Courses Bachelor Display 2022-2023

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Course title Finance Field Trip
Course code EBS2022
ECTS credits 4,0
Assessment Pass / Fail
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
6 26-6-2023 7-7-2023
Level Intermediate
Coordinator Kimon Ivanov
For more information: kimon.ivanov@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
The primary objective of this skill is to let participating students get into touch with foreign financial markets and practices through a short international study tour. After finishing the skill, the students will have a notion of the financial working methods of companies abroad, the nature of the local financial markets, and the economic developments of the visited country.
Description
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) USED IN THIS COURSE IS WITH RESERVATION. A RE-EMERGENCE OF THE CORONAVIRUS AND NEW COUNTERMEASURES BY THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT MIGHT FORCE COORDINATORS TO CHANGE THE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT METHODS USED. THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEACHING/ASSESSMENT METHOD(S) WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE COURSE SYLLABUS.

This course provides a useful background for second and third year Bachelor students who are interested in topics about international and cultural differences in the global financial environment. The location of the tour will vary from year to year. Participating will write a paper concerning their key findings. The Finance Study Association is involved in organising the trip.
Literature
Articles
Prerequisites
Skill is meant for IB/IBE Bachelor students, having done at least two Finance Major courses.
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation / Groupwork
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Final Paper
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics - Economics Year 2 Elective Skill(s)
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics - Economics and Management of Information Year 2 Elective Skill(s)
Bachelor Economics and Business Economics - International Business Economics Year 2 Elective Skill(s)
Bachelor Fiscal Economics Year 2 Elective Skill(s)
Bachelor International Business Year 2 Elective Skill(s)