ØABED3300 International Financial Management Emneplan

Anbefalt gjennomført og bestått Fagdidaktikk I

The course primarily covers topics that do not build on elective courses. Thus required courses from first two years suffice although some concepts from elective courses, Corporate Finance (Foretaksfinans) and International Economics in particular, are useful.

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

Students will gain insight into

• the fundamental ideas of the environment as provider of economic goods and services, and of pollution as being the unintended byproduct of economic actions
• a range of important environmental problems caused by economic activity, and their economic characteristics
• different economic types of regulation addressing pollution
• the importance of context in economic analysis of the environment
• different methods to investigate the impact of pollution and regulations

Skills

The students will learn how to

• use economic analysis and modeling to assess pollution
• use economic analysis to assess environmental regulation
• understand empirical evidence regarding environmental problems and potential solutions
• critically assess economic analyses directed at environmental problems

General competence

The student is more able to

• use English as the professional language in Economics
• use environmental economics insights in a professional setting, for example for cost-benefit analysis or concerning sustainability issues

Lectures with active student participation.

Det benyttes intern og ekstern sensor til sensurering av alle besvarelsene.

Anita Sandberg

The following aids are permitted:

• One dictionary (Native language-English/English-native language or English-English)
• Calculator (see regulations for the use of calculators in the programme description)

During the examination, the students are allowed to bring the following materials:

• Textbook - International Financial Management by Jeff Madura and Roland Fox
• One notebook containing hand-written and/or printed notes
• One dictionary Native language - English/English - native language or English - English

Please note that you are not allowed to bring any loose papers and post-it slips in either the textbook or the notebook.

The exam papers are assessed by one internal and one external examiner.

At least 25% of the exam papers will be assessed by two examiners. The grades awarded for the papers assessed by two examiners form the basis for determining the level for all the exam papers.

Svenn Jensen

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