Odette School of Business University of Windsor BSMM-8120: Finance in a Global Perspective Master of Management Fall 2022 Class meetings Tu/Th, 8:00 - 9:50 am. Room: B03 OB Instructor Yunbi An Office hours Tu/Th, 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Office Room 439 OB Telephone 1-519-2533000-3133 E-mail yunbi@uwindsor.ca Course Website https://blackboard.uwindsor.ca/ Textbook Eun & Resnick, "International Financial Management" (9th edition), McGraw Hill ISBN: 978-1-259-71778-9 Academic Director Dr. Brent Furneaux Email Brent.Furneaux@uwindsor.ca Program Administrator Robyn Herman Student Experience Coordinator Jacqueline Hebert Career Advisor Coordinator Clementa Stan Email hermanr@uwindsor.ca Email j.hebert@uwindsor.ca Email cstan@uwindsor.ca Graduate Secretary Sharron Wazny Email swazny@uwindsor.ca The Odette School of Business and the University of Windsor sit on the Traditional territory of the Three Fires confederacy of First Nations, comprised of the Ojibway, the Odawa, and the Potawatomie. CALENDAR DESCRIPTION: A study of concepts and principles of financial management of the business enterprise within the global financial environment. Emphasis will be placed on the contemporary and emerging hardware/software tools, information management, and information technology. Following an introduction of domestic and international financial markets and instruments, the concepts of value, risk, and efficient markets will be covered. Capital budgeting, financial analysis and planning, and short-term financial management will 1
also be introduced. With these concepts in hand, the student will learn how to envision, design, and evaluate computer-based solutions for typical business problems. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to provide students with the tools to think globally and manage internationally. Technology advancement and globalization have created tremendous impacts on the environment for international business. A new set of skills and knowledge are required to conduct international business effectively in the constantly changing global environment. This course covers a wide range of topics including, the global trade and investment environment, the international firmtts cultural, political, and competitive environment, and the management and operations of international firms. The focus throughout the course is on the changes that occur when a firm moves from a domestic focus to a global one. LEARNING OBJECTIVES: By the end of the course, students will be able to: . the international trading environment and theories of international trade and commerce . the economic and social arguments for and against free trade and globalization · the cultural, legal, political and economic influences governing doing business overseas . the world financial environment including foreign exchange and capital markets and the determination of exchange rates . the variety of strategic alternatives for multinational enterprises (MNEs) including their strategies for country evaluation and direct investment as well as strategies based on collaboration through joint ventures and strategic alliances · the practice of management of international operations namely, international marketing, manufacturing, including outsourcing abroad, accounting for international operations, managing finance on a worldwide basis, and management of the international workforce · Our human obligation to help understand and resolve the economic problems of poor nations. MASTER OF MANAGEMENT ASSURANCE OF LEARNING (AOL) GOALS AND COMPETENCIES: Each Odette Program has competencies. Together, these define the knowledge, skills, and values possessed by our graduates.