the country allocated in TURKEY Select a recent financial international event (stock market crash, the China grow, a countrys recession, a disr

Learning Assessment(s)

Individual Project (40%) : the country allocated in TURKEY

Select a recent financial international event (stock market crash, the China grow, a country’s

recession, a disruptive innovation, etc.) and prepare an individual project .

The structure of the work should be built around the following two elements:

(A) Critically evaluate the positive or negative impacts of the event on:

• Local companies (student can select two or three industries or focus on the major

market indices in the country in this section).

• International companies operating on that country.

• Local and international Individual Investors.

• Macroeconomic indicators in the country (GDP, interest rate, CPI, etc.)

• The citizens of the country (living in the country and abroad)

(B) Select one or two major trade partners of the country and explain how businesses and policy makers and nationals of that country benefited or were affected by the event.

(For the above-mentioned points, students must explain the translation, transaction and

economic exposure whenever required).

MBA303 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE Task brief & rubrics

Project

• The assignment consists of One project • Concepts included are in UNIT 1, 2 and 3. • The final assignment will be accepted in WORD format ONLY. It is mandatory to submit an EXCEL file where you explain the different calculations you made. So, both

files have to be submitted. • Wordcount is between 2000 and 2500, not including graphs and annexes.

LAUNCH: WEEK 5 / DELIVERY: MAY 8th, 2022, 23:59HRS ON MOODLE

Submission file format: Word document with all the answers.

This task is worth 40% of your overall grade for this subject.

It assesses the following learning outcomes:

• Recent trends and events in international finance using the appropriate financial theories. • Understand exchange rates and why currency values fluctuate • Understand and critically discuss economic principles behind the determination of interest rates. • Be conversant with what determines the demand and supply of money. • Communicate thoughts and critically discuss why financial institutions exist. • Evaluate and distinguish between different types of money

Task

Given the financial international event assigned to you, prepare a complete analysis following the structure described below.

The structure of the work should be built around the following two elements:

(A) Critically evaluate the positive or negative impacts of the event on: a. Local companies (student can select 2 or 3 industries or focus on the major market indices in the country in this section). b. International companies operating on that country. c. Local and international individual investors. d. Macroeconomic indicators in the country (GDP, Interest rate, CPI, etc.). e. The citizens of the country (living in the country and abroad).

(B) Select one or two major trade partners of the country and explain how businesses and policy makers and nationals of that country benefited or were affected by the event.

For the above mentioned points, must explain the translation, transaction and economic exposure whenever required.

Rubrics

Exceptional 90-100 Good 80-89 Fair 70-79 Marginal fail 60-69 Knowledge &

Understanding (30%)

Student demonstrates excellent understanding of key concepts and uses vocabulary in an entirely appropriate manner.

Student demonstrates good understanding of the task and mentions some relevant concepts and demonstrates use of the relevant vocabulary.

Student understands the task and provides minimum theory and/or some use of vocabulary.

Student understands the task and attempts to answer the question but does not mention key concepts or uses minimum amount of relevant vocabulary.

Application (10%) Student applies fully relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class.

Student applies mostly relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class.

Student applies some relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class. Misunderstanding may be evident.

Student applies little relevant knowledge from the topics delivered in class. Misunderstands are evident.

Critical Thinking (50%)

Student critically assesses in excellent ways, drawing outstanding conclusions from relevant authors.

Student critically assesses in good ways, drawing conclusions from relevant authors and references.

Student provides some insights but stays on the surface of the topic. References may not be relevant.

Student makes little or none critical thinking insights, does not quote appropriate authors, and does not provide valid sources.

Communication (10%)

Student communicates their ideas extremely clearly and concisely, respecting word count, grammar and spellcheck

Student communicates their ideas clearly and concisely, respecting word count, grammar and spellcheck

Student communicates their ideas with some clarity and concision. It may be slightly over or under the wordcount limit. Some misspelling errors may be evident.

Student communicates their ideas in a somewhat unclear and unconcise way. Does not reach or does exceed wordcount excessively and misspelling errors are evident.