ECO-30037 - International Finance

Coordinator: Gabriella D Legrenzi Room: 1.68 Tel: +44 1782 7 34362

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Level: Level 6

Credits: 15

Study Hours: 150

School Office: 01782 733094

Programme/Approved Electives for 2020/21

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

ECO-20007 Finance I
ECO-20042 Introduction to Econometrics

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2020/21

This module examines the structure and operation of the foreign exchange market, analysing FOREX derivatives and arbitrage possibilities in the FOREX. The module will also introduce different theoretical and empirical models aimed at explaining how exchange rates react to changes in macro-economic fundamentals.

Aims

The aim of this module is to extend and develop student's understanding of international finance. The module will familiarise students with the structure of the foreign exchange market, the determinants of the foreign exchange rate and characteristics of international financial markets.

Intended Learning Outcomes

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Study hours

20 hours lectures
4 hours tutorials
123 hours independent study
2 hours exam
1 hour online test

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Seen Exam weighted 70%
Take-away exam
Take-away exam which will be available on KLE for 24-hours to answer and submit your answer via Turnitin File. Although students have been given significant time to complete this exam script, we expect most students to spend no more than 3 hours to complete and submit their answers via Turnitin (with a maximum of 2000 words). Answers should be as accurate and concise as possible.

2: Online Tasks weighted 30%
50 minutes on line test
A 50 minutes on-line test covering a mixture of numerical and conceptual problems in international finance.

ECO-30037 - Module Specification Keele Business School Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

ECO-30037 - Module Specification
Keele Business School
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences