Research assignment
Purpose: The assessment is to assess students:
• Deeper understanding on international trade and investment
theories, policies and practices
• Ability to apply relevant theories, policies and tools in critical
analysing, decision making and problem solving
• Ability to conduct in-depth research to solve international trade
and investment issues and problems and pursue for long-life
further studies
• Skills to communicate analysis and findings effectively to
relevant stakeholders
• Ability to work in a group and manage
conflict
Assignment Topic: “Analyse international trade and investment performance of Australia with its major trading partners under recent policy developments”
Description: This is an individual assignment. Each student will be assigned a research problem/ topic in relation to international trade and investment. Student will have to undergo an in-depth research to examine, critically analyse, make decision and solve problems using appropriate concepts, relevant theories, policies and tools in international trade and investment. Student will have to communicate research findings effectively in their report in the form of recommendations to the solution of the problems.
Topics to be covered: Knowledge and skills from week 1 to 11, with emphasis on the concepts/ theories/ analysis and interpretation/ application/ research/ evaluation/ argument/ problem solving and communication.
Assessment length
Each student will prepare the assignment with a maximum of 5000 words (excluding Reference List [Harvard Style]). The assignment will be typed in 1.5 line spacing on one side only of single sheet of A4 using 12-point size type with normal margins.
Criteria to grade quality
Marks will be awarded based on the following key criteria but not limited to:
• Addressing the key concepts and issues of the problem
• Linking concepts related to the topic and studied in the unit
• Addressing the theories and policies and/ or frameworks related to the topic and studied in the unit
• Depth of research, data collection and use
• Critical analysis and linkage of the theories and policies and/ or
frameworks and their practice
• Implications of the theories and policies and/ or frameworks
in the context of the problem
• Quality of arguments, logical conclusions and
recommendations based on analysis
• Clearly identified implications to management from issues
and problems addressed
• General quality of the format and presentation of the research.
• Use of appropriate references citations