EXAMINATION

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Lecturer’s Signature& full name

Program: IB, AC

Course Code: INS2005

Course Title: Business Organization and

Management
Level:
……………………………………………………. Bùi Mỹ Trinh
Time allowed:
Date: 22/05/2021
Due Date:
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Time:
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Instructions to students:

Opened-book Research-Conduct Assignment

This exam paper contains 6 pages, including the cover page.

 Final Exam Assignment
Aim: This assignment aims to assess chapter Comparative Advantage, Trade Theory,
Balance of Payment for the unit of study.
Nature of assessment: Group task (4-6 members)
Word limit: 3,000 words (+/- 10%)
Marks allocated: 60%
Due date: Please check with the Academic Affair (It is estimated to submit on Jun 15,
7:30-9:30AM)
Submission: Submission of soft-copy, doubled-space pages, pdf-version is
compulsory. Report should be in Times New Roman (12 point), excluding tables and
appendices, with 2.5 cm border on all sides.
Late penalty: 10% of final mark for every 24 hours of late submission (includes
weekend).
Extension: Any request for an extension must be provided to the unit convenor
well before the assignment due date and accompanied by medical certification or other
relevant documentation.

The Brief

1. Choose one nation. Find the recent data for that country’s balance of payments.
Please provide your conclusion of current account including the export and import,
comparative advantage and disadvantage, understand its surplus or deficit.
2. Recently, Vietnam experiences changes in its export structure. Previously, Vietnam
export more agriculture products (for example, rice). Currently, his key export products
are electronical machinery, equipments. Based on the perspectives of comparative
advantage, gravity model, trade integration, study the Vietnamese export dynamics and
provide the explaination of this shift.

What you need to do:

Step 1: Group Allocation
Spend some time networking with fellow students during and outside workshops, with
the goal to form a group for this Assignment (nb: 4- 6 group members is
recommended). You will need to form a team and self-assign into one team.
It is recommended that an initial meeting be held to assign a Team Leader, set some
basic rules/expectations (grade aspirations, contributions, etc.), and discuss the
assignment brief in detail before allocating tasks among members. Each team member
should take notes during meetings.
Step 2: Research conduct
Conduct research by using the below eight stages (see the recommended text for
detailed research conducting stage descriptions):
1: Identify and develop your topic
2: Do a preliminary search for information
3: Locate materials
4: Evaluate your sources
5: Make notes
6: Write your paper
7: Cite your sources properly
8: Proofread

For example, the first stage is to identify and develop your topic. Once you have
identified your topic, it may help to state it as a question. For example, if you are
interested in finding out about the volume of exporting rice in Vietnam, you might pose
the question "What are the causes of export rice and agricultural products changes?" By
posing your subject as a question you can more easily identify the main concepts or
keywords to be used in your research.
Recommended Structure:
Your assignment should be presented in report format and include numbered sections
and headings, such as those below. The report must also be presented in a
professional manner in terms of the font size, spacing, margins, design, and
referencing.
Executive summary

 Summarise key points from your assignment

 Contains 100 words
 Is NOT an overview of the conclusion of your report

Table of contents
Introduction

 Structure and scope of report

 Research problem definition and framework, including the benefits of
conducting research.
  Trend description

Main Body Headings

 Use the eight stages of the research conducting framework as a guide.

Conclusion

 Summarise your report, including any clarification, explation, and implications

Nb: You should not present any new information in this section of your report.
References (nb: excl. from the word count)

 Harvard system of referencing.

 At least 5 academic journal articles (recommended 8 to 10) with high
relevance.
 Other information (websites, newspaper articles, etc.).

Individual contribution:

 Please specifically elaborate on each member's contribution to the assignment,

including which sections each member contributed to and the timeliness of your
group work.

Declaration and Statement of Authorship

All students must agree to the following declaration when submitting assessment items

1. I/we have not impersonated, or allowed myself/ourselves to be impersonated

by any person for the purposes of this assessment.
2. This assessment is my/our original work and no part of it has been copied
from any other source except where due acknowledgement is made.
3. No part of this assessment has been written for me/us by any other person
except where such collaboration has been authorised by the lecturer/teacher
concerned.
4. I/we have not previously submitted this work for a previous attempt of the
unit, another unit or other studies at another institution.
5. I/we give permission for my/our assessment response to be reproduced,
communicated, compared and archived for plagiarism detection,
benchmarking or educational purposes.

I/we understand that:

  Plagiarism is the presentation of the work, idea or creation of another person
as though it is your own. It is a form of cheating and is a very serious
academic offence that may lead to exclusion from the University.
 Plagiarised material may be drawn from published and unpublished written
documents, interpretations, computer software, designs, music, sounds,
images, photographs, and ideas or ideological frameworks gained through
working with another person or in a group.
 Plagiarised material can be drawn from, and presented in, written, graphic
and visual form, including electronic data and oral presentations. Plagiarism
occurs when the origin of the material used is not appropriately cited.

I/we agree and acknowledge that:

1. I/we have read and understood the Declaration and Statement of Authorship
above.
2. I/we accept that use of my university account to electronically submit this
assessment constitutes my agreement to the Declaration and Statement of
Authorship.
3. If I/we do not agree to the Declaration and Statement of Authorship in this
context, the assessment outcome may not be valid for assessment purposes
and may not be included in my/our aggregate score for this unit.

Evaluation

Criteria Details Ratings

Balance of Comprehensive and enlightening review of the 30%
payments trend. Review highlights key insights, which clarify
the trend.
Vietnam Addresses all stages of the research conducting 30%
experiences clearly and professionally.
changes in its
export structure

Structure and Detailed attention to formatting, and stylistic 20%

visualisation choices. Creative, visually engaging and logically
structured report
Quality of writing Uses sophisticated, expressive and appropriate 10%
business language with no grammatical errors.
Sources and High quality and credible sources with more than 10%
evidence 10 relevant sources. Correct use of the Harvard
Individual style of referencing throughout the report
contribution