BFF2341 International financial management
Faculty of Business and Economics
BFF2341 International financial management is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Business and Economics, offered in 2021 in Summer B at City (Melbourne). It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Summer B
- City (Melbourne)
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 1 other task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2022 entry.
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Requisites
Before BFF2341
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After BFF2341
No unit lists BFF2341 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Trimester A, Trimester B, and Trimester C City location offerings for this unit are only available for Bachelor of International Business and associated double degree students.
To be successful in this unit, background knowledge and application of maths is required at the equivalent of VCE Year 12 level. You may have satisfied this by completing relevant prerequisite unit/s, or you have covered relevant topics in your final years of secondary study. You should self-assess your maths competency prior to enrolling in this unit.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
Topics covered include multinational firms and globalisation; foreign direct investment; political risk; foreign exchange markets; currency derivatives (currency options and forward contracts); measuring and managing transaction exposure; cost of capital and capital structure for multinational firms; fundamentals of capital budgeting; international capital budgeting and exchange rate effects; international cash management; transfer pricing and international tax strategies.
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Summer semester B | City (Melbourne) | Block on |
| Trimester A | City (Melbourne) | On campus |
| Trimester B | City (Melbourne) | On campus |
| Trimester C | City (Melbourne) | On campus |
Assessment
- Within semester assessment50%
- ExaminationThreshold hurdle50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
discuss the international financial environment and the importance of foreign exchange risk management
- 2
discuss important financial management issues and their application to financial management of multinational firms
- 3
discuss foreign exchange market mechanisms and explain how markets can be used to hedge foreign currency transaction exposure
- 4
apply capital budgeting techniques in the context of a multinational firm
- 5
apply critical thinking, problem solving and presentation skills to individual activities dealing with international financial management and demonstrate in an individual summative assessment task the acquisition of a comprehensive understanding of the topics covered by BFF2341.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops30 hours
- Workshops33 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
City campus:
Madura, J. (2017). International financial management (13th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Technology resources
The only Faculty approved calculators permitted in tests and examinations for all Australian campuses and locations is the HP10bII+ or Casio FX82 (any suffix).
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Nafisa Ovi
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Robert Brooks
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for BFF2341?
BFF2341 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is BFF2341 offered?
In 2021, BFF2341 runs in Summer B at City (Melbourne).
How much work is BFF2341?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does BFF2341 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.