International Finance

Code

BUSI3087

School

Nottingham University Business School China

Level

3

Credits

10

Semesters

Autumn China

Summary

PRE-REQUISITE   

Please note that for this module, the following pre-requisite applies:

           BUSI1070 Business Finance AND BUSI2156 Corporate Finance

(Please ignore    Requisites: N/A     below)

This module will present the issues concerning the management of the international finance function of firms. Typical issues include: Foreign Exchange markets, foreign exchange and other international risks, international banking and security markets, international investment decision and financing foreign trade.

Re-assessment format is decided by the school.

Target Students

Available to Finance Accounting & Management, International Business Management and International Business Economics students in the Business School.

Classes

• One 1-hour-30-minute seminar each week for 4 weeks
• One 1-hour-30-minute lecture each week for 10 weeks

10 one and half-hour weekly lectures and 4 one and half-hour seminars at regular intervals during the module.

Assessment

• 100% Exam 1 (2-hour): One 2-hour examination

Assessed by end of autumn semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding
This module develops a knowledge and understanding of:

 •The development and operation of markets for resources, goods and services
 •The sources, uses and management of finance
 •The use of accounting and other information systems for managerial applications 
•The management of resources and operations
•The comprehensive use of relevant communication and information technologies for application in business and management
 •The development of appropriate business policies and strategies to meet stakeholder needs within a changing environment
 •The dynamics of the global economy and international business

Intellectual skills
This module develops:

 •The cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis and synthesis, including the ability to identify assumptions, evaluate statements in terms of evidence, to detect false logic or reasoning, to identify implicit values, and to define terms adequately and to generalise appropriately
 •Effective qualitative problem solving and decision making skills
 •Effective quantitative problem solving and decision making skills 
•The ability to create, evaluate and access a range of options, together with the capacity to apply ideas and knowledge to a range of business and other situations

Professional practical skills
This module develops:

 •Numeracy and quantitative skills including data analysis, interpretation and extrapolation
 •Qualitative skills including the ability to work with case studies
 •The ability to apply business models to business problems and phenomena
 •The effective use of communication and information technology (CIT) skills for business applications
 •Self awareness, openness and sensitivity to diversity in terms of people, cultures, business and management issues
 •Effective performance within a team environment, including leadership, team building, influencing and project management skills

Transferable (key) skills
This module develops:

 •Effective oral and written communication skills in a range of traditional and electronic media
 •Effective self-management in terms of time, planning and behaviour, motivation, self-starting, individual initiative and enterprise
 •Learning to learn and developing an appetite for reflective, adaptive and collaborative learning
 •The interpersonal skills for effective listening, negotiating, persuasion and presentation
 •The dynamics of the global economy and international business &/or an awareness of cultural, legal/regulatory, political, and economic differences across countries &/or an appreciation of management issues from a global perspective

Conveners

• Dr Ying Jiang