Structure.

Gesamtarbeitsaufwand

Der Arbeitsaufwand für das Modul umfasst insgesamt 150 Stunden (siehe auch "ECTS-Leistungspunkte und Benotung").

Lehr- und Lernformen
Dozentengebundenes Lernen
Std. WorkloadLehrtypMediale UmsetzungKonkretisierung
45VorlesungPr?senz-
Dozentenungebundenes Lernen
Std. WorkloadLehrtypMediale UmsetzungKonkretisierung
45Veranstaltungsvor- und -nachbereitung-
30Hausaufgaben-
30Literaturstudium-
Benotete Prüfungsleistung
  • Klausur oder
  • Hausarbeit oder
  • Referat (mit schriftlicher Ausarbeitung)
Prüfungsdauer und Prüfungsumfang

Written examination: in accordance with the valid study regulations

Written paper: approx. 10-15 pages

Report: presentation of approx. 20-40 minutes with written report of approx. 5-10 pages

The requirements are specified in the relevant class.

Empfohlene Vorkenntnisse

Mathematics (basic knowledge)
Statistics (basic knowledge)

Wissensverbreiterung

Students who successfully complete this module are are familiarizes with the international financial environment, exchange rate behavior and exchange rate risk management.

Wissensvertiefung

The students know the special characteristics of international companies and can describe different forms of financing. The students can explain the different exchange rate models and can describe different methods to manage the exchange rate risks in companies.

Wissensverst?ndnis

The students can weigh up the different forms of financing for international companies. The students can apply the different methods to manage the exchange rate risks in companies are able to recognize the advantages and disadvantages of the different methods.

Wissenschaftliches Selbstverst?ndnis / Professionalit?t

The students can critically reflect on exchange rate theories and methods of financial and risk management.

Literatur

Eiteman, D. K. / Stonehill, A. I. / Moffett, M. H., 2004, Multinational Business Finance, Reading et. al.

Gandolfo, G., International Finance and Open-Economy Macroeconomics, Springer.

Melvin, M., International Money and Finance, Addison Weslay.

Butler, Kirt Charles: Multinational finance, - Mason, Ohio [u.a.]: Thomson/South-Western.

Brealey/Myers: Principles of Corporate Finance, New York.

Fabozzi, Frank J./ Modigliani, Franco: Capital Markets, Institutions and Instruments, , New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Zusammenhang mit anderen Modulen

This module is related to the other modules of the specialisation International Aspects of Law.

Verwendbarkeit nach Studieng?ngen

  • Wirtschaftsrecht (Bachelor)
    • Wirtschaftsrecht, LL.B. (01.09.2024)

    Modulpromotor*in
    • Seppelfricke, Peter
    Lehrende
    • Seppelfricke, Peter