Resubmission Cover Sheet Name: Program: Cohort: Module: Course: Professor: Instructions: 1. Resubmission assignments are due as a file upload to myCourses no later than 11:59pm on July 14, 2017. 2. All citations must follow APA format guidelines. 3. Font size should be 12pt, and font should be Times New Roman. 4. Spacing should be no larger than double spacing. 5. Students should follow the specific instructions on the assignment for page length and paper requirements. 6. If you have an original final grade of FAIL in the course prior to resubmission, and you resubmit and receive a FAIL on the resubmission, you will be withdrawn from Hult. Grading: 1. Students cannot receive a final grade higher than a PASS for any resubmission assignment. 2. Faculty will have identified criteria or a rubric for grading the resubmission assignment. By signing below, I agree to the above resubmission instructions. I will neither give nor receive assistance on this resubmission assignment, and if I observe anyone violating the resubmission rules, I will bring it to the attention of my Program Dean. Signature: Date: Resubmission Assignment: Global Economics Module A, 2016-2017 Professor Frederic Chartier Professor Shahruz Mohtadi COUNTRY ECONOMIC ANALYSIS: GUIDELINES After gathering all your data and other relevant information, you need to organize and analyze your data to write in comprehensive paper answering the following questions: 1. What are the trends in growth, inflation, unemployment, debt? 2. What are the current monetary and fiscal policies of the government? What social policies is the government pursuing? 3. What are the country’s exchange rate, and trade policies? 4. What are the country’s strengths, and what factors affect the stability of the country’s economy? 5. What are the country’s weaknesses? Economic, political, social, demographic. 6. What are the opportunities for growth in the country? 7. What are some of the threats to the economy? Economic, political, social, demographic. Confirm your choice with your professor. The first step in a country economic analysis is to gather all the relevant data pertaining to the country: Key Economic Indicators: Demographics: 1. Population 2. Population per square kilometer 3. Average annual growth rate 4. Gender, Age, 5. Life expectancy 6. Fertility rate 7. Urban population 8. Crude birth and death rate 9. Literacy rate Geography and natural resources: 1. Land 2. Arable land 3. Climate 4. Land under irrigation 5. Rivers 6. Access to lake, ocean, sea 7. Mineral, oil, and natural gas resources 8. Forrest Capital Resources: 1. Capital stock 2. Human Capital Economic data: 1. Real GDP 2. Real GDP per capita 3. Growth rate 4. Components of GDP: Consumption, Investment, Government expenditures, Net Exports 5. Origins of GDP: Manufacturing, Agriculture, Services, etc. 6. Unemployment rate, 7. Employment by sector 8. Monetary aggregate growth rate 9. Central bank lending rate 10. Lending real interest rate 11. Inflation rate 12. Exchange rate 13. Employment cost index 14. Labor productivity 15. National saving rate Government Budget data: 1. Taxes, personal and corporate rates, value added taxes, etc. 2. Expenditures 3. Debt 4. Debt/GDP ratio Trade and Balance of Payments data: 1. Exports of goods and services 2. Imports of goods and services 3. Trade to GDP ratio 4. Balance of Payments 5. Barriers to trade, tariffs, non-tariff barriers etc. Comparative Indicators: 1. Income inequality Gini Coefficient 2. Government Effectiveness 3. Days to start business 4. Entrepreneurial Activity 5. Enabling Trade Index 6. Index of Economic Freedom rank 7. Human Development Index Paper Requirements • The paper should be double spaced, numbered, using Times New Roman 12 font. • The paper must not exceed 30 pages exclusive of appendix. • You may use either footnotes or endnotes with the appropriate format. • You are to create your own exhibits, and graphs. • All data, exhibits, maps, pictures, etc., should be placed in the appendix. • The paper must have a title page (see below) • The paper should have a table of contents • The paper should have an executive summary Assessment Criteria 1. Selection of the country the rationale for the selection, and a list of planned references weight = 10% 2. The breadth, depth, and relevance of data weight = 15% 3. Paper Organization weight = 25% 4. Economic analysis weight = 50% Grading rubric for this assignment: Research Paper Rubric Data High Pass – All data are accurate, relevant, and gathered from an extensive list of primary sources. Pass –Data are accurate, relevant, and gathered from an adequate list of primary sources. Needs Improvement – The data are not accurate, relevant, and gathered from primary sources. Fail Economic Analysis High Pass – Data analysis is compelling an described with ample evidence to answer all of the questions Pass - Analysis is generally clear and supported by data to answer all of the questions. Needs Improvement – Analysis is weak and/or confusing and fails to answer the questions. Fail Conclusions High Pass – All of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats are clearly identified. Pass –Not all of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats are identified. Needs Improvement – Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats are not clearly identified. Fail Overall High Pass – Highly informative paper. Research, analysis, and conclusions are thorough and well written. Pass - Informative paper that is supported by data, analysis, and adequately written. Needs Improvement -Minimally informative paper with important gaps in quality of research and analysis. Fail   Title (country) A Case Study Submitted to: Professor Mohtadi Professor Chartier Submitted by: Boston, Massachusetts (Date) CIS8009 – Management of Business Telecommunications Semester 1, 2017 Page 1 of 5 Industry research paper 1 – First assignment specification Due date: See your study Desk Value: 25% Structure: Industry research paper Objectives copy document of objectives The course objectives met by this assignment include: • Course specifications are available online from the USQ website . Always check the website for the latest version. Background You are required to find two organisations: one large organisation with more than 5,000 employees and one small-to-medium organisation with between 50-1,000 employees. The size of these organisations is important as their current and future requirements would be different. When you are selecting these organisations, consider their footprint, such as are they operating within one country only, are they branching out to another country or are planning to do so, or are they already operating on a global scale? Other points you need to consider at this point is the type of business (pharmaceutical versus distribution for example). You may find some information on their history that provides some clues. You could look at their mission, vision, values statements. An organisation may be small now (they might have just started) and has the potential to grow. Some organisations pride themselves to be a family business and their expansion would encompass minimal risks, while large conglomerate organisations may have more assets to take larger risks. Some organisations are owned by another organisation, and this may impact their current and future situation differently. Please do not contact any organisation to obtain information. There are security reasons why this information is not availably publicly. What you need to do for your assignments it to use the technical aspect of this course to make your own assumptions and deductions from the information that is publicly available. Then translate this into a managerial view. In addition, it would be more beneficial and workable to select two organisations that do not have the same product or type or operation. This will assist you in the requirements of the other assignments in this course. Using the course material you are now required to make further assumptions and write an industry research paper that will describe the business communications and business systems relying on the network-related elements of these two organisations. While the textbook provides you withCIS8009 – Management of Business Telecommunications Semester 1, 2017 Page 2 of 5 technical information of network operation, you need to take the higher level view of how the networks can provide and help the management of the organisations. You need to differentiate the use of the networks between these two organisations. A larger organisation would have more complexity due to the factors outlined in the first assignment specifications. A smaller organisation may not have the necessary infrastructure as one would expect. You need to familiarise yourself further with these two organisations and create an understanding how they would conduct their business (email, network connectivity), local or global, small family business. Consider that different types of businesses even in the same sector might have different requirements. Determine if the organisation is owned by another (this information may be available on the internet) and how that might have an impact on the use and design of communications in the organisations. Some of your assumptions can be based on what you may already know about an organisation. As you do your research, online, journal articles, or books, use the information from your reading to build support and arguments using Harvard citing. Once you have built up a picture of these organisations network usage and design, you will then have integrated the course material in your description while focusing on the specifics of each organisation. You are not required to contact anyone from these organisations. Structure of industry research paper Using the USQ library search facility to locate suitable journal papers will provide you with a good understanding on how a paper is written. The focus here is not so much that you write a journal article, but that you write a document that applies the structure given below, and address the issues outlined in this specification. We are particularly looking for you to apply the course material to your description of the network-related elements. You need to show your understanding of the material, while describing each organisations network. This will result in unique content. Organise your research paper in the following way:  Title (you are required to provide your paper’s title)  Your name and student number  Abstract (about 100 words)  Introduction  Body context (you could divide into several sub-sections if required)  Conclusion  References. The word-count limit for the introduction, body, and conclusion of this paper is set at about 3,000 words. It is part of the assessment that you meet this word count, as it will require you to address the specifications succinctly. Use five (5) or more resources for you Harvard in text citing and reference list. Please ensure that you apply the format correctly, and for your convenience, links to resources have been provided.CIS8009 – Management of Business Telecommunications Semester 1, 2017 Page 3 of 5 Submission requirements Submit your assignment into EASE. Please note that the link will be visible to you only when the assignment is due. Do not email the essay to the course leader. If you are unable to upload, notify the course leader of the issue so that it may be resolved so that you can upload the assessment.CIS8009 – Management of Business Telecommunications Semester 1, 2017 Page 4 of 5 Marking criteria for research paper 1 Student name: ___________________________ Student number: ____________________ Marks Structured development of research paper Logical flow leading the reader from start to finish on a clear path of addressing the assignment; clear identification and description of network usage; clearly differentiation of networks between the two organisations as outlined in the specification. Meets all the requires for this objective 15-20 Good work – minor issue 10-15 Requires more work 5-10 Very poor effort 0-5 Comment: /30 Depth of research/ critical reflection Reason to support findings: critical evaluation and analysis of the two organisations networks usingbook, journal article, report, news article on the internet); using sources to support description of the network-related elements of these two organisations. Meets all the requires for this objective 15-20 Good work – minor issue 10-15 Requires more work 5-10 Very poor effort 0-5 Comment: /30 Understanding of key ideas and concepts Understood the course material; able to identify key ideas and concept within a real life scenario of issues; able to explain an issue with the use of key ideas and concepts; able to relate own experience to course material and issue by introducing own perspective Meets all the requires for this objective 15-20 Good work – minor issue 10-15 Requires more work 5-10 Very poor effort 0-5 /30CIS8009 – Management of Business Telecommunications Semester 1, 2017 Page 5 of 5 Comment: Evidence of support Citing and referencing: Correct format used for within text Harvard citing; correct format used for Harvard reference list; used more than five (5) sources (book, journal article, report, news article on the internet) in addition to the course text book. Meets all the requires for this objective 15-20 Good work – minor issue 10-15 Requires more work 5-10 Very poor effort 0-5 Comment: /10 Total /100 General Comments: