Business ethics in international investment

Course: International finance and investments

Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Title
Business ethics in international investment
Code
ВК 1.2
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2021/2022
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
2 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
Know the basic concepts of ethical behavior in international investment. Know the main ethical threats in the investment profession. Know the basic methods of solving ethical problems in international investment. Know the basics of ethical relationships between stakeholders in the investment process. Know the generally accepted rules of ethical behavior of investors in international financial markets. Know the basic concepts of social responsibility of an international investment project. Know the rules of environmental, social and corporate governance in international investment. Know the basic strategies of socio-ethical development of an international investment project. Be able to apply international rules of ethical behavior in investment activities. Be able to identify ethical threats in investment activities. Be able to solve ethical problems that arise in international investment. Be able to apply strategies of socio-ethical development in investment activities.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
1) Be familiar with the basic concepts and terms of portfolio and direct investment. 2) Computer and Internet skills, databases skills, and presentation skills in Microsoft PowerPoint.
Course content
Part I. Ethics in modern investment business. Introduction to the course. Ethical threats in the investment profession. Agency problem in international investment. Stakeholders in the investment process. Regulation of ethical investor behavior in different countries. International standards of investment activity. Part II. Ethics and social responsibility. Social responsibility of the investment project. Environmental, social and corporate governance in the investment process. Strategies of corporate social responsibility.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Дзюба П. В. Бігевіоризм: еволюція та місце в теорії міжнародного портфельного інвестування // Зовнішня торгівля: економіка, фінанси, право. Серія: Економічні науки. Київ: Київський національний торговельноекономічний університет, 2019. Вип. 6 (107). – С. 89–104. 2. Дзюба П. В. Сучасні тенденції потоків ПІІ: регіональний та галузевий аспекти // Багатонаціональні підприємства та глобальна економіка. Монографія / За ред. О. І. Рогача. Київ: «Видавництво «Центр учбової літератури», 2020. с. 83–108. 3. Корпоративна соціальна відповідальність: моделі та управлінська практика : підручник; за наук. ред. Редькіна О. С. – К. : Центр «Розвиток КСВ», 2011. – 470 с. 4. Рогач О. І., Дзюба П. В. Міжнародні портфельні інвестиції: підручник. Київ: ВПЦ «Київський університет», 2016. 950 с. 5. Boffo R & Patalano R, 2020, ESG Investing: Practices, Progress and Challenges, OECD Paris, www.oecd.org/finance/ESG-Investing-Practices-Progressand-Challenges.pdf
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, individual work
Assessment methods and criteria
Seminar quizzes, tasks for individual work, presentation of individual tasks, discussions, final tests. Answers at seminars (max. – 35 points.), individual work (max. – 20 points.), presentation of an individual task (max. – 10 points.), final test (max. – 35 points)
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Chair of international finance
Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Chair of international finance
Educational and scientific institute of international relations