BUS 138 – Section 001 International Finance
Instructor: Dr. Yun Liu Office: Anderson Hall 214 Phone: (951) 827-6447 Fax: (951) 827-3970 E-mail: yun.liu@ucr.edu Quarter: Winter 2013 Lecture time: TuTh 12:40 pm – 2:00 pm Classroom: Olmsted Hall 421 Course Website: http://ilearn.ucr.edu/ Office Hours: TuTh 11:15 am – 12:15 pm

Course description
The course introduces you to the financial management of multinational corporations operating in a global environment. You will be exposed to a number of topics in international finance including the international financial systems, balance of payments, foreign exchange markets, measuring and hedging exchange rate risk.

Course/Learning objective
Students should expect to develop an integrated analytical and decision making perspective that will enable them to extend financial concepts such as capital budgeting and risk management, and instruments such as forwards and options to their international analogs. Students should also be able to critically evaluate the use of international financial management models within a case analysis framework.

Prerequisite
BUS 106 with a grade of "C-" or better OR ECON134 with a grade of "C-" or better

Course Materials
   Notes Lecture notes will be posted on iLearn throughout the term. Textbook International Financial Management, 11th ed, by Madura Business press Such as the Wall Street Journal, the Economist, and etc.

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Grading Policy
Grade elements will be posted on iLearn. If you find any problem with your score, you must inform the instructor within one week from the time this score is posted. After one week, scores will not be reviewed. In the case of score dispute, the entire exam or assignment will be reviewed, not just the question(s) in dispute. The score could go up, down, or remain the same.

A. Exams (65%)
There will be two exams. Both the mid-term and