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LIST OF TRANSITION ECONOMIES

 

• Albania
• Argentina
• Belarus
• Bolivia
• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bulgaria
• Cambodia
• Colombia
• Croatia
• Ecuador
• Georgia
• Laos
• Macedonia
• Malaysia
• Moldova
• Peru
• Romania
• Serbia
• Thailand
• Ukraine
• Uruguay
• Vietnam

 

Assessment Brief

Academic year and term:	Semester Two 2019/20
Module title:	International Economics
Module code:	BUS020N519S
Module Convener:	Pasquale Foresti
Learning outcomes assessed within this piece of work as agreed at the programme level meeting	Knowledge outcome – You will be able to develop your understandings of international economics and how these influence society and organisations, strategies and decision-making. Intellectual/transferable skills outcome – You will be able to consider a complex international economics issue, theorise impacts for decision-making and propose feasible alternatives for consideration.
Type of assessment:	Formative: Pier review process of 5 power point slides prepared by each student outlining the report plan and key literature sources.   Summative: Individual Report Submission (2,500 words): to be submitted via Moodle Turnitin before 2pm on Wednesday 6 of May (Week 12) (100%)
Assessment deadline:	27th May 2020

 

Further details on summative assessment

 

The coursework assignment requires you to submit a 2500 word report by the above deadline. You will be required to choose and analyse the trade performance of a transitional or emerging economy. The basis for the report will involve clearly discussing the main concepts covered in the lectures and applying them in the analysis of your chosen country. There will be a list of 15 transition or emerging economies provided so you can choose a country by week 2.

 

This will give you time to think about which points you would like to analyse for the specific country and read up on these over the reading week and prepare your 5 slide presentation for week 7 (formative assessment). This plan will provide you with a good overview of what you would be potentially discussing and covering in the final report. The final report should analyse the trade performance of the chosen country, this can be done by considering two of the main points below:

 

• Globalization effects on the country’s trade relations
• Measures of protectionism that the country has adopted
• Trading blocs that the country might be member of
• The exchange rate and the country’s currency in relation to trade
• The country’s balance of payments.

 

Further details on formative assessment

 

As an addition to the final report, you will need to submit via turnitin 5 slides summarizing and planning your report mid-way through the semester (week 7), on which you will receive feedback from your peers and general feedback by your seminar tutor. The idea of the peer review process is to bring a printed copy of your 5 slide plan in class, you will be put in pairs and required to present to each other what you are planning to cover in your final report. Your peers should provide you feedback (following a structured feedback sheet) about how you can improve your final report. In the meantime, the seminar tutor will be reviewing your submitted 5 slide plans via turnitin and provide some general feedback in class about the submitted presentations.

 

The 5 slide plan should include a proper cover page with your details and title of the report (1^st slide). Following this you should provide a background of the country chosen and explain why it is regarded a transition/emerging economy (2^nd slide). The third and fourth slide should cover the chosen topics that you plan to cover in the final report. These are not to be explained in detail but a short summary of how these a relevant for the specific country. The final slide should include a reference list of the main sources that you are planning to use. Have in mind that in-text referencing should be used throughout the slides.

 

 

Assessment Criteria

 

The assignment will be assessed against the following criteria (further details in the rubric at the end of this assessment brief):

 

• Background information about the country and its competitive industries 20%
• Understanding and application of Key Concepts (two from the above mentioned): 45%
• Quality of Discussion 15%
• Use of appropriate data and examples 10%
• Presentation and referencing 10%

 

This coursework is designed to encourage you to conduct your own secondary research on a chosen topic of your interests, to analyse and apply issues in a specific context. There will be a full briefing on the assessment in the seminar class.

The recommended textbooks are very good in supporting you in your analysis, especially the core reading books (Barbara Ingham and Dominic Salvatore), these books should be read as well as the additional resources provided in the resource list.

 

 

How will we support you with your assessment?

• You will receive formative feedback in Week This will take the form of peer review feedback and general comments from the tutor about the ppt plan brought to class.
• There will be an assessment briefing in Week 5.
• Frequently asked questions and their answers will be posted on the module’s Moodle site.

 

How will your work be assessed?

Your work will be assessed by a subject expert who will use the marking grid provided in this assessment brief.  When you access your marked work it is important that you reflect on the feedback so that you can use it to improve future assignments.

 

Resit Information

Students not achieving the required credits in the main assessment period will need to submit/resubmit their original coursework, after having made the necessary amendments in the light of the feedback that they have been provided with. This should be accompanied by a reflective summary (maximum of 500 words) of how they have taken on board the feedback/an explanation of the issues affecting the initial submission.

 

Referencing

You MUST use the Harvard System.  The Harvard system is very easy to use once you become familiar with it.

 

 

Assignment submissions

The Business School requires a digital version of all assignment submissions.  These must be submitted via Turnitin on the module’s Moodle site.  They must be submitted as a Word file (not as a pdf) and must not include scanned in text or text boxes.  They must be submitted by 2pm on the given date.  For further general details on coursework preparation refer to the online information via StudentZone http://studentzone.roehampton.ac.uk/howtostudy/index.html.

 

 

Mitigating circumstances/what to do if you cannot submit a piece of work or attend your presentation

The University Mitigating Circumstances Policy can be found on the University website –  Mitigating  Circumstances Policy

 

 

Marking and feedback process

Between you handing in your work and then receiving your feedback and marks within 15 working days, there are a number of quality assurance processes that we go through to ensure that students receive marks which reflects their work. A brief summary is provided below.

• Step One – The module and marking team meet to agree standards, expectations and how feedback will be provided.
• Step Two – A subject expert will mark your work using the criteria provided in the assessment brief.
• Step Three – A moderation meeting takes place where all members of the teaching and marking team will review the marking of others to confirm whether they agree with the mark and feedback
• Step Four – Work at Levels 5 and 6 then goes to an external examiner who will review a sample of work to confirm that the marking between different staff is consistent and fair
• Step Five – Your mark and feedback is processed by the Office and made available to you.

 

Marking criteria (draft)

	Outstanding 100	Excellent 80-89 (85)	Very good 70-79 (75)	Good 60-69 (65)	Satisfactory 50-59 (55)	Adequate 40-49 (45)	Marginal fail 30-39 (35)	Fail 20-29 (25)	Not done 0
Criterion 1: Understanding and application of Key Concepts (45%)	The amount of background information provided about the main concepts in trade theory is outstanding. This discussion has been integrated in an exemplary way into the report.	An excellent amount of useful background information has been provided about the main concepts in trade theory. This discussion has been integrated extremely effectively into the report.	A large amount of useful background information has been provided about the main concepts in trade theory. This discussion has been integrated effectively into the report.	A good amount of useful background information has been provided about the main concepts in trade theory. This discussion has been integrated fairly effectively into the report.	A satisfactory amount of useful background information has been provided about the main concepts in trade theory. Some attempt has been made to integrate this discussion into the report.	Some useful background information has been provided about the main concepts in trade theory. However, this has not been integrated very well into the report.	Only a small amount of useful and relevant background information has been provided about the main concepts in trade theory.	Very little useful or relevant background information has been provided about the main concepts in trade theory.	Background information has not been provided about the main concepts in trade theory or is wholly incorrect.
Mark awarded*
Criterion 2: Background info about the country (industries) (20%)	The amount of background information provided about the country is outstanding. This discussion has been integrated in an exemplary way into the report.	An excellent amount of useful background information has been provided about the country. This discussion has been integrated extremely effectively into the report.	A large amount of useful background information has been provided about the country. This discussion has been integrated effectively into the report.	A good amount of useful background information has been about the country. This discussion has been integrated fairly effectively into the report.	A satisfactory amount of useful background information has been provided about the country. Some attempt has been made to integrate this discussion into the report.	Some useful background information has been provided about the country. However, this has not been integrated very well into the report.	Only a small amount of useful and relevant background information has been provided about the country.	Very little useful or poor background information has been provided about the country.	Background information has not been provided about the country or is wholly incorrect.
Mark awarded*
Criterion 3: Quality of Discussion (15%)	The report is exemplary in the way it has made use of the discussion of the main factors, issues and consideration relating to trade theory.	The report contains an excellent discussion of the main factors, issues and considerations relating to trade theory.	The report contains very good discussion of the main factors, issues and considerations relating to trade theory.	The report contains a good discussion of the main factors, issues and considerations relating to trade theory.	The report contains satisfactory discussion of the main factors, issues and considerations relating to trade theory.	The report contains an adequate discussion of the main factors, issues and considerations relating to trade theory.	The report contains only a small amount of discussion of the main factors, issues and considerations relating to trade theory.	The report contains poor discussion of the main factors, issues and considerations relating to trade theory.	The report does not contain discussion of the main factors, issues and considerations relating to trade theory.
Mark awarded*
Criterion 4: Use of appropriate data and examples (10%)	The data and examples used in this assignment are outstanding. This is an exemplary work of how the data has been in used in the discussion.	The data and examples used in this assignment are excellent. There is an excellent application of the data in the discussion.	The data and examples used in this assignment are very good. There is a very clear way of linking the data to your discussion.	The data and examples used in this assignment are good. There is a good link between the data and the discussion.	The data and examples used in this assignment are satisfactory but there are some weaknesses. They have been discussed in a satisfactory way in the text.	The data and examples used in this assignment are adequate. They have been adequately discussed in the text.	The data and examples used in this assignment are weak. They need to be better linked to the discussion.	The data and examples used in this assignment are poor. There is no evident link between the data and the discussion.	Data and examples are not used in this assignment or have been used incorrectly.
Mark awarded*
Criterion 5: Presentation and referencing (10%)	Outstanding presentation/ formatting throughout. Outstanding referencing throughout.	Excellent presentation/ formatting throughout. Excellent referencing throughout.	Very good presentation/ formatting throughout. Very good referencing throughout.	Good presentation/ formatting throughout. Good referencing throughout.	Satisfactory presentation/ formatting throughout. Referencing is generally fine but certain aspects could be improved.	Adequate presentation/ formatting throughout. Referencing contains some omissions/inconsistencies	Weak presentation/formatting in the report. Referencing contains many omissions/inconsistencies	Poor presentation/ formatting throughout. Referencing is limited.	There is no presentation/ formatting throughout the coursework There is no referencing
Mark awarded*

 

Indicative Content

 

 

• Focus on TWO of these topic areas:

 

The exchange rate and the country’s currency in relation to trade

Measures of protectionism that the country has adopted

Globalization effects on the country’s trade relations

Trading blocs that the country might be member of

The country’s balance of payments.

 

Your report should include:

 

• A clear Introduction with an explanation of the aims, scope and rationale of the report. Purpose of the introduction – indicate what the report will cover and how the issues outlined address the research problem.
• Objective or purpose of the report.
• Outline of report’s structure.
• Outline and justification of the scope of the report (look at assignment details – what is the focus)

 

• A section with background information about the chosen country, discussing the process of transition of the economy from a planned to a free market economy. If an emerging market economy is selected it might be applicable to also discuss the movement of this country to an open market economy or discussing the emerging market characteristics of the specific country. This section should also be used to set the scene for the issues you are planning to discuss in the main body.

 

• Main Body – You can use two separate sections or present the whole discussion in one section – it is up to you. Discuss two chosen issues, selected from the options provided in the assessment brief. This should be the main section where you analyse and evaluate the chosen issues and apply them in the chosen context. You would be expected to discuss how the chosen issues have affected the trade performance of the country. The mentioned issues that you can choose from are:

 

• The exchange rate and the country’s currency in relation to trade – For instance, in relation to the exchange rate, you could evaluate the trends in the exchange rate or consider/discuss the type of exchange rate with trade partners (fixed vs floating).

 

• Measures of protectionism that the country has adopted – maybe you could look for barriers that countries have faced from other countries or vice versa.

 

• Globalization effects on the country’s trade relations – it can be related to loosing competitive advantage in specific sectors, or you could link and explain the gravity model and apply it in the specific country.

 

• Trading blocs that the country might be member of – for example whether these have helped to create trade benefits or have led to trade diversion by providing hypothetical examples to support one or the other argument.

 

• The country’s balance of payments – for example you could focus on the accounting part for trade or the financial/capital aspects, whatever you feel comfortable with. Furthermore, you may be able to link the evidence form the balance of payments with the exchange rate part.

 

 

• Conclusion

 

The conclusion is made up of the main findings. Make sure that they are based on your findings and you should not introduce new points at this time. The purpose of this section is to summarise the main aspects of the analysis of the country’s trade performance and if possible, provide any recommendations that you might want to bring forward about ways to improve the country’s trade performance.

 

 

• Don’t forget….

 

• Front cover/ Title Page – Module Code, International Economics
• Student number (not your name)
• Report title
• Contents page – list of sections of report and page numbers
• Diagrams and Graphs throughout the report properly referenced
• Style of writing – 3^rd person
• Word count before the reference list
• References list – Harvard style
• Accuracy of information – use reliable sources.
• Accuracy of language – spelling, grammar and punctuation.