Manufacturing in Mexico

Module 1 Readings and Assignments

Complete the following readings early in the module:

· Read the online lectures for Module 1.

· From the textbook Multinational financial management, read the chapters listed.

· Introduction: Multinational enterprise and multinational financial management

· The determination of exchange rates

· The international monetary system

· Refer to the Reading Recommendations document in the Doc Sharing Area for a list of recommended books and Web links.

Please note: Additional readings and academic research should be a major component of all graduate level work. It is expected that students will supplement their required textbooks and resource material readings into the weekly module learning topics with individual self-directed research into the academic body of knowledge. Full-text scholarly journals may be found at the Argosy University online library.

Module 2 Readings and Assignments

Complete the following readings early in the module:

· Read the online lectures for Module 2.

· From the textbook Multinational financial management, read the chapters listed.

· Parity conditions in international finance and currency forecasting

· The balance of payments and international economic linkages

· Country risk analysis

· Refer to the Reading Recommendations document in the Doc Sharing Area for a list of recommended books and Web links.

Please note: Additional readings and academic research should be a major component of all graduate level work. It is expected that students will supplement their required textbooks and resource material readings into the weekly module learning topics with individual self-directed research into the academic body of knowledge. Full-text scholarly journals may be found at the Argosy University online library.

Module 3 Readings and Assignments

Complete the following readings early in the module:

· Read the online lectures for Module 3.

· From the textbook Multinational financial management, read the chapters listed. 

· The foreign exchange market

· Currency futures and options markets

· Swaps and interest rate derivatives

· Refer to the Reading Recommendations document in the Doc Sharing Area for a list of recommended books and Web links.

Note: Additional readings and academic research should be a major component of all graduate level work. Students should supplement their required textbooks and resource material readings with individual self-directed research into the academic body of knowledge. Full-text scholarly journals can be found at the Argosy University online library.

Module 4 Readings and Assignments

Complete the following readings early in the module:

· Read the online lectures for Module 4.

· From the textbook Multinational financial management, read the chapters listed.

· Measuring and managing translation and transaction exposure

· Measuring and managing economic exposure

· Refer to the Reading Recommendations document in the Doc Sharing Area for a list of recommended books and Web links.

Note: Additional reading and research is a major component of all graduate level work. As students, you should supplement your required readings with self-directed research into the academic body of knowledge. You can find full-text scholarly journals at the Argosy University online library.

Module 5 Readings and Assignments

Complete the following readings early in the module:

· Read the online lectures for Module 5.

· From the textbook Multinational financial management, read the chapters listed.

· International financing and national capital markets

· The euromarkets

· Refer to the Reading Recommendations document in the Doc Sharing Area for a list of recommended books and Web links.

Note: Additional reading and research is a major component of all graduate level work. As students, you should supplement your required readings with self-directed research into the academic body of knowledge. You can find full-text scholarly journals at the Argosy University online library.

Module 6 Readings and Assignments

Complete the following readings early in the module:

· Read the online lectures for Module 6.

· From the textbook Multinational financial management, read the chapters listed.

· The cost of capital for foreign investments

· International portfolio investment

· Financing foreign trade

· Refer to the Reading Recommendations document in the Doc Sharing Area for a list of recommended books and Web links.

Note: Additional readings and academic research is a major component of all graduate level work. As students, you should supplement your required textbooks and resource material readings with self-directed research into the academic body of knowledge. You can find full-text scholarly journals at the Argosy University online library.

Module 7 Readings and Assignments

Complete the following readings early in the module:

· Read the online lectures for Module 7.

· From the textbook Multinational financial management, read the chapters listed.

· Corporate strategy and foreign direct investment

· Capital budgeting for the multinational corporation

· Current asset management and short-term financing

· Refer to the Reading Recommendations document in the Doc Sharing Area for a list of recommended books and Web links.

Note: Additional reading and research is a major component of all graduate level work. As students, you should supplement your required readings with self-directed research into the academic body of knowledge. You can find full-text scholarly journals at the Argosy University online library.

Module 8 Readings and Assignments

Complete the following readings early in the module: