Course Name:  Finance Study Abroad 
Course Prefix: FIN
Course Number: 4850
             Submitted by (Name & E-Mail):  Michael Stevens, mjstevens@weber.edu

Current Date:  12/2/2011
College: BIS
Department:   Business Administration                              
From Term: Spring  2012 

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Subject:  FIN            

Course Number: 4850

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Course Title: Finance Study Abroad

Abbreviated Course Title:

Course Type:  LEC

Credit Hours:    or if variable hours:  1  3

Contact Hours: Lecture 3  Lab    Other

Repeat Information:  Limit 1   Max Hrs 6 

Grading Mode:  standard

This course is/will be: a required course in a major program
a required course in a minor program
a required course in a 1- or 2- year program
elective

Prerequisites/Co-requisites:

BSAD 2899

Course description (exactly as it will appear in the catalog, including prerequisites):

This course is designed for students who wish to explore financial theory and practice in countries other than the U.S. Students will study international finance as offered through a partner university (or other university with department chair approval) . Prerequisite: BSAD 2899

Justification for the new course or for changes to an existing course. (Note: Justification should emphasize academic rationale for the change or new course. This is particularly important for courses requesting upper-division status.)

Study abroad provides students with a unique opportunity for high impact, high intensity learning in a classroom setting in an international setting. The practice of finance in the United States increasingly emphasizes convergence with international standards. The student, in collaboration with a partner institution, would complete a course that, in substance, is the equivalent of our international finance course. This course affords the student to enroll in a course abroad independently and receive, through this separate course designation, elective credit in finance at Weber State.

FIN 4850 is designed to help the Goddard School of Business and Economics achieve the Learning Outcome: Global Viewpoints with the learning objectives A. Understand norms and protocol that differentiate business practices among countries and B. Demonstrate a moderate level of global competency.

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1. Did this course receive unanimous approval within the Department?

true

If not, what are the major concerns raised by the opponents?

2. If this is a new course proposal, could you achieve the desired results by revising an existing course within your department or by requiring an existing course in another department?

No other courses exist that would accommodate the stated description and justification.

3. How will the proposed course differ from similar offerings by other departments? Comment on any subject overlap between this course and topics generally taught by other departments, even if no similar courses are currently offered by the other departments. Explain any effects that this proposal will have on program requirements or enrollments in other department. Please forward letters (email communication is sufficient) from all departments that you have identified above stating their support or opposition to the proposed course.

This is a college initiative that is intended to allow disciplinary credit for the experience described earlier in the proposal.

4. Is this course required for certification/accreditation of a program?

no

If so, a statement to that effect should appear in the justification and supporting documents should accompany this form.

5. For course proposals, e-mail a syllabus to Faculty Senate which should be sufficiently detailed that the committees can determine that the course is at the appropriate level and matches the description. There should be an indication of the amount and type of outside activity required in the course (projects, research papers, homework, etc.).

Econ 4850
Economics Study Abroad-International Trade

 

Instructor: Cliff Nowell
Office: WB 201
Phone: 626-6488
E-mail: cnowell@weber.edu


Course Description:

This course will be conducted in Vichy France with our partner institution, Blaise Pascal University.  All instruction will be in English.   Students will attend class during the Fall semester (September 3-December 14). The focus of this class will be on the theoretical models of economics and international trade as applied to the European Union.  This course will be a direct substitute for Econ 3110, International Trade.

Learning Outcomes:  After completing the course, the students will be able to discuss the pros and cons of free trade vs. protectionism.  Students will gain an understanding of trade policies, including tariffs, quotas, voluntary export restraints, and customs union.  This course will help students gain an understanding of basic microeconomic and international trade principles through written, oral and graphical communication, the use of abstract logic and reasoning to analyze the behavior of individuals and firms, and the analysis of governmental policies and their effect on market outcomes and social well-being.

Textbook:  This text will be assigned during the first day of class by your instructor at Blaise Pascal University.

Meeting:  This class will meet for 3 hours each week.  The exact time schedule will be determined by our partner institution at Blaise Pascal University.

Grading:  Grading will be by written examination given at the end of the semester at Blaise Pascal University.  You Blaise Pascal University instructor will communicate this grade to your Weber State University instructor and you will be assigned this grade for the course.