Undergraduate - UnitECW2721 - Trade finance and foreign exchange

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Economics
Offered	Malaysia Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Poon Wai Ching

Synopsis

This unit focuses on the topics of international finance and trade. This includes the importance of international finance; the balance of payments accounts; the mechanisms for financing international trade; the effect of macroeconomic policies on trade balance; the determination of exchange rates; the operation of foreign exchange markets and alternative exchange rate systems; foreign investment; foreign exchange risk and operating exposure.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

understand payments among nations and macroeconomic policies to adjust balance of payments disequilibrium
study the operation of foreign exchange markets and alternative exchange rate systems
acquire essential skills for managing foreign exchange risk and operating exposure
explain multinational corporations in international trade and the mechanisms for financing international trade
demonstrate in the individual assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered in this unit.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 40%
Examination: 60%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Poon Wai Ching

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload equals 144 hours per semester

Prerequisites

Students must have passed ECB1101 or ECG1101 or ECS1101 or ECW1101 before undertaking this unit.

Prohibitions

ECF2721, ECG2721