PENYERAHAN DAN PENILAIAN TUGASAN

ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT

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BBEK4203
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
JANUARY 2016
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ARAHAN KEPADA PELAJAR / INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS

1. Tugasan ini mengandungi SATU soalan sahaja yang disediakan dalam Bahasa Melayu dan Bahasa
Inggeris / This assignment contains only ONE question that is set in both Malay and English.

2. Jawab dalam Bahasa Melayu atau Bahasa Inggeris. / Answer in Malay or English.

3. Anda dikehendaki menyerahkan tugasan dalam format MsWord melainkan dinyatakan

sebaliknya. Anda tidak dibenarkan untuk menukar teks/frasa tugasan tersebut kepada format
grafik seperti .jpeg / .gif / print screen / dan lain-lain format berkaitan. /Learners are to submit
assignment only in MsWord format unless specified otherwise. Please refrain from converting
text/phrases into picture format such as .gif / .jpeg / print screen / etc.

4. Muat turunkan templat tugasan versi bahasa yang berkenaan daripada myVLE untuk
penyediaan dan penyerahan tugasan anda. Tugasan anda hendaklah ditaip dengan
menggunakan saiz fon 12 Times New Roman dan langkau baris 1.5. / Download the language
version of the assignment template concerned from the myVLE for preparation and submission
of your assignment. Your assignment should be typed using 12 point Times New Roman font
and 1.5 line spacing.

5. Tugasan anda hendaklah antara 2500 hingga 3000 patah perkataan tidak termasuk rujukan.
Bilangan perkataan hendaklah ditunjukkan di hujung tugasan anda. Jangan menyalin soalan dan
arahan tugasan dalam jawapan anda. / Your assignment should be between 2500 to 3000 words
excluding references. The number of words should be shown at the end of your assignment. Do
not copy the assignment question and instructions to your answer.

6. Anda dikehendaki menghantar tugasan SECARA ONLINE melalui myVLE. Sila rujuk kepada portal
untuk arahan mengenai prosedur menghantar tugasan anda secara online. Anda dinasihatkan
menyimpan senaskah tugasan yang diserahkan untuk rujukan sendiri. / You must submit your
assignment ONLINE via the myVLE. Refer to the portal for instructions on the procedures to
submit your assignment online. You are advised to keep a copy of your submitted assignment for
personal reference.

7. Anda hanya boleh menghantar tugasan SEKALI sahaja dalam SATU fail. / You can submit your
assignment ONCE only in a SINGLE file.

8. Tugasan anda hendaklah diserahkan antara 7hb Mac 2016 hingga 20hb Mac 2016. Serahan
selepas 20hb Mac 2016 TIDAK akan diterima. / Your assignment must be submitted between 7th
March 2016 until 20th March 2016. Submission after 20th March 2016 will NOT be accepted.
9. Tugasan hendaklah disiapkan secara individu. Anda dilarang meniru tugasan orang lain. Anda
juga dilarang sama sekali memplagiat kerja orang lain sebagai kerja sendiri. /
Your assignment should be prepared individually. You should not copy another person’s
assignment. You should also not plagiarise another person’s work as your own.

10. Sila ambil maklum tentang PENALTI yang akan dikenakan ke atas penghantaran lewat tugasan
seperti yang tertera di pekeliling pejabat Pendaftar 6/2012 (Rujuk Registrar’s Announcement di
myVLE) / Please take note that PENALTY will be imposed on late submission of assignment as
specified in the Registrar’s Office circular 6/2012 (Refer to Registrar’s Announcement in myVLE)

11. Anda perlu memastikan RESIT yang dikeluarkan bagi penghantaran tugasan disimpan sebagai
bukti penghantaran. Kegagalan mengemukakan resit dalam sebarang isu yang timbul berkaitan
penghantaran tugasan akan mengakibatkan tugasan dianggap TIDAK dihantar / Please ensure
that you keep the RECEIPT issued upon submisson of your assignment as proof of submission.
Your assignment is considered as NOT submitted if you fail to produce the submission receipt in
any dispute arises concerning assignment submission.

PENILAIAN / EVALUATION
Tugasan ini menyumbang sehingga 40% daripada jumlah markah kursus berkenaan dan akan dinilai
berdasarkan kepada Rubrik yang dilampirkan. / This assignment accounts for 40% of the total
marks for the course and shall be assessed based on the Rubrics attached .

Anda akan diberikan maklum balas tentang tugasan ini sebelum Peperiksaan Akhir Semester
bermula. / You would be given feedback on the assignment before the Final Semester Examination
commences.

PLAGIARISME: POTONGAN MARKAH / PLAGIARISM: MARKS DEDUCTION

Amaran: Tugasan yang diserahkan, secara automatik, akan disemak untuk menentukan kadar
pertindihan. Jika plagiarisme dikesan, markah akan dipotong seperti berikut: / Warning: The
submitted assignment will automatically undergo a similarity check. If plagiarism is detected, marks
would be deducted as follows:

% Kumpulan Pertindihan % Potongan Markah

No.
(Similarity Group) (Marks Deduction)
1 0 – 30 0
2 30.01 – 50 5
3 50.01 – 70 10
4 70.01 – 100 100
 ASSIGNMENT QUESTION

PURPOSE
The purpose of this assignment is to enhance students’ knowledge and understanding of the
concepts, tools and mechanism of fiscal policy to overcome recession for a country.

Tujuan tugasan ini adalah untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan dan pemahaman pelajar tentang
konsep, kaedah dan mekanisma polisi fiskal bagi menangani kemelesetan bagi sesebuah negara.

Abstract: Economist sees Budget incentives to overcome recession and drive growth

The 2015 Budget was tabled by our Prime Minister and Finance Minister Dato' Sri Najib Tun
Abdul Razak in Parliament on 10 October 2014. The good news about Budget 2015 is that there
were no major surprises. This emphasises the Government’s commitment to be transparent in
communicating their agenda, and to listen to the needs of the rakyat.

The last Budget was under the 11th Malaysia Plan, it addresses key issues to promote fiscal and
monetary policy sustainability to overcome recession and ease the transition to GST for
businesses and consumers, while placing the nation on a firmer growth trajectory towards Vision
2020.

* Abstract from a report by Jemalatha Jayaraman for BBC News Online, 2015

Abstrak: Pakar ekonomi melihat insentif dalam Bajet ke arah menangani kemelesetan dan menjana
pertumbuhan.

Bajet 2015 telah dibentangkan oleh Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Kewangan Dato’ Sri Najib Tun
Abdul Razak di Parlimen pada 10 Oktober 2014. Berita yang baik tentang Bajet 2015 ialah tiada
kejutan besar. Ianya menunjukkan komitmen pihak kerajaan agar lebih telus dalam menyampaikan
agenda kerajaan dan mendengar tentang keperluan rakyat jelata.

Bajet 2015 adalah bajet terakhir dibawah Rancangan Malaysia ke-10, dengan menggariskan
beberapa isu utama bagi menggalakkan kelestarian polisi fiskal dan kewangan bagi menangani
kemelesetan dan membuat peralihan Cukai Barangan dan Perkhidmatan (GST) bagi peniaga dan
pengguna demi meletakkan kedudukan negara dalam penjanaan pertumbuhan yang pantas ke arah
Wawasan 2020.

*Suntingan daripada Jemalatha Jayaraman untuk BBC News Online, 2015

*Disesuaikan daripada laporan oleh PricewaterhouseCoopers,2015
REQUIREMENT

Economic recession is generally interpreted as a negative phenomenon. However, Federal

government can overcome the direct or indirect effects during recession in an economy. Based on
the abstract, explain the concepts, tools and mechanism of fiscal policy to overcome the economic
recession issues.

Kemelesetan ekonomi umumnya ditafsirkan sebagai satu fenomena negatif. Walau bagaimanapun,
kerajaan Persekutuan mampu menangani kesan langsung dan tidak langsung semasa ekonomi dalam
kemelesetan. Berdasarkan abstrak, terangkan konsep, kaedah dan mekanisma polisi fiskal bagi
menangani isu kemelesetan ekonomi.

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ASSIGNMENT RUBRICS
BBEK4203 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS / JANUARY 2016

Low Fair Above average Excellent

Criteria
Introduction to recession
and fiscal policy.
(definition, indicators and
effects)
Weight 0 1
No introduction was Unclear introduction
given. about recession and
fiscal policy.
Max
2 3 4
Marks
Fairly clear introduction Clear introduction about Very clear introduction
about recession and recession and fiscal policy. about recession and fiscal
fiscal policy. Irrelevant examples given. policy. Relevant examples
were given.

Pengenalan kepada
kemelesetan dan polisi
fiskal. (definisi, penunjuk
dan kesan-kesan)
1.5 Tiada pengenalan Pengenalan yang tidak Pengenalan yang agak Pengenalan yang jelas Pengenalan yang sangat
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diberikan. jelas mengenai jelas mengenai mengenai kemelesetan dan jelas mengenai
kemelesetan dan polisi kemelesetan dan polisi polisi fiskal. Contoh-contoh kemelesetan dan polisi
fiskal. fiskal. yang tidak relevan fiskal. Contoh-contoh yang
diberikan. relevan diberikan

Discussion on the roles of
the Federal government
to boost the economic
growth.
No discussion was given. Unclear discussion on Fairly clear discussion on Clear discussion on the Very clear discussion on
the role of the Federal the roles of the Federal roles of the Federal the roles of the Federal
government to boost government to boost the government to boost the government to boost the
the economic growth. economic growth. No economic growth. economic growth.
examples were given. Irrelevant examples were Relevant examples were
given. given.

Perbincangan mengenai
peranan kerajaan
persekutuan dalam
menjanakan pertumbuhan
ekonomi.
Tiada perbincangan Perbincangan yang Perbincangan yang agak Perbincangan yang jelas Perbincangan yang sangat
1.5 diberikan. tidak jelas mengenai jelas mengenai peranan mengenai peranan kerajaan jelas mengenai peranan
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peranan kerajaan kerajaan persekutuan persekutuan dalam kerajaan persekutuan
persekutuan dalam dalam menjanakan menjanakan pertumbuhan dalam menjanakan
menjanakan pertumbuhan ekonomi. ekonomi. Contoh-contoh pertumbuhan ekonomi.
pertumbuhan Tiada contoh yang yang tidak relevan Contoh-contoh relevan
ekonomi. diberikan. diberikan. diberikan.
Explanation on the
negative effects of a
recession ( eg. economic
growth)
2.5
Penerangan tentang
kesan-kesan negatif
kemelesetan (contoh:
pertumbuhan ekonomi)
Explanation on the tools
and mechanism of fiscal
policy to overcome the
economic recession.
3.5
Penerangan bagi kaedah
dan mekanisma polisi
fiskal dalam menangani
kemelesetan ekonomi.
Summary
1 4
Ringkasan
Total points 10
No explanation was Unclear explanation Fairly clear explanation Clear explanation on the Very clear explanation on
given. on the negative on the negative effects negative effects of a the negative effects of a
effects of a recession. of a recession. recession. Irrelevant recession. Relevant
illustrations were given. illustrations were given.
Tiada penerangan Penerangan yang tidak Penerangan yang agak Penerangan yang jelas Penerangan yang sangat 10
diberikan. jelas tentang kesan- jelas tentang kesan- tentang kesan-kesan negatif jelas tentang kesan-kesan
kesan negatif kesan negatif kemelesetan. Ilustrasi yang negatif kemelesetan.
kemelesetan. kemelesetan. tidak relevan diberikan. Ilustrasi yang relevan
diberikan.
No explanation was Unclear explanation Fairly clear explanation Clear explanation on the Very clear on the tools
given. on the tools and on the tools and tools and mechanism of and mechanism of fiscal
mechanism of fiscal mechanism of fiscal fiscal policy to overcome policy to overcome the
policy to overcome policy to overcome the the economic recession. economic recession.
the economic economic recession. Irrelevant illustrations were Relevant illustrations were
recession. given. given.
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Tiada penerangan Penerangan yang tidak Penerangan yang agak Penerangan yang jelas Penerangan yang sangat
diberikan. jelas tentang kaedah jelas tentang tentang kaedah dan jelas tentang kaedah dan
dan mekanisma polisi kaedah dan mekanisma mekanisma polisi fiskal mekanisma polisi fiskal
fiskal dalam polisi fiskal dalam dalam menangani dalam menangani
menangani menangani kemelesetan kemelesetan ekonomi. kemelesetan ekonomi.
kemelesetan ekonomi. ekonomi. Ilustrasi yang tidak relevan Ilustrasi yang relevan
diberikan. diberikan.
No highlights of any One major point was Two major points were Three major points were Four major points were
major points. highlighted highlighted highlighted highlighted
Tiada penekanan untuk Satu poin penting Dua poin penting Tiga poin penting Empat poin penting
mana-mana poin penting ditekankan ditekankan. ditekankan ditekankan.
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