| Course code: | MFI |
| Course title in language of instruction: | Mezinárodní finance |
| Course title in Czech: | International Finance |
| Course title in English: | International Finance |
| Mode of completion and number of credits: | Exam (5 credits)
(1 ECTS credit = 28 hours of workload) |
| Mode of delivery/Timetabled classes: | full-time, 2/2 (hours of lectures per week / hours of seminars per week) |
| Language of instruction: | Czech |
| Level of course: | master continuing |
| Semester: | SS 2014/2015 |
| Name of lecturer: | doc. Ing. Svatopluk Kapounek, Ph.D. (examiner, instructor, lecturer, supervisor, tutor)
Mgr. Petr Koráb, Ph.D. (examiner, instructor, lecturer) |
| Prerequisites: | Final Bachelor Exam |
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| Aims of the course: |
| The course focuses on practical experiences of exchange rate risk management and capital flows in international organizations. The objective is to provide knowledges about driving forces of exchange rate movements, role of the international monetary institutions and management of foreign capital flows. |
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| Course contents: |
| 1. | Balance of payments and exchange rate (allowance 2/1) | | 2. | Fundamental and technical analysis of exchange rate (allowance 6/1) | | 3. | Foreign transactions and exchange rate exposure (allowance 4/2) | | 4. | Foreign exchange risk management (allowance 4/4) | | 5. | International investments and capital flows (allowance 4/2) | | 6. | International monetary policy and institutions (allowance 8/4) |
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| Learning outcomes and competences: |
| Generic competences: | | | | - | ability to apply knowledge | | - | ability to organize and plan ahead | | - | ability to understand foreign cultures and customes | | - | spirit of enterprise |
| | Specific competences: | | | | - | Ability of international investment decisions at the international capital markets | | - | Ability of managing exchange rate risk in foreing capital flows | | - | Knowledge of impact of the international monetary institutions on the interantional capital flows | | - | Konwledge of exchange rate causes in short and long term |
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| Type of course unit: | required |
| Year of study: | Not applicable - the subject could be chosen at anytime during the course of the programme. |
| Work placement: | There is no compulsory work placement in the course unit. |
| Recommended study modules: | - |
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| Learning activities and study load (hours of study load): |
| Type of teaching method | Daily attendance | | Direct teaching | | lecture | 28 h | | seminar | 14 h | | consultation | 10 h | | workshop | 10 h | | Self-study | | preparation for exam | 30 h | | preparation for regular testing | 28 h | | preparation of presentation | 20 h | | Total | 140 h |
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| Assessment methods: |
| There are 2 control tests with minimal 60% success rate at least and presentation of selected paper on actual topic. The student has the opportunity to repeat one control test. The final exam is oral. |
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| Recommended reading: |
| Type | Author | Title | Published in | Publisher | Year | ISBN |
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| RQ | DURČÁKOVÁ, J. -- MANDEL, M. | Mezinárodní finance | Praha | Management Press | 2010 | 978-80-7261-221-5 | | RQ | TAUŠER, J. | Měnový kurz v mezinárodním podnikání | Praha | Nakladatelství Oeconomica | 2007 | 978-80-245-1165-8 | | RQ | SOLNIK, B. | Global investments | Boston [u.a. | Pearson [u.a. | | 0-321-55212-1 | | RQ | GANDOLFO, G. | International Finance and Open-Economy Macroeconomics | Berlin, Heidelberg, New York | Springer | 2012 | 3-540-43459-3 |
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