Study programme 2020-2021Français
International Finance
Programme component of Master's in Management : 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 special Covid-19 assessment methods are possibly planned for the end of Q3

CodeTypeHead of UE Department’s
contact details
Teacher(s)
UW-M2-SCGESS-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.
  • Act in an international and multicultural context.
    • Assimilate the components of the social and economic environment of a company.
    • Communicate and interact in a clear and structured manner, orally and in writing in at least one other language other than French, on issues, analyses and projects.
    • Demonstrate an open mind and adaption.
  • In an active and integrated manner, master knowledge in the various fields of management and use them effectively in a professional context.
    • Integrate highly specialised knowledge in different fields of management.
    • Appropriately mobilise expertise taking into account the constraints and resources in the situation encountered.
  • Be independent and regularly adapt to new contexts.
    • Demonstrate independence and persevere, despite the difficulties or initial errors, to find an optimal solution.
    • Monitor knowledge and methodological approaches in order to evolve their thinking and practice.
    • Assess their practices and be able to question it.
  • Understand interactions between companies and their socio-economic environments.
    • Master and appropriately mobilise knowledge and methodological approaches to understand and explain interactions between companies and their environment.
    • Assimilate the components of the social and economic environment of a company.
    • Mobilise the methods and management support tools in changing contexts.
  • In an active and integrated manner, master knowledge in the various fields of management and use them effectively in a professional context.
    • Integrate highly specialised knowledge in different fields of management.
    • Appropriately mobilise expertise taking into account the constraints and resources in the situation encountered.

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
  • Mixed
W-AEIN-011
  • Mixed

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 : 09/07/2021
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