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AE512116 - International Finance and ESG Reporting/Risks

About

Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Written exam and longitudinal assessment
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
School exam 60/100 3 hours HJELPEMIDD
Longitunial assessment 40/100

Course content

Students will learn about the Global Financial Environment, Foreign Exchange Theory, Foreign Exchange Market and Derivatives, Financing the Global Firm, Foreign Investment Decisions, and Managing Multinational Operations. Furthermore, the financial sector has been identified as being instrumental in advancing the net-zero carbon energy transition, as acknowledged by the Paris Climate Agreement. To reach the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, global annual investment requirements have been estimated to be at least US$100 billion. In light of the central role of international finance and investment sectors in fostering sustainable development as well as managing climate-related and environmental risks, this course will employ among others a mix of talks, lectures, and MBA-style applied case method teaching to familiarise graduate-level students and professionals in a practical manner with the international challenges and the opportunities that arise through ESG (environmental, social, and governance) factor integration. Furthermore, ESG Reporting will be covered.

Learning outcome

Learning outcome - Knowledge:

  • Be competent in terminology relating to this field of study.
  • Have research-based knowledge regarding the inclusion of information of market and competitive relations with respect to finance models and theories.
  • Have in-depth knowledge regarding the subjects included in the topic list.

Learning outcome - Skills:

  • Be able to communicate problems, issues and analyses in the field, and draw conclusions.
  • Know how to use various finance tools when analysing (international) business problems.
  • How to read a sustainability report and identify challenges to international financial decision making (such as allocating capital for impact investments).

Learning outcome - General competence:

  • Be able to address business problems that may arise by using the insight achieved in the course.
  • Be able to communicate problems, issues and analyses to other business economists and other actors in the private and public sector.
  • Be able to make reasonable decisions when facing environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.

Learning methods and activities

Teaching methods: Faculty lectures and guest lectures. Compulsory Activities: Compulsory assignments with oral presentations throughout the semester which also give access to a final exam.

Compulsory assignments

  • Mandatory attendance

Further on evaluation

Examination: Portfolio assessments counts for 40% of final grade and a written school exam 60%. Number of group based assignments to be included in the portfolio and other details will be given at the beginning of the semester. Students will have to pass both the portfolio and the written school exam in order to complete the course. Portfolio to be handed in via Inspera at a specified date which will be announced later in the semester.

Resit examination: A resit exam on the written part will be held the following semester. If a student fail the portfolio but pass the written exam, the student must retake both examination parts in the next ordinary examination period. In case a student wants to improve the grade in the course, one must retake the whole course.

Note that attending lectures are mandatory and 80% attendance is needed in order to get access to the final written school exam.

Examination aids:

Dictionary and calculator.

Required previous knowledge

As for the study programme / Bachelor i Business Administration or equivalent international degree.

Course materials

International Financial managment, 5 edition, Jeff Madura and Roland Fox, ISBN: 978-1-4737-7050-8

Environmental Social Governance Managing Risk and Expectations, ISBN 978-0-367-68056-5

Principles of Sustainable Finance, ISBN: 978-0-198-82660-6

Selected reports and international articles (A)

Lectures on Blackboard (notes from Remarkable and Powerpoint slides)

FOREX.COM (demo account) will be used for illustrational purposes.

More on the course

Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Second degree level

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2025

Language of instruction: English

Location: Ålesund

Subject area(s)
  • Economics and Administration
Contact information
Course coordinator: Lecturer(s):

Department with academic responsibility
Department of International Business

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: Written exam and longitudinal assessment

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn UTS School exam 60/100 HJELPEMIDD 2024-11-26 09:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
C218 Ankeret/Hovedbygget 4
Spring ORD School exam 60/100 HJELPEMIDD 2025-05-23 09:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
C225 Ankeret/Hovedbygget 9
Spring ORD Longitunial assessment 40/100 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
Examination

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