HI5016 International Trade and Enterprise
Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping)
- Students are required to work in groups of up to 4. While working in a specific group, students are required to apply their knowledge learned in Online Pre-recorded Lectures, Additional Materials and Interactive Tutorial Sessions of this course unit to write a report (Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4).
- Also, students may choose to work as individual. In this regard, contact the Unit Coordinator specifying that you are working on your Group Assignment as INDIVIDUAL and not group.
- Finally, students should form their respective groups in the BB as INDIVIDUAL or GROUP of: 2 members or 3 members or 4 members maximum.
Submission Guidelines
All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the respective due date along with a completed Assignment Cover Page:
Research Paper submission
- Due date: Week 11, Mid night Friday, October 2, 2020
- Final submission research paper should not exceed 3000 words
- The assignment must be in MS Word format, single spacing, 12-pt Arial font and 2 cm margins on all four sides of the page with appropriate section headings and page numbers.
- Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using Harvard referencing style.
- Penalties apply for late submissions (10% penalty per day after submission due date).
Students in a group are required to participate equitably in the group assignment and that students are responsible for the academic integrity of all components of the assignment. You need to complete the following table which identifies which student/students are responsible for the various sections of the assignment.
Assignment Specifications
Assignment 2 Specifications
Students are expected 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 chosen research topic, which is to be supported by either data or existing literature. Groups (of up to 4 students) are to choose from the list of topics that are based on the lectures. However, in this assignment students are required to do better than recycle the lecture materials. Students are to research the chosen topic in more depth providing evidence of independent research. The set of topics will be provided from which your group must choose on a ‘first-come, first-served basis’.
Assignment Structure should be as the following:
Research Paper (worth 25%):
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 2,000-2,500 words,
- Sections 3: Conclusion 200-300 words,
- References (10-15 references).
Research Paper 2 Topics
- Inter-industry trade and Intra-industry trade: case study of at least two countries
- Internal economies of scale and external economies of scale: case study of at least two industries for each type of economies of scale
- Monopolistic competition and Oligopoly markets with a case study of at least one industry for each type of market structure
- Dumping – an economic analysis with case studies
- International labour mobility and its effects on countries
- Tariffs and Import duties – effects on industries and the economies, costs and benefits of a tariff
- Trade policy- comment on Australia’s trade policy (both positive and negative impacts on Australian economy, industries and employment)
Note: – More marks for research – choosing a good article on something specific – At least 6 to 10 journal articles on your topic besides facts and figures – More marks for application and your comments on the topic in introduction and conclusion
Marking criteria Marking criteria: Weighting Research Paper 25%
- Understanding of the chosen research topic demonstrated throughout analysis, findings, discussions and conclusions
- Understanding of the significance of the chosen topic
- Amount of quality and relevant journal articles used – Format and structure of the paper Referencing (both in-text and end of text)
Note:
- Two groups must not research on an identical combination of 2 countries or sector(s) / industries. In case you desire to conduct research of Topics 1 or 2 or 3, seek approval of your 2 countries or sectors/industries. See pages 7, 8, 9
- The combination selected will be first come basis posted in Discussion Board
- Following (i) and (ii), before choosing a combination check to identify that the countries is not identified.
- A combination of countries can be in a pattern such as: Australia and Country x or Australia and country y; —- or country x and y or x and n; —.
- This report should provide useful information for the Department of Trade and Foreign Affairs for appropriate strategic decision making for Australia and multinational enterprises in the country.
The report should use a variety of resources, including the textbook, newspapers, industry reports, the ABS website, and other sources.