Reference no: EM132436944

HI5016 - International Trade and Enterprise - Holmes Institute

Purpose of the assessment - Students are required to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of lecture materials by applying theories and concepts learnt during Week 6 to Week 9 in their in-depth analysis of a chosen research topic.

Assignment Specifications

Purpose:
Students are expected to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of a chosen research topic by applying international trade theories and concepts learnt during Week 6 to Week 9 in their in-depth analysis of the chosen topic, which is to be supported by data/statistics and relevant literature.

A group of up to five students, will be provided with a set of topics (see below) from which the group must choose on a 'first-come, first-served basis'. In this assignment, students are required to do better than recycle the lecture materials. Students are to research the chosen topic in depth, and provide evidence of independent research.

Research Paper:
The research paper is to be structured and written as a seminar report. It, therefore, must begin with a Management (or Executive) Summary within which you state in stark form (i.e. unsupported by argument) what you are asserting in this paper and you must do that in less than two pages. You can begin the main body of the paper with some general background followed by a description and discussion of significance of the specific issues considered. This introduction will normally end with a brief paragraph outlining the plan of the rest of the paper. The next section which could be divided into 2-4 sub-sections containing an in-depth discussion of the relevant issues based on the existing literature and/or data. You must provide in-text references to your sources. The last section contains a brief summary followed by a complete list of references that are cited in the text of the paper. Follow a standard referencing method (APA style or Harvard Business) consistently.

Suggested limits are as follows:
• Management/ Executive Summary: ideally one page but no more than two,
• Section 1: Introduction 300-400 words,
• Section 2: Main body of the paper (2.4 sub-sections) 2,000-2,500 words,
• Sections 3: Conclusion 200-300 words,
• References (10-15 references).

Presentation:
The live or video presentation (subject to class size) of the research findings is due in Week 10 and must be organised as a business presentation. Strict adherence to the ten-minute limit is expected so the time should be carefully allocated to allow for a very short introduction on the broad topic followed by a few minutes allocated to students to present their individual component.

The presentation is primarily assessed on presentation technique. Your lecturer will make suggestions on how the academic content can be improved and that will only be assessed on the written report due in end of Week 10 of the trimester.

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