Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester Course Number Course Name Phase Credits Hours Required/Elective Instructor Class Student NO. Withdraw Note

Spring Semester
Year 2024 329373 International Finance 1 3.0 3 ★ Chung, Chien-Ping GIFM
CMGT 25 0 資財所和管理博合開

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Spring Semester Year 2024	329373	International Finance	1	3.0	3	★	Chung, Chien-Ping	GIFM CMGT	25	0	資財所和管理博合開

Course Plan：

Instructor Chung, Chien-Ping　Office Hours

Email thomas6311@mail.ntut.edu.tw

Last Updated 2023-12-20 16:22:08

Course Objective This course provides the introduction to the workings of the foreign exchange markets, the impact of economic policy on exchange rates, the nature of foreign exchange risk, and the effects of various international economic policies on domestic and world welfare. The course content will include balance of payments, determination of foreign exchange rates, and international monetary system, and cover the following topics: foreign exchange market; the interest rate parity theorem; exchange rates and inflation; purchasing power parity; balance of payments and national income accounting; the determination of the exchange rate. In addition, we focus on how multinational corporations manage their exchange rate risk, and how they make sound investment and financing decisions factoring exchange rate fluctuations.

Course Schedule Week 1. Chapter 1 Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market Week 2. Chapter 1 Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market Week 3. Chapter 2 Interest Rate Parity and Model of Foreign Exchange Markets Week 4. Chapter 2 Interest Rate Parity and Model of Foreign Exchange Markets Week 5. Chapter 3 Money, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates Week 6. Chapter 3 Money, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates Week 7. Chapter 4 Price Levels and the Exchange Rate in the Long Run Week 8. Chapter 5 Output and the Exchange Rate in the Short Run (DD-AA Model) Week 9. Chapter 5 Output and the Exchange Rate in the Short Run (DD-AA Model) Week 10. MIDTERM EXAM Week 11. Chapter 6 Fixed Exchange Rates and Foreign Exchange Intervention Week 12. Chapter 6 Fixed Exchange Rates and Foreign Exchange Intervention Week 13. Chapter 7 Macroeconomic Policy in Open Economy Week 14. Chapter 7 Macroeconomic Policy in Open Economy Week 15. Chapter 8 Technical Analysis of Forex Markets: Charts, Patterns and Indicators Week 16. Chapter 8 Technical Analysis of Forex Markets: Charts, Patterns and Indicators Week 17. Review and Practice Week 18. FINAL EXAM

Evaluation and grading policy Attendance/Participation, Class Discussion and Homework Assignments 20% Forex trading practice in operations (By using Trading Platform and hand in Forex Investment Report) 30% Mid-term Exam 20% Final Exam 30%

Materials All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.

Foreign-language textbooks:Yes
Paul Krugman and Maurice Obstfeld (2018), International Economics: Theory and Policy, 11h Edition, Pearson-Addison-Wesley.

The access to curricular consultation Office Hours

The course corresponds to the SDGs

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Instructor	Chung, Chien-Ping　Office Hours
Email	thomas6311@mail.ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2023-12-20 16:22:08
Course Objective	This course provides the introduction to the workings of the foreign exchange markets, the impact of economic policy on exchange rates, the nature of foreign exchange risk, and the effects of various international economic policies on domestic and world welfare. The course content will include balance of payments, determination of foreign exchange rates, and international monetary system, and cover the following topics: foreign exchange market; the interest rate parity theorem; exchange rates and inflation; purchasing power parity; balance of payments and national income accounting; the determination of the exchange rate. In addition, we focus on how multinational corporations manage their exchange rate risk, and how they make sound investment and financing decisions factoring exchange rate fluctuations.
Course Schedule	Week 1. Chapter 1 Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market Week 2. Chapter 1 Exchange Rates and the Foreign Exchange Market Week 3. Chapter 2 Interest Rate Parity and Model of Foreign Exchange Markets Week 4. Chapter 2 Interest Rate Parity and Model of Foreign Exchange Markets Week 5. Chapter 3 Money, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates Week 6. Chapter 3 Money, Interest Rates, and Exchange Rates Week 7. Chapter 4 Price Levels and the Exchange Rate in the Long Run Week 8. Chapter 5 Output and the Exchange Rate in the Short Run (DD-AA Model) Week 9. Chapter 5 Output and the Exchange Rate in the Short Run (DD-AA Model) Week 10. MIDTERM EXAM Week 11. Chapter 6 Fixed Exchange Rates and Foreign Exchange Intervention Week 12. Chapter 6 Fixed Exchange Rates and Foreign Exchange Intervention Week 13. Chapter 7 Macroeconomic Policy in Open Economy Week 14. Chapter 7 Macroeconomic Policy in Open Economy Week 15. Chapter 8 Technical Analysis of Forex Markets: Charts, Patterns and Indicators Week 16. Chapter 8 Technical Analysis of Forex Markets: Charts, Patterns and Indicators Week 17. Review and Practice Week 18. FINAL EXAM
Evaluation and grading policy	Attendance/Participation, Class Discussion and Homework Assignments 20% Forex trading practice in operations (By using Trading Platform and hand in Forex Investment Report) 30% Mid-term Exam 20% Final Exam 30%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:Yes Paul Krugman and Maurice Obstfeld (2018), International Economics: Theory and Policy, 11h Edition, Pearson-Addison-Wesley.
The access to curricular consultation	Office Hours
The course corresponds to the SDGs
Note