Topic outline

  • General


    International Financial Management

    Course Objectives: 

    1. To enable students to identify, explain the international financial market.

    2. Able to understand the foreign exchange market, the balance of payments, past and present international monetary arrangements.

    3. Able to understand international investment and capital flows, import and export financing, country risk analysis.

    4. Able to understand the techniques of assessment, comparing risk rating among countries, incorporating country risk in capital budgeting.


    • Text Book File

      1. International Financial Management- Jeff Madura, 12th edition


    • Course Instructor:


      Prof. Dr. MD. Aminul Islam

      Visiting Professor 
      Faculty of Business & Entrepreneurship
      Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

    • Course Outcomes:

      Businesses evolve into multinational corporations (MNCs) so that they can capitalize on international opportunities. Their financial managers must be able to assess the international environment, recognize opportunities, implement strategies, assess exposure to risk, and manage the risk. The MNCs that are most capable of responding to changes in the international financial environment will be rewarded. The same can be said for the students today who may become the future managers of MNCs. The students will be able to acquire the above mentioned skills after studying this course. 

  • Introduction

    The goal of this course is to provide students with a deep understanding of financial management issues in a global setting. It also aims to help students develop analytical tools that incorporate key international considerations into fundamental financial decisions.

    Course Contents:

    1. International Financial Management: An Overview
    2. International Flow of Funds
    3. International Financial Markets
    4. Exchange Rate Determination
    5. Government Influence on Exchange Rates
    6. International Arbitrage & Interest Rate Parity
    7. Relationships among Inflation, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates
    8. Forecasting Exchange Rates
    9. Direct Foreign Investment
    10. Country Risk Analysis

    • Evaluation Criteria:

      Evaluation Criteria

      Marks

      Class Attendance

      7%

      Quiz/Class test

      15%

      Presentation

      8%

      Assignment

      5%

      Mid-term Exam

      25%

      Final Exam

      40%

      Total

      100%

    • Grading Policy:

      Numerical

      Letter

      Grade Point

      Scores

      Grade

       

       

      80-100

      A+

      4.00

      (A plus)

      75-79

      A

      3.75

      (A regular)

      70-74

      A-

      3.50

      (A minus)

      65-69

      B+

      3.25

      (B plus)

      60-64

      B

      3.00

      (B regular)

      55-59

      B-

      2.75

      (B minus)

      50-54

      C+

      2.50

      (C plus)

      45-59

      C

      2.25

      (C regular)

      40-44

      D

      2.00

       

      00-39

      F

      00

       

  • Introduction to International Financial Management

  • International Flow of Funds

  • International Financial Markets

  • Quiz

  • Forecasting Exchange Rates

  • Financing International Trade

  • Mid Term MCQ

  • Quiz 2

  • Assignment

  • MANAGING TRANSACTION EXPOSURE 1

  • MANAGING FINANCIAL TRANSACTION 2

  • Topic 13

  • Topic 14

  • Final Exam