Syllabus for TGF-7130
GLOBAL FINANCE
Taught from a practitioner’s point of view, this course provides an overview of the world’s marketplace and illustrates how successful managers compete in the global arena. To achieve this objective, the course identifies the major similarities and differences between doing business domestically and internationally. It describes the context within which international business takes place, including the macro and micro issues that global managers face on a regular basis. The course also addresses specific financial/accounting issues that international firms encounter.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
CO1 Identify and describe the basic forms of international business activities.
CO2 Evaluate the impact of the political and economic characteristics of the world's various marketplaces on opportunities available to international businesses.
CO3 Identify the factors that influence national accounting systems and the major types of legal systems confronting international businesses.
CO4 Explain the motivation for international trade.
CO5 Discuss the role of the international monetary system.
CO6 Describe how demand and supply affect foreign exchange markets.
CO7 Characterize the challenges of international strategic management.
CO8 Discuss how firms analyze foreign markets.
CO9 Evaluate the benefits of strategic alliances.
CO10 Explain the nature of international organization design.
CO11 Discuss the nature of marketing management in international business.
CO12 Describe the nature of international operations management.
CO13 Explain how international firms manage their financial assets.
You will need the following materials to complete your coursework. Some course materials may be free, open source, or available from other providers. You can access free or open-source materials by clicking the links provided below or in the module details documents. To purchase course materials, please visit the University's textbook supplier.
Global Finance is a three-credit online course, consisting of four modules. Modules include an overview, topics, learning objectives, study materials, and activities. Module titles are listed below.
For your formal work in the course, you are required to participate in online discussion forums, complete written assignments, and complete a final project. See below for details.
Consult the Course Calendar for due dates.
One or more of your course activities may utilize a tool designed to promote original work and evaluate your submissions for plagiarism. More information about this tool is available in this document..
You are required to participate in four discussion forum activities. The discussion forum activities are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules. There is also an introductions forum that is required but not graded.
You are required to complete four written assignments. The written assignments are on a variety of topics associated with the course modules.
The final project consists of four parts, each involving a business case from the end of a part of the textbook. Each case touches on material covered throughout the course and brings together various topics and objectives covered in the course modules.
The final project will count for 40% towards your final grade.
Your grade in the course will be determined as follows:
All activities will receive a numerical grade of 0–100. You will receive a score of 0 for any work not submitted. Your final grade in the course will be a letter grade. Letter grade equivalents for numerical grades are as follows:
A | = | 93–100 | B | = | 83–87 | |
A– | = | 90–92 | C | = | 73–82 | |
B+ | = | 88–89 | F | = | Below 73 |
To receive credit for the course, you must earn a letter grade of C or higher on the weighted average of all assigned course work (e.g., assignments, discussion postings, projects, etc.). Graduate students must maintain a B average overall to remain in good academic standing.
To succeed in this course, take the following first steps:
Consider the following study tips for success:
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