Faculty of Business and Law

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Faculty of Business and Law
Assignment Brief for 353FIN International Finance
Assessment Information
This assignment is designed to assess learning outcomes:
1. Analyse how the international dimension of finance affects the environment within which
business operate and how it affects the decisions of the firm.
2. Compare the financial products available on international markets
3. Devise and apply appropriate strategies using derivatives to manage currency risk.
4. Critically evaluate the use of derivative instruments to manage currency risk.
This assignment is group assignment.
This assignment requires you to:
Select FOUR companies listed on the UK Stock Exchange. Chose two companies from one industry
sector and two other companies from another industry sector.
By using the most recent three years’ relevant information for each of the 4 companies’ (such as
annual reports, company’s websites, and other reliable resources):

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e) Use appropriate academic language, report style and Harvard references and
citation style.
[5 marks]
[TOTAL: 100 MARKS]
Criteria for Assessment
Only one copy of the report is required per group. A mark out of 100 will be awarded for the project
and individual marks will be derived in the following way:
Each report should be accompanied by a statement signed by each member of the group as to how
much contribution approximatively in % each individual member made. The statement MUST be
attached and submitted as part of the main report. The marks awarded to individuals will then be
adjusted accordingly. If the group members cannot agree on the allocation, then the group members
will report it to your Seminar Tutor who will take the final decision. In general the rules are:
 Equal % (100%) of contribution to the final work: full CW final mark will be awarded to each
member of the group.
 A sufficient contribution (less than 80% reported by the group members): 15% penalty on
the overall CW final mark
 Less than sufficient (less than 60%): 25% penalty on the overall CW final mark
 Zero contribution: zero mark
Example: Group A gets a final Mark of 80% and two members (student C and D) are reported to
contribute less than 80% (sufficient) and less than 60% (less than sufficient). The individual final
mark will be accounted as follows.

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If each member of the group does the same amount of work the allocation will be:

Word Count
The word count is 1750
There will be a penalty of a deduction of 10% of the mark (after internal moderation) for work
exceeding the word limit by 10% or more.
The word limit includes quotations and citations, but excludes the references list.
Submission instructions:
The assessment must be submitted by 18:00 on 9 April 2020. No paper copies are required. You can
access the submission link through the module web.
a) Please, attach the form to the report with listing all group members. (Please, find the form
on page 5). Make sure to list all your group members’ first and second names, student ID
numbers and group number on the front of your group report.
b) Please, make sure to sign up to a Group slot in Moodle. You MUST do it by the end of the
Teaching week 8 (13th March 2020).
c) Once you have joined a group you will need to arrange meetings with the other members of
the group and generally discuss what you plan to do as a group and decide together the
allocation of the different tasks of the CW among the members of the group.
d) Your group report must be uploaded on online by the deadline. Only one person of your
group MUST upload a PDF copy of your work on the 353FIN page on Moodle. If you do not
follow the instructions above your work will be marked zero. If you do not upload any file
all the member of the group will be marked absent.
e) Your coursework will be given a zero mark if you do not submit a copy through Turnitin.
Please take care to ensure that you have fully submitted your work.
f) The assignment should include a statement listing the contribution of each member of the
group in 100% (please see the criteria for assessment section for more details). If the
statement is not reported all the members of the group will receive equal marks.
g) All work submitted after the submission deadline without a valid and approved reason (see
below) will be given a mark of zero.
a) The University wants you to do your best. However we know that sometimes events happen
which mean that you can’t submit your coursework by the deadline – these events should be
beyond your control and not easy to predict. If this happens, you can apply for an extension
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to your deadline for up to two weeks, or if you need longer, you can apply for a deferral,
which takes you to the next assessment period (for example, to the resit period following
the main Assessment Boards). However, you must apply for the above before the deadline
through the faculty registry (FacultyRegistry.fbl@coventry.ac.uk) .
j) You will find information about the process and what is or is not considered to be an event
beyond your control at https://share.coventry.ac.uk/students/Registry/Pages/Deferrals-andExtension.aspx
k) Students MUST keep a copy and/or an electronic file of their assignment.
l) Checks will be made on your work using anti-plagiarism software and approved plagiarism
checking websites.
GUIDELINES AND BACKGROUND TO THIS ASSIGNMENT
Plagiarism
As part of your study you will be involved in carrying out research and using this when writing up
your coursework. It is important that you correctly acknowledge someone else’s writing, thoughts or
ideas and that you do not attempt to pass this off as your own work. Doing so is known as
plagiarism. It is not acceptable to copy from another source without acknowledging that it is
someone else’s writing or thinking. This includes using paraphrasing as well as direct quotations. You
are expected to correctly cite and reference the works of others. The Centre for Academic Writing
provides documents to help you get this right. If you are unsure, please
visit www.coventry.ac.uk/caw. You can also check your understanding of academic conduct by
completing the Good Academic Practice quiz available on Moodle.
Self-plagiarism or reuse of work previously submitted
You must not submit work for assessment that you have already submitted (partially or in full),
either for your current course or for another qualification of this and any other university, unless this
is specifically provided for in your assignment brief or specific course or module information. Where
earlier work by you is citable, ie. it has already been published/submitted, you must reference it
clearly. Identical pieces of work submitted concurrently will also be considered to be selfplagiarism. Self-plagiarism is unacceptable because you cannot gain credit for the same work twice.
Moodle includes a plagiarism detection system and assessors are experienced enough to recognise
plagiarism when it occurs. Copying another student’s work, using previous work of your own or
copying large sections from a book or the internet are examples of plagiarism and carry serious
consequences. Please familiarise yourself with the CU Harvard Reference Style (on Moodle) and use
it correctly to avoid a case of plagiarism or cheating being brought. Again, if you are unsure, please
contact the Centre for Academic Writing, your Progress Coach or a member of the course team.
Return of Marked Work
You can expect to have marked work returned to you within 10 working days. If for any reason there
is a delay you will be kept informed. Marks and feedback will be provided online. As always, marks
will have been internally moderated only, and will therefore be provisional; your mark will be
formally agreed later in the year once the external examiner has completed his / her review.
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Attach this page in your submitted CW, and clearly list all your
group members.
Seminar tutor__________________________________________
Seminar day & time_____________________________________
The names of your selected two companies__________________
Group members (maximum 6)
[Names (print) and your Student ID)]

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