LABUAN FACULTY OF INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (LFIF)

Deputy Dean (Academic & International)

Labuan Faculty of International Finance

Course Name: Current Issues in International Financial Economics

Course Code: GD30203

Course Synopsis & Course Learning Outcome :

1. Explain several current issues pertaining to international financial economics.

2. Work effectively in a team (interchange roles between a team leader and team members; interact with others; provide constructive feedback) which related to the current issues in international financial economics.

3. Present an idea which related to international financial economics completely in a clear, cohesive, and organized manner within a specific time frame.

Tools used - Laptop with built in camera and microphones

Application used - Screencast-O-Matic

Course Code: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Course Name : GT00603

Course Synopsis: This course aims to provide an overall idea of the scope of international business in comparison to domestic business. Students will analyze the international business environments to determine the opportunities, challenges, and complexities faced by firms operating in the international arena. Moreover, students will conduct a country analysis to identify the similarities and differences between countries and determine the opportunities and risks of a specific country. Appropriate entry strategies for companies that plan to go international will also be identified and discussion on how companies that operate internationally are managed is included.

Course Name: COMPUTER APPLICATION FOR BUSINESS

Course Code: GT01303

Course Synopsis: This course starts with the basic concepts of computers, the related technologies, and current issues. Then, the students will be trained on how to use the application software to create professional and industry standard business documents, spreadsheets, presentations and databases.

Course Learning Outcome: Solve business and finance calculations using a spreadsheet software (PLO6, C3)

Brief description of presentation submitted: This submission contains two multimedia guided assignments (MGAs) that serves two purposes, first, as a reference as it contains screencast videos, animated GIFs and narrative notes for the students; and second, as an assignment question for the students to complete and submit before the deadline.

Course Name: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Course Code: GT30003

Course Synopsis: This course is designed to integrate related theories with real world applications and provide students with the basic knowledge which serves as a cohesive map for strategic management. It focuses on how firms formulate, implement, evaluate strategies and other aspects related to emerging national and international trends that have a significant impact to the organizational survival and success. Students will use all the knowledge acquired from prior courses and strategic management techniques learned to chart the direction of different organization in the related case studies.

Brief description of presentation submitted: Sharing of experiences on Teaching & Learning Online during the MCO

Course Name: MICROECONOMICS

Course Code: GT00703

Course Synopsis: This course is intended to introduce students to concepts and the discipline of microeconomics that will enable them to understand and analyze structure and performance of the market economy.

The five key principles of economics – the principle of opportunity cost, the marginal principle, the principle of diminishing returns, the principle of voluntary exchange, and the real-nominal principle - are addressed and applied repeatedly in different circumstances. The course starts with providing a foundation for more detailed study of individual decision-making and markets. After a brief introduction, the course proceeds with a closer look at supply and demand, including elasticity, government intervention in the market and consumer choice.

Following this, the course explores the production and costs, setting the stage for an examination of alternative market structures, including the extremes of perfect competition and monopoly, as well as the middle ground of monopolistic competition and oligopoly. These market structures will focus on its fundamental theories and its application.

Learning Outcome 1: Identify basic microeconomic theories and concepts thus enable students to give examples of the theories and concepts learned.

Brief description of presentation submitted: Sharing a method for students and lecturer to communicate effectively via online for written group assessment.

Course Name: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

Course Code: GT30003

Course Synopsis: This course is designed to integrate related theories with real world applications and provide students with the basic knowledge which serves as a cohesive map for strategic management. It focuses on how firms formulate, implement, evaluate strategies and other aspects related to emerging national and international trends that have a significant impact to the organizational survival and success. Students will use all the knowledge acquired from prior courses and strategic management techniques learned to chart the direction of different organization in the related case studies.

CLO: Formulate strategic alternatives of a selected company using the strategy formulation analytical framework [PLO3, CO3]

Brief description of presentation submitted: Sharing two materials: [1] A short video sharing of experiences on T & L Online during the MCO. [2] A pre-recorded video specifically focused on one topic which students can use or refer to as guide particularly in trying to complete their project.

Course Name: OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

Course Code: GT20203

Course Synopsis: This module focuses on both strategic issues as well as practical applications of operations management [OM] various tools and models. OM is crucial element of any system that deals with the production of goods and services within all industries, regardless of manufacturing, retail distribution, and government services. The objective of OM is to provide value to the customer by means of tracking down of both effectiveness and efficiency. Thus OM is an essential knowledge across all functional business operations and financial management study. Among the topics are managing demands planning through

forecasting, manufacturing and service proves structures, capacity planning, management of project and project control, inventory control and resources planning. Quantitative and qualitative tools will also be discussed in addressing the major decision making areas of manufacturing and servicing operations i.e. operational area of linear programming models, queuing models, analyzing product design and constraints management, break-even analysis (cost-volume analysis), supply chain performance, location and layout strategy, quality management and statistical process control.

CLO:

1 Describe the role of various operations management models and its strategies in the overall business cycle of the firm. (C2, PLO1).

2. Apply the range of operational-based quantitative tools/models in the given situation. (C4, PLO7).

3. Relate an appropriate operations management principles and techniques in the real world scenarios via a group project. (P1, PLO3).

4. Propose an applicable solutions to the operational issues arise or ecounter in the group project through video presentation. (A3, PLO5)

Course Name: INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS

Course Code: GD20203

Course Synopsis: This course is attempted to deliver positive skills and knowledge on financial statement analysis. An adventure of this course is purely commenced by providing students with an understanding of financial reports and statements as well as the cash flow statement. At the end of the course, students will discuss on the current issues pertaining to the financial statement analysis and business decision making.

Course Name: BUSINESS MATHEMATICS

Course Code: GT10103

Course Synopsis: This course is designed to provide business students with a basic understanding of essential mathematical concepts, as well as the background of business information that will relate directly to jobs in the business world.

Brief description of presentation submitted: A study of practical application of mathematics to business transactions and calculations, such as percentage, interest, discounts, markups, commissions, installment, depreciation, inventory turnover, and annuities. Emphasis is given to short methods of calculation and verification.

Course Name: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR BANKING MANAGEMENT

Course Code: GB31103

Course Synopsis: Demonstrate how information technology can be used to help banks gain competitive advantages

Brief description of presentation submitted: The students require to discuss the use of e-banking advantages on preventing the spread of covid-19.

Course Name: RISK AND INSURANCE

Course Code: GA30603

Course Synopsis: This course emphasizes on the basic concept of risk and insurance. This course is the basic course in risk and insurance management. Among this important topics include introduction to risk, techniques of risk management, basic concepts and principles of insurance, insurance contract, and types of life and general insurance available in the market.

Brief description of presentation submitted : This is Chapter 4 that explain the principles of insurance, I used YouTube channel to deliver my lecture.

Course Name: ISLAMIC FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT

Course Code: GE30803

Course Synopsis:

1. Identify the concepts of Islamic Financial Instrument Development

2. Differentiate Islamic perspectives to the main area of the components Financial Instrument Development

3. Analyse Islamic Financial Instrument Development with its conventional counterparts