Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Damian Bridge
Contact via Please contact via ILearn
Please check iLearn for consultation details
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
ACST603 or AFIN858
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is concerned with the analytical techniques of international finance and investment. Topics include global flow of funds and international financial markets, foreign exchange markets, interest parity, arbitrage and currency speculation, purchasing power parity, real effective exchange, commodity swaps, short and long-term hedging of foreign currency risks, futures and options in currencies.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
“It is the responsibility of students to view their marks for each within session assessment on iLearn within 20 working days of posting. If there are any discrepancies, students must contact the unit convenor immediately. Failure to do so will mean that queries received after the release of final results regarding assessment marks (not including the final exam mark) will not be addressed.”
Assessment criteria for all assessments tasks will be provided on the unit iLearn site.
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Assignment | 20% | No | Various |
Class Test | 20% | No | 31 January 2017 |
Quizzes | 10% | No | Refer to ILearn |
Final Exam | 50% | No | 16 February 2017 |
Due: Various
Weighting: 20%
No extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 10% of the total available marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24 hour period or part thereof that the submission is late (for example, 25 hours late in submission – 20% penalty). This penalty does not apply for cases in which an application for disruption of studies is made and approved. No submission will be accepted after solutions have been posted.
This assessment is composed of two parts.
The first part requires you to work in a group to prepare a detailed outline of a presentation topic that you intend to present on. This should be no longer than 500 words. Detailed feedback will be provided. The detailed outline requires detailed information on the topic, reasons for undertaking the topic, references and detailed outline of what you will present. Marks will be awarded based on this criteria. The material must relate to topics covered in the semester and relate to a real life examples of the content of the course and explain it in necessary detail. This is worth 10%. The initial topic needs to be approved by the lecturer. This is due 25th January at 12 Noon.
You will be expected to present on this topic, on a date selected by your lecturer, taking into account the feedback from the project submission. Each student will need to present and will be given a separate presentation mark. This is worth 10%. Presentations will take place between the 1st February 2017 and 14th February 2017.
Due: 31 January 2017
Weighting: 20%
The class test will be held in lectures and include written and or multiple choice style questions.
There will be no supplementary test.
Students who have applied for special consideration and it has been approved will receive a verbal examination by two staff members.
You are permitted ONE A4 page of paper containing reference material written on one side. The material must be handwritten. The page will not be returned at the end of the examination.
More details regarding the exam will be made on iLearn closer to the exam date.
Due: Refer to ILearn
Weighting: 10%
There shall be one early semester quiz worth 5%. Please use this assessment task as an indicator of whether you are progressing satisfactorily in the unit. If you are having difficulties, please see the Unit Convenor and consider withdrawing before the census date.
There are also four other quizzes worth 1.25% each (5% total)
No extensions will be granted. Students who have not submitted the task prior to the deadline will be awarded a mark of 0 for the task, except for cases in which an application for special consideration is made and approved. In this case the average score will be awarded.
Due: 16 February 2017
Weighting: 50%
You are permitted ONE A4 page of paper containing reference material written on one side. The material must be handwritten. The page will not be returned at the end of the examination.
The final exam will consist of an invigilated online exam.
Classes
· Students should attend one 3 hour class per week.
· The timetable for classes can be found on the University web site at: http://www.timetables.mq.edu.au/
Prizes
· Prizes for this unit (if applicable). http://www.businessandeconomics.mq.edu.au/undergraduate_degrees/prizes_scholarships
Required and Recommended texts and/or materials
· International Financial Management: 7th Edition Eun & Resnick, Publisher: McGraw-Hill Irwin Copyright
· Set chapters for each topic’s lecture are drawn from this text and identified in the lecture topic table below. Students should read these chapters prior to the lecture, so that they are familiar with the material to be covered. This will greatly enhance your learning experience.
· Required texts can be purchased from the Macquarie University Co-op Bookshop.
Week No. |
Date (Week Beginning) |
Topic |
Chapters |
1 |
11 January |
Foundations of International Financial Management 1 |
1 & 2 |
2 |
12 January
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Foundations of International Financial Management 2
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3 & 4 |
3 |
17 January |
The Foreign Exchange Market 1
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5 & 6 |
4 |
18 January |
The Foreign Exchange Market 2
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7 |
5 |
19 January |
Foreign Exchange Exposure |
8 & 9 |
6 |
31 January |
Mid Semester Exam |
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7 |
1 February |
World Financial Markets 1 |
11 |
8 |
2 February |
World Financial Markets 2 |
12 & 13 |
9 |
8 February |
World Financial Markets 3 |
14 |
10 |
9 February |
Financial Management of the Multinational Firm 1 |
16 & 17 |
11 |
14 February |
Financial Management of the Multinational Firm 2 |
18, 19 & 20
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12 |
15 February |
Revision |
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13 |
16 February |
Final Exam |
Note:
These dates are subject to change.
All chapters relate to the relevant chapter numbers in the prescribed textbook.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
Assessment Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy (in effect until Dec 4th, 2017): http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html
Special Consideration Policy (in effect from Dec 4th, 2017): https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policies/special-consideration
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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Adjustment of assessment weights.
· This unit gives you opportunities to conduct your own research
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02/01/2017 | Updated unit schedule. |