Study programme 2019-2020Français
International Finance
Programme component of Master's in Business Engineering : Specialist Focus à la Warocqué School of Business and Economics

Students are asked to consult the ECTS course descriptions for each learning activity (AA) to know what assessment methods are planned for the end of Q3

CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UW-M2-IGGESS-012-MCompulsory UEVERMEYLEN Guillaume
  • VERMEYLEN Guillaume

Language
of instruction
Language
of assessment
HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) CreditsWeighting Term
  • Anglais
Anglais30450001010.001st term

AA CodeTeaching Activity (AA) HT(*) HTPE(*) HTPS(*) HR(*) HD(*) Term Weighting
W-AEIN-005International Financial Management3015000Q160.00%
W-AEIN-011Seminar in International and European Economics030000Q140.00%
Programme component

Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

  • Mobilise expertise in at least one area of management.
    • Master the principal decision-making processes of a company.
    • Mobilise acquired skills in a specific professional environment.
    • Contribute to the development of innovative tools and solutions.
  • Professionally communicate and present original work both orally and in writing.
    • Conduct scientific reasoning on complex or innovative management issues.
    • Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing, on issues, analyses and projects.
    • Present and structure data in a clear, precise, neutral, and non-oriented way.
  • Adopt a scientific approach of analysis and reasoning.
    • Master the different steps and methods to carry out research on complex or innovative management issues.
    • Construct a reference framework, formulate questions or hypotheses from the analysis of scientific literature.
  • Develop innovative strategies.
    • Mobilise the methods and management support tools in changing contexts.
    • Master the principal decision-making processes of a company.
    • Innovate in the development of methodologies and tools for analysis and decision-making in management.
  • Manage a project within an organisation.
    • Mobilise the methods and management support tools in changing contexts.
    • Identify professional networks and interact and collaborate with them. Research external expertise if necessary.
    • Demonstrate independence and persevere, despite the difficulties or initial errors, to find an optimal solution.
  • Collaborate within a team and exercise leadership.
    • Contribute to the coordination and animation of a team, by putting in place the most effective means of collaboration in a given situation.
    • Listen to team members and encourage expressing a shared opinion. Accept and discuss a different point of view than theirs.
    • Plan activities so as to best utilise the time available.
  • Adopt a scientific approach of analysis and reasoning.
    • Master the different steps and methods to carry out research on complex or innovative management issues.
    • Construct a reference framework, formulate questions or hypotheses from the analysis of scientific literature.
  • Develop innovative strategies.
    • Mobilise the methods and management support tools in changing contexts.
    • Master the principal decision-making processes of a company.
    • Innovate in the development of methodologies and tools for analysis and decision-making in management.
  • Manage a project within an organisation.
    • Mobilise the methods and management support tools in changing contexts.
    • Identify professional networks and interact and collaborate with them. Research external expertise if necessary.
    • Demonstrate independence and persevere, despite the difficulties or initial errors, to find an optimal solution.

Learning Outcomes of UE

At the end of this Teaching Unit International Finance, the student will get a background needed to understand the major elements of the international economy. Particularly oriented towards the fields related to economics area, this Unit deals with the foreign exchange market and its arbitrage opportunities, options, swaps, forwards, the assessment of international risks, and the coverage of these risks. The student will also be able to cope with international literature, formulate a research question in the field of International and European economics, and articulate a personal approach, after a review of the existing literature on the field. He will also be able to actively participate in the discussion on a presented topic.  

Content of UE

See Learning Activities.

Prior Experience

Basic notions in international finance and economics (balance of payments, parity conditions...)

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

  • Presentation and/or works
  • Written examination

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

International Financial Management: 60%; Seminar in International and European Economics: 40%.

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

  • Presentation and/or works
  • Written examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

See Term 1

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

  • N/A

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

Not applicable.

Type of Teaching Activity/Activities

AAType of Teaching Activity/Activities
W-AEIN-005
  • Cours magistraux
  • Travaux pratiques
W-AEIN-011
  • Séminaires

Mode of delivery

AAMode of delivery
W-AEIN-005
  • Face to face
W-AEIN-011
  • Face to face

Required Reading

AA
W-AEIN-005
W-AEIN-011

Required Learning Resources/Tools

AARequired Learning Resources/Tools
W-AEIN-005Sercu, P. (2009), International Finance, Princeton University Press.
W-AEIN-011List communicated at the start of the learning activity.

Recommended Reading

AA
W-AEIN-005
W-AEIN-011

Recommended Learning Resources/Tools

AARecommended Learning Resources/Tools
W-AEIN-005MOFFETT, M.H. (2001), Cases in International Finance, Addison-Wesley.
W-AEIN-011Not applicable

Other Recommended Reading

AAOther Recommended Reading
W-AEIN-005Not applicable
W-AEIN-011Not applicable

Grade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next

AAGrade Deferrals of AAs from one year to the next
W-AEIN-005Authorized
W-AEIN-011Authorized
(*) HT : Hours of theory - HTPE : Hours of in-class exercices - HTPS : hours of practical work - HD : HMiscellaneous time - HR : Hours of remedial classes. - Per. (Period), Y=Year, Q1=1st term et Q2=2nd term
Date de génération : 13/07/2020
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