Multinational Business and Finance – International trade, finance, crises and politics 2400-ENSM121B
Course coordinator would like the Author to prepare an engaging master's thesis on the international economy, its problems, challenges, and solutions. Below is a list of topics in which the coordinator is particularly knowledgeable and offers extensive assistance.But own proposals will be also appreciated and probably accepted.
1. International financial system
2. International commercial connections
3. Currency crises
4. Banking crises
5. Debt crises
6. Stock market crises
7. Pandemic and military crises
8. Currency risk management
9. Interest rate risk management
10. Country risk analysis
11. Derivatives: theory and practice
12. Alternative currencies and investments
13. Behavioral finance in theory and practice
14. Fintechs and financialisation
15. Tax evasion, transfer pricing and money laundering
Szacunkowy nakład pracy studenta: 3ECTS x 25h = 75h
(K) - godziny kontaktowe (S) - godziny pracy samodzielnej
seminarium (zajęcia): 30h (K) 0h (S)
konsultacje ind.: 10h (K) 0h (S)
przygotowanie do seminarium: 0h (K) 10h (S)
praca z materiałami dodatkowymi: 0h (K) 25h (S)
Razem: 40h (K) + 35h (S) = 75h
Course coordinators
Type of course
Learning outcomes
Tuition outcomes (4000 characters max)
The student will be interested in different aspects of finance. The student will be able to prepare of a valuable and interesting MA dissertation.
Knowledge:
1. Student has knowledge about the rules of academic writing and understands how to eliminate plagiarism. (S1A_W06, S1A_W10)
2. Student knows the methods of preparing and analysing financial data and collecting necessary information. (S1A_W06)
3. Student is familiar with economic theories that are useful in preparation of BA thesis (S1A_W01, S1A_W06)
Competencies:
1. Student is able to collect and analyse data and information for MA research using Internet, libraries and other sources of knowledge. Student can formulate research problems and hypotheses. He/she is able to indicate economic theories to interpret economic changes. Student is able to prepare presentation that fulfills all requirements. (S1A_U03, S1A_U09)
2. Student is able to prepare an oral presentation about MA research. (S1A_U10).
3. Student is able to use the knowledge gained during studies to solve research problems. (S1A_U01, S1A_U02, S1A_U04, S1A_U06, S1A_U07, S1A_U08)
Social competencies:
1. Student is able to find out data and information single-handedly and then properly analyse them. Student is able to formulate the research hypotheses and prepare the MA thesis (S1A_K03, S1A_K06)
2. Student is prepared for the public presentations, discussions and critical discussion of others’ opinions. Student is conscious of the lifetime-learning process. (S1A_K01, S1A_K02, S1A_K03)
3. Student is prepared to use the knowledge gained during course in practice. (S1A_K07).
Assessment criteria
First semester:
Defining the aim of the work and hypotheses.
Preparing the work plan.
Collecting the literature.
Preparing the first chapter.
Second semester:
Preparing the research.
Second and third chapters.
Bibliography
Buckley A. [2004], Multinational finance, Pearson
Das D.K. [1993], International Finance. Contemporary Issues, Routledge, London
Edwards S. [1997], Capital controls, exchange rates and monetary policy in the world economy, Cambridge
Eiteman D., A. Stonehill, M. Moffett [2019], Multinational Business Finance, 15th Edition, Pearson
Ethier W. [1995], Modern International Economics, W. W. Norton & Company, New York
Hallwood C. P., R. MacDonald [2000], International Money and Finance, Blackwell Publishers, Oxford
Hull J. C. [2021], Options, Futures and Other Derivatives, Global Edition
Kim S., S. Kim, K. Kim [2006], Global corporate finance, Wiley-Blackwell
Krugman P. R. [1995], Currencies and Crises, MIT Press, Cambridge Mass
Mishkin F. S. [2000], The economics of money, banking, and financial markets, Addison Wesley