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Assessment Brief

 

Module Code & Title: ECO3109M International Trade Analysis

Contribution to Final Module Mark: 100%

Description of Assessment Task and Purpose:

 

 

Answer either question 1 or 2:

 

  1. Explain the main reasons why many countries are expanding their protectionist policies against China. To what extent are these policies justified in support of the consumer?
  2. In what ways will the levels of global inflation prove difficult to tame in 2024/2025? Discuss.

 

For resit assignment in July/August 2025:

Answer either question 1 or 2:

  1. Explain the strategic motive behind China’s BYD building electric cars in Turkey as part of the global strategy of this Multinational Business.
  2. Analyse the main economic factors that will determine whether the USA and Europe move closer to a debt crunch in 2025.

Learning Outcomes Assessed:

  • LO1 Evaluate the welfare benefits of international trade and exchange
  • LO2 Apply critically old and new ideas of trade and integration to topical issues
  • LO3 Critically evaluate the complexities associated with the international economic policy

Knowledge & Skills Assessed:

Organisation

Communication

Learning & Adaptability

Researching and Analysing

Problem Solving

Assessment Submission Instructions:

  • 3,000 words (+/- 10%), excluding any tables and diagrams
  • 100% of the overall grade
  • Submission: Turnitin
  • Submission deadline: 15 January 2025 at 12:00noon

Date for Return of Feedback: 15 working days after submission

Format for Assessment: Turnitin submission

Marking Criteria for Assessment: See the table below.

Please note that all work is assessed according to the University of Lincoln Management of Assessment Policy and that marks awarded are provisional on Examination Board decisions (which take place at the end of the Academic Year.

Feedback Format: Written

Additional information:

Please follow the instructions below:

  1. A written assignment in ESSAY format of 3,000 words to be done on Turnitin.
  2. The assignment must be in typed form, and use 5 line spacing.
  3. Emailed copies of assignments will NOT be accepted.
  4. The assignment should be submitted electronically on Blackboard.
  5. The assignment must include a complete and authentic bibliography. If you do not provide a bibliography you will lose marks and your assignment will not be marked until one is provided. Ensure that all titles of work cited in the Bibliography are given in English.
  6. The assignment must be fully referenced using the Harvard style. This means that every time you quote an author or a text or use figures and graphs taken from texts, you must indicate this by using referencing at the back of your assignment. Please note that you will be penalised for excessive quoting. Your essay should not appear as a collection of quotes but one reflecting your answer to a question. This means using references and quotes where appropriate.
  7. An official and completed University front sheet must accompany the assignment.
  8. It must be submitted on the date as stated in the course calendar. Failure to comply with this instruction, without mitigating circumstances, will result in a reduced grade.
  9. Please take note of the University’s regulations with respect to dishonest means and plagiarism.

Learning Resources

The key text(s) for this module are:

  • Krugman, P. (2020). International Economics: Theory and Policy, Pearson.
  • Gray, D. Financial Update 23/24, Harlow, Essex, Prentice Hall.
  • The Financial Times      

Other recommended reading for the module is:

  • Reinert, K.A. (2020). An introduction to international economics: New perspective on the world economy. Cambridge University Press.
  • Johnson, D. and Turner, C. (2010). International Business: Themes and Issues in the Modern Global Economy, second edition, Routledge.
  • Peng M. and Meyer K. (2016). International Business, South Western Cengage Learning.
  • Griffiths and Wall (2012). Applied Economics, 12th edition, Harlow, Essex, Prentice Hall.
  • Rugman, M. and Collinson, S. (2012). International Business, Pearson, Harlow, 6th edition.

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ECO3109M International Trade Analysis (January 2015 assignment)

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