Faculty of Business Management & Globalization

Faculty of Information & Communication Technology

BFINC3201 International Finance

Department : Faculty of Business & Management
Group
Course Name :
Semester : 6
Project
Commence Date :
Deadline Date : Report Submission – Week 13
Presentation of Report – Week 14
Unit Controller / Examiner : Mirza Vejzagic
Contact Number : Ext (8407)
E-mail : mirza.v@limkokwing.edu.my

Group Project

This project is designed and aimed to improve your international finance skill techniques as
well as research methodology. The project is worth 30% of your total grade. The project
should contain two phases of development. First phase is a written report on particular issue
related to international finance and it’s reflecting 20% of your total grade. Second phase is
presentation of your written report and it’s reflecting 10% of your total grade.

Project Brief

You are expected to follow current newspaper, magazine or journal stories on international
finance throughout the semester. Each student is required to choose an issue related to
international finance (for example BOP, exchange rates, exposures, international
investments/capital budgeting of particular company, country, economy, bank), write a paper
using the tools from the course, and present paper in professional manner.

Good sources of topics on international finance are The Economist

(http://www.economist.com), Financial Time (http://www.ft.com), Euromoney
(http://www.euromoney.com), Wall Street Journal (http://wsj.com), Business Week
(www.businessweek.com), The Star (www.thestar.com.my), The Edge
(http://www.theedgemalaysia.com), Malaysian Business (www.malaysianbusiness.com.my)
in addition to academic journals and books. Furthermore, I have provided list of
recommended reading and resources related to international finance that could be helpful for
you to successfully complete assigned project.

You may find following journals useful in preparing your papers: The World Economy, Journal
of International Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Journal of
Development Studies, Journal of Development Economics, World Development. The major
data may be found from: International Financial Statistics Yearbook (various years) by
International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Development Report (various years) by World
Bank.

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The organization of the paper may vary, but it should include elements as follows:

(1) Introduction: You should specify the issue and its significance. In other words, you
need to explain the motivations of the topic you choose and why it is important.

(2) Theoretical Framework: Set up an analytical framework that stems from what you
have learned in class. Your analysis will be conducted with the framework.

(3) Evidence: Your arguments should be supported by evidence, which can be either
data that you collect/compile, or some kinds of facts that are already proved.

(4) Conclusions: State your results clearly and draw some policy implications in this
section.

(5) References: Finally you may include a brief list of references used in your paper.

SUBMISSION INFORMATION

The written report of project must be completed by week 13. Behind schedule
submission will be penalized. The presentation of project must be executed on week
14. Behind schedule presentations will not be considered. Please type the report in
Times Roman 11/ Ariel 10 font, with one and half (1.5) spacing (save paper) with numbered
pages – The report should not be more than 15 pages. The cover page template for the report
is given below.
ALL facts in the report must be substantiated except those that are obviously common
knowledge. This necessarily requires that the source of information be cited. For example, if a
statement is made that the local economy is likely to get better or worse over the next five
years, then the report MUST indicate the source of this expectation.

RULES AND REGULATIONS

• You are assigned to complete this assignment as a group.
• You are NOT allowed to work individually,
• You must write the report based on real information

SPECIFIC INFORMATION

This assignment will be group work. If you cannot find a group, I will assign you to one of my
choice. All the members of a group are required to contribute equally. If the contribution of the
members is considerably unequal, you can agree on a different weighting scheme that
reflects the contributions of each member. Lacking agreement, you will be asked to provide
me with the details of each member’s contribution in writing, and I will decide the weights.

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