An International Research Project For The Finance Curriculum

Abstract

This paper discusses a team-based international research project that was incorporated into an international finance class and that would be appropriate for inclusion in a basic corporate finance class with minor modifications.  The project requires students to:  track the stock prices and trading volumes of several international companies whose shares are traded on U.S. markets, as well as any news events, national interest rate changes, market indices and exchange rates related to those shares; prepare weekly reports analyzing the weekly data; prepare a final report analyzing the findings for the semester; and, present an oral report to the class.  The paper discusses the pedagogical approach used, the procedures required to set up the project, the grading techniques employed, the results of the project, and suggestions for incorporating the project in general corporate finance classes.