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LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY LEEDS BUSINESS SCHOOL 2020/21 BLOCK C ASSESSMENT 1 – BLOG MODULE TITLE: Trade, Growth and Development TITLE OF ASSESSMENT: Assessment 1 (Main Sit) – Blog LEVEL: H7 COURSE(S): MSc/MA International Trade and Finance DEADLINE DATE FOR SUBMISSION BY STUDENTS: 12:00PM on Thursday 03rd June 2021 SUBMISSION LOCATION: Turnitin icon submission link on MyBeckett ASSESSOR(S): Dr John Ruzibuka —————————————————————————————————————- Notes for Students: This assessment is worth 30% of the marks for the module; You must submit your assessment electronically on MyBeckett using the Turnitin icon.; The maximum word limit is 2000 words; Words included in the bibliography are not included in the word count; You should only use Harvard referencing; Any websites referred to must be properly referenced; The text of your assessment must be displayed using a 12-point (or larger) Arial or Verdana font and with a line spacing of at least 1.5. TRADE, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT Assessment 1 (Blog) 30% of the Module Mark Task: You will present in class a critical assessment of a piece of contemporary analysis which you will then write up as a 2,000 word “blog type” essay. This will be in the form of a Word document. There has been an explosion of blogging in recent years and there is a wide variety of web sites that host these blogs. Individuals have these as well as organisations and newspapers. You will choose a topic related to the module to follow and research about. You can get ideas for topics by looking at relevant blog sites as detailed in the web site section above. Examples might be as follows The rise of the middle class in China The Chinese Dream? One Belt One Road Challenges for the World Economy What are the prospects for the BRICS bank? Reforming the World trade system Growth and Inequality Trade, Growth and Development The impact of the change in world oil prices Chinese Economic Reform and the “New Normal” What is the agenda for the G20? Is Country X’s growth sustainable? Is the Global Trade system disintegrating? Are the MINT economies the next generation of BRICS? Will the BRICS take over the World? What progress has been made in creating effective Global Governance? The future of the European Union BREXIT The rise of Protectionism in the USA COVID-19 Pandemic and its impact on trade, growth and development Why is there a rising backlash against Globalisation? You can discuss your ideas with your tutor. Once you chose your topic then you will need to do a lot of research finding out the background to this and then thinking about what it is that you want to write about in relation to this. The best way to approach this is to look at as many relevant blog sites and see what the main issues that are being addressed and pick a topic area in which you are interested. The marking criteria for the Blog is as follows: Choice of Topic – How relevant is this to the content of the module (7.5 marks) Research – How much background research has gone into the preparation of the blog. This will be evidenced by the references to other authors, sources of information contained in the text of the blog and each blog must be supported with bibliography (7.5 marks) Focus – To what extent does the blog make it clear the issues that it is addressing and the questions that it is setting out to answer? (7.5 marks) Style/Structure – To what extent is the blog written in a way as to be accessible to well-educated but generalist audience and how well has the blog been structured so that it flows logically? (7.5 marks) You will have the opportunity to present your idea for the Blog in class and give a short (no more than 10 minutes) presentation of your idea and the key points that you will want to make to your fellow students and the tutor. The presentation is informal but you can use a hand-out/power-point presentation if you like. This will give you the opportunity to get formative feedback from your tutor and classmates. Feedback: Date generic feedback will be available:Within four weeks of the assessment period, subject to the date set for the release of resultsHow generic feedback will be returned to you:Posted on the module on MyBeckett.Date provisional marks will be availableWithin four weeks of the assessment period, subject to the date set for the release of resultsHow provisional marks will be returned to you:Posted on the module on MyBeckett.Date individual feedback will availableFollowing the Examination Committee and the return of all scripts from the External ExaminerHow individual feedback will be returned to you:By collection of assessments as directed by your Admin Team/Module Tutors