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1. COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive introduction and overview with focus on the international environment in which Multinational Corporations (MNCs) operate, the conceptual framework within which MNCs make key financial decisions. Throughout the course students will be equipped with knowledge about the international financial environment, the international financial management, and MNCs; explore issues relating to the exchange rate risk management; and have a comprehensive understanding and be able to make financial decisions on long-term and short-term capital management in the international financial environment and in Vietnam.
2. COURSE CONTENT
No.
Content
Time Allocation
Contribution to CLO
Hour(s) on the class
Essays, exercise, Assignments
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
Lecture
Practice, Seminar
1,2
Chapter 1: An overview of international financial management
6
0
1.5
14
1,6,7,8,9,
10,11,123,4,5
Chapter 2: Exchange rate risk management
6
3
3
16.5
2,6,7,8,9,
10,11,126-11
Chapter 3: Long-term asset and liability management
12
6
12
33
3,5,6,7,8,9,
10,11,1212-14
Chapter 4: Short-term asset and liability management
6
3
6
16.5
4,5,6,7,8,9,
10,11,1215
Revision
0
3
0
2.5
1,2,3,4,5
Total
30
15
22.5
82.5
3. COURSE ASSESSMENT
- Score ladder: 10
- Type of assessment
Form
Content
Criteria
CLO
Propor -tion
Formative
Attendance
Attendance assessments are conducted in the form of class attendance checking, homework assignments, oral presentation, and/or in-class/at-home assignments, etc.
- In-class/at-home assignments:
+ Format: In-class assignment can be in form of short answer test, essay questions, or exercises.
+ Content: Both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics have been studied which will be assigned by the instructor.
The number of attendances and participation in lesson.
Each class attending or workout is counted as 1 attendance point.
- Class attendance checking: maximum to 10 times.
- Doing homework checking: maximum to 1 time
+ Doing homework: 1 attendance point
+ Not doing homework: 0 attendance point
- Oral presentation checking: maximum to 1 time
+ Preparing for presentation by giving their answers to the instructor’s questions or analyzing the topic straight to the point: 1 attendance point
+ Not preparing for presentation: 0 attendance point
- In-class/at-home assignments: maximum to 3 times.
+ Short answer test, essay questions: A clear and deep analysis will be given a maximum of 10 points.
+ Exercises: Correct answers and good written presentation will be given a maximum of 10 points.
+ Generic creteria:
- The assignment, which is given from 8.5 to 10, will get 1 attendance point.
- The assignment, which is given 7 to under 8.5, will get 0.5 attendance points.
- The assignment, which is given 5.5 to under 7, will get 0.25 attendance points.
- The assignment, which is given under 5.5, will get 0 attendance point.
1,2,3,4,5,
6,7,8,9,12
10%
Midterm test
- Format: At-home assignment.
- Content: Both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics have been studied which will be assigned by the instructor.
- At-home assignment can be in form of an essay:
+ Format: A 6,000-10,000-words essay will be printed in A4 using Times New Roman font, size 14, 1.5 space, margins of 2.5cm top and bottom, 3.5cm left, 2cm right.
+ Students will be asked to form groups of max 5.
+ Content: The essay provides an opportunity for the students to demonstrate their general understanding on topics covered during the course with more focus on chapter 5 and 6. It will also enable students to get into more practical issues such as collecting data and carrying out some basic quantitative estimation. The topic will be assigned by the instructor or suggested by the student with the instructor’s acceptance.
- Evaluation criteria for at-home assignment:
+ Appropriate structure and consistency/logic: 1 point
+ Good presentation: 1 point
+ Reasoned argument and conclusion: 3 points
+ Scope of research: 1 point
+ Critical analysis: 3 points
+ Good referencing: 1 point
Total: 10 points
- Extra credit: Students, who participate actively, make presentation, do homework well, and respond well to the instructor’s questions and exercises during the lectures, practices, and seminars, can be given an extra credit (bonus point) of maximum 0.5 to summative assessments (mid-term exam) for each time. The maximum bonus in total is 1.5 (Instructors decide to add points).
1,2,3,4,5,
6,7,8,9,
10,11,1230%
Summative
Final test
- Format: In-class written exam in 60 minutes. The in-class written exam can be in form of 30-40 multiple-choice questions and/or 02-04 essay/exercise questions (in which, 01-02 theory- based question and 01-02 practical question) (flexible mark for each question). Students are not allowed to use any material during the exam, but are allowed to bring a calculator with you.
- Content: All the learning outcomes will be assessed in the written examination. Both theoretical and practical knowledge of the topics have been studied which will be assigned by the instructor.
- Evaluation criteria for the exam including 2 parts (multiple-choice questions and essay/exercise questions):
+ For multiple-choice questions: Correct answers of multiple-choice questions will be given maximum of 6 points.
+ For essay/exercise question: Concise answers and good written presentation/A clear and deep analysis will be given a maximum of 4 points.
- Evaluation criteria for the multiple-choice questions exam: Correct answers of multiple-choice questions will be given maximum of 10 points.
- Evaluation criteria for the essay/exercise questions exam:
+ Essay questions: A clear and deep analysis will be given a maximum of 5 points, specifically for each question:
- Understand the issue: 20%
- Solving the issue: 20%
- Analyze the issue: 20%
- Giving example: 20%
- Expression: 20%
Total: 100%
+ Exercise questions: Concise answers and good written presentation will be given a maximum of 5 points.
1,2,3,4,5,
6,7,9,
1260%
Total:
100%