Topics in International Business and Finance

This capstone course is designed to develop the student's skill in systematically analyzing and presenting solutions to various problems presented in the case studies in international business, bringing to bear the theory and information learned in previous courses. The student will write four or five "briefing papers" during the semester. Topics vary from semester to semester and include topics such as assessing barriers to trade, risk management in foreign investment, a plan for a feasibility study of setting up a plant abroad, developing a marketing plan for a foreign country, problems in evaluating foreign companies for purchase or business partner, evaluating and hedging of currency risks, and assessing political and economic policy risks.

Fall, Spring

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