GroupAssignmentGuidelinesandSpecifications

Purpose:

Studentsareexpectedtodemonstratetheirknowledgeandunderstandingofachosentopicbyapplying internationaltradetheoriesandconceptslearntduringWeek1toWeek10.Thein-depthanalysisofthe intwocountriesinPart1andchosentopicPart2,shouldbesupportedbydata/statistics,figures,tables and relevantliterature as taught in class Holmes Institute, HI5016 Black Board site.

Detailedrequirementsoftheassignment

YouareagroupofadvisorsworkingintheDepartmentofTradeandForeignAffairsinAustralia.First,as advisorsyouarerequiredto writeareportcovering anyoneoftopicsas atheoreticalreview, basedon the past 5 to 10 years, in which you compare two countries of your choice. Second, this report should provide useful findings and recommendations for investment and trade for the Department of Trade andForeignAffairsforappropriatestrategicdecisionmakingforAustraliaandmultinationalenterprises in the country. Third, the report should use avariety of resources, including thetextbook, newspapers, industry reports, the ABS website, and other sources. Each group must choose two countries (not including Australia). Finally, your Management Board requires that your research should predominantlybebasedonInternationalTradeandEnterprisetheoryandapplicationofHolmesInstitute syllabus.

Part1 Country Analysis literaturere view

ChooseanytwocountriesfromthelistofcountrieslistedinAnnex 1.

Task:Conductadetailedanalysisofeachcountry’sresources,internationaltradeandforeigndirect

investment.Innovationinregardtoagoodresearchpaperisveryimportant.

Part2:Theoretical review

Chooseanyoneofthe4topicsbelowandconductin-depththeoricalreview.

1. Comparative advantage

Foreachcountry,identifyanindustry(ies)orsector(s)ofcomparativeadvantage.Youmustuse relevant data/statistics to support your analysis used in the identification

• Explainthereasons/sourcesofthecomparativeadvantageineachofthechosencountries
  • Suggestwaystoimprovethecomparativeadvantageineachcountry
  • Reasonsfortheflowoftradeandinvestment,thefactorsaffectingtheindustryorindustries

1. Terms of Trade

   • Foreachcountryanalyzeitsterms-of-tradetrendoverthelast10yearsusingrelevantfacts/figures
   • Identifyandanalyzefactorsaffectingthetrendintheterms-of-trade foreachofthechosen countries
   • Analyzehowtheterms-of-tradeaffectwelfareinthechosencountries 

2. Export Subsidies in Agriculture,Wind/Solarenergy industry

   • Chooseeither an agriculture or a wind/solar energy industry from anycountrylistedin Annex1 thatcurrentlyprovidesexportsubsidies to the industries. Discuss positive and negative aspects of the export subsidies on the country’seconomy.
   • Evaluate the effects of the export subsidies on thecountry’s welfare using relevant supporting data/statistics and literature

3. Pattern of Trade

   • Choose any two countries from the listed countries in Annex 1. For each country, describe its pattern of trade over the last 30 years usingrelevant data
   • Identifyandanalysefactorsresponsibleforachangingtradepatterninthechosencountries
   • Inyouropinion,discussifyourfindingsconformwithwhatthetradetheoriespredict
   • ExaminetheeffectsofthepatternoftradeonAustralia

NB:Besuretobaseyouransweronthemodelsstudiedinclass,asillustrated.Eachofyourmodelsshouldbe explainedbasedonthelecturematerial,astaughtbyHolmesInstitute,andthenappliedtothecase,asgiven withintutorials.Youmayintroduceadditionalcase material,ifneeded,toexpandonwhatisprovidedinthe HI5016Blackboardsite,aslongastheadditionalcasefactsaredirectlyrelevanttothestrategymodelyouare explaining, and also correctly referenced.

Part3 Analysis and Findings

Conduct in-depth findings and analysis of your research demonstrating you understanding of the theories and applications learned in H15016. Examine the effects of your findings to Australia’s economy.

Student Assessment and Referencing Rules Adapted Harvard Referencing Rules

HolmeshasimplementedarevisedHarvardapproachtoreferencing.Thefollowingrulesapply:

1. Referencesources inassignmentsare limitedtosources whichprovide fulltextaccess tothe source’s

contentforlecturersandmarkers.

1. Thereferencelistmustbelocatedonaseparatepageattheendoftheessayandtitled:

“References”.

1. Thereferencelistmust includethedetailsofallthein-textcitations,arrangedA-Zalphabeticallyby author surname with each reference numbered (1 to 10, etc.) and each reference MUST include a hyperlink to the full text of the cited reference source. For example:

1. All assignments must include in-text citations to the listed references. These must include the surname of the author/s or name of the authoring body, year of publication, page number of the content, and paragraph where the content can be found. For example, “The company decided to implement an enterprise-wide data warehouse business intelligence strategy (Hawking et al., 2004, p3(4)).”

Non-Adherenceto Referencing Rules

Wherestudentsdonotfollowtheaboverules:

1. Forstudentswhosubmitassignmentsthatdonotcomplywiththerules,a10%penaltywillbe applied.

   1. Studentswhocomplywithrulesandthecitationsare“fake”willbereportedforacademic

   
   misconduct.

To be eligible to pass this unit, you must complete all forms of assessment and demonstrate achievementofthe learning outcomes. Allassignments must besubmitted electronically ONLY usinga word processor, uploaded to Blackboard via the Final Check and Submission of SafeAssign.

AspertheStudentHandbook,latepenaltieswillapplyeachdayafterthestudent/shasbeennotifiedof the due date.Submission deadlines are strictly enforced and a late submission incurs penalties of 5 (five)%oftheassessmentvaluepercalendarday.Unlessanextensionand/orspecialconsiderationhas been granted, no assessments are accepted after 14 calendar days of the due date, or the end of the trimester for assessments due later in a trimester. Students need to allow up to 24 hours for the Final Check of their assignment submission to SafeAssign to be available.

AneffectivewayforstudentstolearneconomicsisthroughparticipationinaGroupAssessment Project. This project is designed to accomplish effective learning.

Duringthecourseofthesemester,eachoftheelementsofyourGroupAssessment,maybereviewed by your Lecturer.

File Exchange tool:

AlltheacademicpapersthatareusedintheassignmentneedtobepostedonBBbyusingFileExchange tool. Students need to highlight the discussion in the academic paper which is relevant issues related to the assignment. Academic papers can be found in ProQuest (ProQuest instruction can be found in page 6. Assignment will be marked ZERO if does not include references list.

Group Blog:

All the discussion about group assignment needs to be recorded by using Group Blog tool. The discussion must relevant to the content of the assignment and reflects the outcome of the group meeting.

How to do group assignment–Instruction Group tools

Your instructor chooses which communication and collaboration tools are available to your group. If you want to use a tool but don't find on your group's page, ask your instructor to enable it.

Exchange files with a group

• Withfileexchange,youcansharefileswithothermembersofyourgroup,includingyour instructor.
• You can't create folders in file exchange. With your group, decide how you want to name files so that they are easier to locate in a long list.

Adda file to the file exchange

1. GroupTools>FileExchange>AddFile
   1. Addanameforthefileyouwanttoupload.Browseforthefileandsubmit.
      1. Deleteafilefromthefileexchange
      2. Youcandeleteanyfile,evenifyoudidn'tuploadit.Onthe FileExchange page,selectDelete in the file's menu.

Group Blog

AllthegroupmemberscandiscussabouttheassignmentbyusingGroupBlog.Once youareallocated in a group, you can see this function.

Group>GroupTools>GroupBlog>CreateBlogEntry

ProQuest

To login

Goto:http://www.holmes.edu.au/>Login>Proquest USERNAME: holmes2004 and; PASSWORD: holmes

ProquestTips

Annex1:Somecountriesoftheworld–Chooseany2

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