EXPORT-ORIENTED MANAGEMENT - IMC Fachhochschule Krems

Cook, T.A., Alston, R. & Raia, K. (2004). Mastering Import & Export Management.
Amacom. ISBN-10: 0814472036, ISBN-13: 978-0814472033.
Teaching Methods
This course will be combining theoretical and practical aspects of foreign trade. It will be
taught in an interactive manner fostering discussions and performing small case studies.
Evaluation
Case study and final written examination
International Finance, Investment and Budgeting (FT+PT)
Semester Hours per week Subject code ECTS
Fall 2 IFIB 3
Learning Outcomes / Course Objectives
After successful completion of this course students will:
� Be familiar with financial ratios.
� Understand how financial ratio systems work.
� Know how to perform a financial analysis of a company.
� Be able to prepare a financial budget and plan.
� Be able to apply different company valuation methods.
� Know how to apply advanced methods used to evaluate investments.
� Be familiar with different advanced financial strategies and investment
decisions.
Prerequisites/Level
Completed BA studies
Course Description
Students will learn how international financial markets function and what role and
influence the various participants have in these markets. Students will also focus on how
to make investment decisions applying advanced capital budgeting techniques. Financial
budgeting methods will be introduced. Students will apply all the theoretic concepts to
several case studies. (It would be an advantage if students could bring laptop computers
to the lectures.) They will also analyse several companies listed on a stock market and
work out an investment recommendation.
Literature
Pablo Fernandez, Company Valuation Methods, 2004
Graham Friend, Stefan Zehle, Guide to Business Planning, The Economist Newspaper
Ltd., 2004 (Ch. 14 & 17)
Eugene F. Brigham, Michael C. Erhardt, Financial Management – Theory and Practice,
Thomson 2008 (Students may use an earlier edition from 2005 onwards)
K. Schoenebeck, M. Holtzman, Interpreting and Analyzing Financial Statements, 5th
edition, Prentice Hall 2010, ISBN-10: 0136121985, ISBN-13: 9780136121985
Evaluation
Written and oral exam.
International Institutions & Strategic Relations (FT+PT)
Semester Hours per week Subject code ECTS
Fall 2 IISR 3
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