Globalization & International Finance

In FIN 610 each student is required to complete a paper that demonstrates effective communication skills, research competence, and technology fluency. The paper should demonstrate the ability to clearly communicate ideas about fin" rel="nofollow">inancial management in" rel="nofollow">in a professional manner and tone. School onlin" rel="nofollow">ine library as a primary source, as well as in" rel="nofollow">industry and trade references. The paper should be created usin" rel="nofollow">ing word processin" rel="nofollow">ing and other software programs to exhibit the student's ability to prepare technology-enhanced documents and/or presentations. Effective communication in" rel="nofollow">includes appropriate writin" rel="nofollow">ing style, organization, grammar, and spellin" rel="nofollow">ing, as well as the ability to in" rel="nofollow">integrate course-related material and research. The paper should lin" rel="nofollow">ink concepts studied in" rel="nofollow">in the course to real-world organizations and the environments in" rel="nofollow">in which they operate. Research competency is evidenced by the student's ability to formulate a viable thesis or relevant research topic, select scholarly references and resources, and usin" rel="nofollow">ing sources in" rel="nofollow">in an ethical way to support of refute research. Technological fluency is apparent in" rel="nofollow">in the uses of technology in" rel="nofollow">in academic studies and in" rel="nofollow">in understandin" rel="nofollow">ing its application in" rel="nofollow">in work and everyday life. The paper should select an article from either the ABI/INFORM, Busin" rel="nofollow">iness Source Premier databases or other good sources identified in" rel="nofollow">in this syllabus. Your topic should cover one of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing seven subjects that have been identified as issues that have significant impact on the fin" rel="nofollow">inancial decisions of managers and that are covered in" rel="nofollow">in varyin" rel="nofollow">ing depth in" rel="nofollow">in FIN 610. Busin" rel="nofollow">iness Performance Management/Corporate Performance Management Corporate Governance & Ethics Disclosure and Fin" rel="nofollow">inancial Reportin" rel="nofollow">ing Globalization & International Fin" rel="nofollow">inance Risk Management The Use of Technology in" rel="nofollow">in Fin" rel="nofollow">inance (I choose this) Value-Based Management The paper should be 8-10 double-spaced pages and consist of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: Introduction/summary, analysis/critical evaluation and conclusions. In addition to the primary article selected, the student needs to perform additional research to support the analysis/critical evaluation portion of the paper. At least three sources should be in" rel="nofollow">included in" rel="nofollow">in the references of your paper. Your paper needs to be submitted to the turnitin" rel="nofollow">in.com site for origin" rel="nofollow">inality analysis prior to submission. Your in" rel="nofollow">instructor will provide the codes for your access. Also see the Readin" rel="nofollow">ing and Understandin" rel="nofollow">ing Turnitin" rel="nofollow">in Origin" rel="nofollow">inality Reports lin" rel="nofollow">ink provided in" rel="nofollow">in the syllabus for more in" rel="nofollow">information. In terms of content, the paper should do the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: Clearly state the issues bein" rel="nofollow">ing addressed. For example, the student could address the recent changes in" rel="nofollow">in corporate governance driven by Sarbanes-Oxley legislation and new regulations promulgated by the SEC, NYSE, etc. What is the in" rel="nofollow">intended impact on corporate behavior and ethics and what are the prospects for success? A paper on the use of technology in" rel="nofollow">in fin" rel="nofollow">inance could explore the impact of changes in" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">information technology and the fin" rel="nofollow">inancial impact of such changes on the structure of in" rel="nofollow">industries and in" rel="nofollow">in the ways companies compete, demonstrate how the organization's fin" rel="nofollow">inancial success is now bein" rel="nofollow">ing or will be affected in" rel="nofollow">in the future by the issues, e.g., costs, access to capital, revenues, risks. Evaluate the position(s) taken in" rel="nofollow">in the article. Are there particular strengths or weaknesses in" rel="nofollow">in the accompanyin" rel="nofollow">ing arguments? What is your assessment, given the views in" rel="nofollow">in the article and other research conducted? Conclusions need to be supported by solid analysis and logical reasonin" rel="nofollow">ing. Paper Format Guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines The paper should be between 8-10 pages, plus any appendices, exhibits, and references, and prepared usin" rel="nofollow">ing word processin" rel="nofollow">ing software. Appendices, exhibits, graphs, and other references may take the form of spreadsheet and/ or PowerPoin" rel="nofollow">int in" rel="nofollow">inserts that demonstrate an understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of technology tools used in" rel="nofollow">in fin" rel="nofollow">inancial management and demonstrate student use of technology enhanced presentations. Properly cited reference sources are required. These may in" rel="nofollow">include course material, in" rel="nofollow">information from magazin" rel="nofollow">ines, journals, and onlin" rel="nofollow">ine sources. All reference sources must have a publication date no earlier than 2009. Contact the in" rel="nofollow">instructor for permission to use sources published prior to 2009. Note: When usin" rel="nofollow">ing onlin" rel="nofollow">ine references, abstracts should not be used. Use full-text articles. The pdf version typically prin" rel="nofollow">ints out in" rel="nofollow">in the same format (e.g., exact page numbers) as the article appeared in" rel="nofollow">in the journal. The paper will be graded for writin" rel="nofollow">ing style, organization, grammar, and spellin" rel="nofollow">ing, as well as for analysis and content. The writin" rel="nofollow">ing style must follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition. Citations for onlin" rel="nofollow">ine sources should in" rel="nofollow">include the onlin" rel="nofollow">ine address (URL) and access date as well as the citation for the specific reference. See the Student Writin" rel="nofollow">ing Resources Page for further guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines about form and policies. Post your paper in" rel="nofollow">in the public forum for "Completed Short Papers" by the end of week 9 (or 10 for the sprin" rel="nofollow">ing semester). In addition, the author should facilitate the threaded discussion of their paper by classmates and the in" rel="nofollow">instructor. Each student is responsible for postin" rel="nofollow">ing substantive comments to the papers of at least three classmates. This will be counted towards the course participation grade. Failure to make the required postin" rel="nofollow">ings will result in" rel="nofollow">in deductions to the participation grade. Late papers will be penalized five poin" rel="nofollow">ints for each day after the due date. Information on Data Sources (if needed) Research for the paper can be--and is strongly recommended--to be conducted onlin" rel="nofollow">ine usin" rel="nofollow">ing the UMUC onlin" rel="nofollow">ine library as your primary source. When you download from onlin" rel="nofollow">ine library, do not use abstracts, but use full-text articles: the pdf version typically prin" rel="nofollow">ints out in" rel="nofollow">in the same format (e.g., exact page numbers) as the article appeared in" rel="nofollow">in the journal. You may fin" rel="nofollow">ind relevant and useful in" rel="nofollow">information for your paper from the followin" rel="nofollow">ing UMUC library sources. Busin" rel="nofollow">iness and Company Resource Center: Industry rankin" rel="nofollow">ings, fin" rel="nofollow">inancial data, and in" rel="nofollow">investment reports in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing company profiles, products and brand in" rel="nofollow">information, in" rel="nofollow">investment reports, statistics, company fin" rel="nofollow">inancial overviews, fin" rel="nofollow">inancial ratios, and busin" rel="nofollow">iness events and trends. Some sources from 1985 to the present. Busin" rel="nofollow">iness and Industry: Busin" rel="nofollow">iness, fin" rel="nofollow">inance, strategy, plannin" rel="nofollow">ing, marketin" rel="nofollow">ing, and in" rel="nofollow">international busin" rel="nofollow">iness journal articles from 1994 to the present. Mergent Onlin" rel="nofollow">ine: This is an excellent database for research on company and in" rel="nofollow">industry in" rel="nofollow">information. In it you will fin" rel="nofollow">ind data about United States and in" rel="nofollow">international companies, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing history, busin" rel="nofollow">iness, property, subsidiaries, officers, directors, long-term debt, bond ratin" rel="nofollow">ings, capital stock, in" rel="nofollow">income statement, balance sheet, statements of cash flow, exchange and ticker symbol, ratios, annual stock price ranges, stock splits, dividend payment history and more. You'll also retrieve Edgar filin" rel="nofollow">ings datin" rel="nofollow">ing back to 1993 and updated daily as well as in" rel="nofollow">industry reports on selected in" rel="nofollow">industries. A short tutorial is at http://polaris.umuc.edu/~solson/mergent/Mergent_Excel.htm that you may want to share with faculty and students if that is the type of in" rel="nofollow">information they need. In addition to the above library data sources, you may also fin" rel="nofollow">ind useful fin" rel="nofollow">inancial in" rel="nofollow">information from the followin" rel="nofollow">ing Internet Web sources. You may have to register for them (although they are free). In no order of priority: Yahoo: http://fin" rel="nofollow">inance.yahoo.com; Reuters (Yahoo will refer you here): http://www.reuters.com; Edgar (SEC source of 10-K and other required fin" rel="nofollow">inancial reports; this is my saved "Favorite"): http://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin" rel="nofollow">in/srch-edgar; (EDGAR stands for Electronic Data Gatherin" rel="nofollow">ing and Retrieval) Hoovers (general company in" rel="nofollow">information): http://www.hoovers.com; Bloomberg (a good source of in" rel="nofollow">interest rate data): http://bloomberg.com/markets/rates/in" rel="nofollow">index.htm ; Moody's (bond ratin" rel="nofollow">ings): http://www.moodys.com; Standard and Poors (bond ratin" rel="nofollow">ings): http://www2.standardandpoors.com; New York Stock Exchange: http://www.nyse.com/; Bondpage (bond in" rel="nofollow">information): www.bondpage.com; Federal Reserve (in" rel="nofollow">interest rates): http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h15/update/; Bond Marketin" rel="nofollow">ing Association (trade group) site: http://www.in" rel="nofollow">investin" rel="nofollow">ingbonds.com.