Finance and Innovation in International Business

BMAN10931 Finance and Innovation in International Business 20 Semester 1 Undergraduate Level 1 Paul Evans Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 The lecture series is structured around three themes.1.1. Finance Foundations<ul> <li>Financial Innovation</li> <li>Financial Markets</li> <li>Finance and the firm</li> <li>Derivatives</li></ul>1.2. Money and Banking<ul> <li>Theories of banking and money</li> <li>Fintech and cryptocurrencies</li> <li>Central Banks & Monetary Policy</li> <li>Financial Cycles and bubbles</li></ul>1.3. Finance and social Responsibility.<ul> <li>Income and wealth distribution</li> <li>ESG and Green Finance</li> <li>Financial Scandals</li></ul>  The lecture series is structured around three themes.1.1. Finance Foundations<ul> <li>Financial Innovation</li> <li>Financial Markets</li> <li>Finance and the firm</li> <li>Derivatives</li></ul>1.2. Money and Banking<ul> <li>Theories of banking and money</li> <li>Fintech and cryptocurrencies</li> <li>Central Banks & Monetary Policy</li> <li>Financial Cycles and bubbles</li></ul>1.3. Finance and social Responsibility.<ul> <li>Income and wealth distribution</li> <li>ESG and Green Finance</li> <li>Financial Scandals</li></ul> The aim of this course is to introduce students to  the foundations of finance and associated innovations since the global financial crisis.To do this we demonstrate1. The growth and development of new financial actors, new financial products/assets.2. The impact of finance on organisations and organisational actors3. The relationship finance has with social responsibilityWe aim to get students to discuss the implications of these innovations and to examine the degree of fit between theories of economic innovation and actual case studies of corporations in an international context. On completion of this course successful students will be able to:• Understand finance and the associated innovations  and how they influence International Business.• Describe different financial innovations and their outcomes over time.• Critically assess competing theories of economic innovation.• Carry out independent research and critical analysis. Methods of delivery:Lecture hours - 24 Group working - 10 Presentations (4 x 1 hour sessions) - 4 Seminars - 6 Private study: 156Drop-In-clinics - Open office hours for students to visit the programme coordinator at set times each week.Total study hours: 200 hours split between lectures, classes, self study and preparation for classes, coursework and group presentation.Blackboard will be used for lecture slides, workshop questions and solutions, plus discussionAdditional information, including news sources, blogs, YouTube clips, and such like will also be posted, where relevant  Informal Contact Methods1. Office Hours 2. Drop in online surgeries (extra help sessions for students on material they may be struggling with.  0 Other 100% 1 essay on the lecture materials and associated literatures (60%)1 group presentation of the group project, (Max 10 PowerPoint slides) (40%) - see Note 1 below - Informal advice and discussion during a lecture, seminar, workshop or lab.- Responses to student emails and questions from a member of staff including feedback provided to a group via an online discussion forum.- Specific course related feedback sessions.- Written and/or verbal comments on assessed or non-assessed coursework.- Generic feedback posted on Blackboard regarding overall examination performance. Core for IBFE.Pre-requisites: N/A Co-requisites: N/A Dependent courses: N/ACore for IBFE. N Core Text Coggan, P. (2009) The Money Machine: How the City works, revised and updated edition, Penguin books Shiller, R. (2012) Finance and the Good Society, Princeton University Press    Lectures 24 Practical classes & workshops 10 Seminars 6 0 160 Pre-requisites: N/A Co-requisites: N/A Dependent courses: N/AProgramme Restrictions: available to 1st year IBFE students only.For Academic Year 2023/24Updated: March 2023Approved by: May UG Committee