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AC4202 International Financial

Risk and Control

Academic Year 2012-13

Tutor Room E-Mail

Module leader:Fergal OConnor

Gr032 fo-connor2@uclan.ac.uk

LEVEL 7A module of 20 credits

LancashireBusiness

School

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TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGY

The module will be delivered by a weekly lecture which will introduce the key

areas and theories in the topics addressed and which will allow the students togain experience in examining set problems and in developing approaches toresolving those issues

ASSESSMENT STRATEGY

The module will utilise two equally-weighted pieces of work. They will differ innature and both must be attempted. An overall average mark of at least 50% mustbe achieved for successful completion of the module. Detailed information oncoursework will be provided on the assignment sheets which will be distributed in

the class.

MODULE PASS REQUIREMENTS

You must attempt all elements of assessment and achieve an overall averagegrade of 50%.

REASSESSMENT

The decision to offer reassessment lies with the Course/School AssessmentBoard taking account of the recommendations from Module Boards and thestudents overall profile. For modules which are assessed at the end of the firstsemester, the decision to offer reassessment lies with the Module Board.

A module may only be reassessed once following initial failure.

The best mark which may be awarded for a module following reassessment is50%. If both the original mark and the reassessment are at

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Students who do not respond to communications concerning continuousunauthorised absence may be deemed to have withdrawn from the course.The date of withdrawal will be recorded as the last day of attendance. Individualmodules may incorporate a specific attendance requirement as part of the

assessment criteria for successful completion of a module.

LATE SUBMISSION

The University requires students to adhere to submission deadlines for any formof assessment. A penalty will be applied in relation to unauthorised latesubmission of work.

Authorisation of the late submission of work requires written permission. There isan extension form that needs to be completed, available from the Student Office.

This form needs to be signed by the module tutor and the Division Leader withresponsibility for the module [if the Division leader is not available then the formcan be signed by the appropriate Associate Director]. It is yourresponsibility toget the form signed which will give you permission for one extension period ofbetween 1 and 10 working days where evidence of circumstances has beenaccepted and where submission within this timescale would be reasonable takinginto account those circumstances.

The University operates a universal penalty scale for unauthorised latesubmission of any form of assessed work. Students who submit work within 5working days after the published submission date without an authorisedextensionwill obtain a maximum mark of 40%for that element of assessment.All work submitted later than 5 working daysafter the published submission datewill be awarded a mark of 0%.

EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES AND POOR PERFORMANCE

Students who are unable to submit work within 10 working days after thesubmission date due to verifiable extenuating circumstances which are seriousand exceptional, may submit a case for consideration in accordance with the

Universitys Extenuating Circumstances Procedure.

The University operates a universal scheme for the submission of extenuatingcircumstances. If you feel that you have extenuating circumstances then youneed to obtain a special envelope marked "Extenuating Circumstances" from theStudent Office. This contains a form which asks for details of the course, the yearof study, the name of the student, the name of the course leader and identifies themodules affected. (This includes modules internal and external to the School).

You must attach relevant documentary evidence such as medical certificates.The completed form and envelope are then returned to the Student Office.

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[Note: disability or learning difficulty does not constitute an extenuatingcircumstance]

CHEATING, PLAGIARISM AND USING UNFAIR MEANS TO ENHANCE

PERFORMANCE

The University regards any use of unfair means in an attempt to enhanceperformance or to influence the standard of award obtained as a seriousacademic and disciplinary offence.

Unfair means includes all forms of cheating, plagiarism and collusion. Studentsare required to sign a declaration indicating that individual work submitted forassessment is their own.

All instances or allegations of the use of unfair means will be investigated under

the procedure detailed in Appendix 10 of the Academic Regulations.

It is therefore essential that you acknowledge an author's work that you may haveused to support an argument in any of your assignments.

Plagiarism is a particular form of cheating that the University is concerned about.All work that is submitted for assessment must be genuinely your own work andnot the result of plagiarism. You sign to this effect on each cover sheetsubmitted with your assignments. If you are quoting actual words from apublished or unpublished text you must use quotation marks and cite your source.In order to avoid accusations of plagiarism you should use the HarvardReferencing System. This will ensure that there is no ambiguity.

You must also not pass work off as the result of your individual efforts, if you havein fact colluded with other students to prepare the piece of work jointly, or youhave copied each others work. Clearly, it is also wrongto copy another studentswork without them knowing about it.

You are advised to read the extract on this subject in the University Regulations.If you have any doubts on this important matter, you are advised to speak with themodule tutor or Course Leader.

INDICATIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY

Module text

There is no one essential text or key journal for this module and you should beaware of the need to refer to a variety of sources during your studies. However,below are some readings you might find useful. The course material has beenparticularly prepared using the first textbook:

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Eiteman, D., A. Stonehill and M. Moffet. (2009) Multinational Business Finance.Pearson. (12thedition).

Madura, J., and R Fox. (2007), International Financial Management . Cengage.

Copeland L. (2000), Exchange Rates and International Finance

Hull (2011) Options, Futures and other Derivatives

Other readings will be recommended throughout the course, some of which will beposted on Blackboard.

It is further recommended that you supplement the text with reading any of thebooks in the library with the keywords multinational finance or internationalfinance.

Journals

The Economist or the Financial Times have some good useful backgroundinformation articles. Regarding academic journals it would be best to search forindividual articles on topics you find interesting or confusing using ScienceDirector Google Scholar.