Group assignment and presentation

International Business
Topic:
You intend to go international business. You need to choose only ONE particular market (or
country) to entry because of limited resources. Analyze Political economy environment,
Economic development of your country in order to explain your choice.
* No restrictions regarding literature and other aids. However, assignment should include proper
references to background literature and information sources.
Recommendations:
- Identify and analyze political economy environment of this country (Political, economic and
legal system).
- Use Freedom in the World published by Freedom House to evaluate the level of political
freedom and economic freedom
- Analyze the impact of political economy environment on the benefits, costs and risks of doing
business
- Use the World Bank’s “Doing Business Indicators” to measure the extent of business
regulations in this country in terms of how easily contracts are enforced, how property can be
registered and how investors can be protected.
Requirements:
1. Written report (submit in-class):
- Write a report for the above-mentioned topic.
- Format: Language: English; Margin: Left: 2 cm; Right: 1.5 cm; Upper: 1.5 cm; Bottom: 1.5
cm; Font/Paragraph: 1.5 lines-spaced with 12-point Times New Roman.
- Total number of pages (excluding appendices): at least 10 pages and no more than 15 pages.
2. Presentation (in-class): + Language: Vietnamese
+ Duration: 15-20 minutes
+ Q&A: 10 minutes.
3. Time and venue:
- Time: 29/11/2022 (Tuesday) – Written report (hard copy) and presentation
- Venue: A301 and A312
 Group 2 (Brazil): 7h – 7h30
 Group 4 (India): 7h30 – 8h00
 Group 5 (New Zealand): 8h00 – 8h30
 Group 6 (The United States): 8h30 – 9h00
 Group 1 (Sweden): 9h00 – 9h30
 Group 3 (Ghana): 9h45 – 10h15
 Group 7 (Turkey): 10h15 – 10h45
 Group 8 (Cuba): 10h45 – 11h15

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 Group Presentation Feedback Sheet GRADE: /10
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Assessment Criteria Fail (Below 4.0) Third (4.0-5.5) Lower Second (5.5- Upper Second (6.9-8.4) First (8.5+)
6.9)
Appropriateness of A significant degree of The majority of the All subject material is All subject material is An excellent set of answers.
answer (relevance and the subject material is subject material is directly relevant and is directly relevant and is The subject material is highly
scope of subject not directly relevant directly relevant and is well justified; most very well justified; all relevant and is
material; explanation and / or is only justified to a satisfactory answers are good (all answers are very good; comprehensive; all tasks are
and justification of partially justified; an standard; the answers questions are Interesting and valid answered to the highest
subject material; inadequate are adequate but one (or addressed), but further conclusions are drawn standard; Excellent
completion of case presentation with only more) is not addressed development and clarity from the subject material conclusions are drawn from
study tasks / limited explanation. or complete. of explanation is presented. the detailed subject material
questions). needed. Elementary presented.
conclusions are drawn.
Appropriateness of The answers fail to The answers include The majority of answers All answers have effective All answers have excellent
theoretical analysis include appropriate some, but not all of the include appropriate theoretical analysis and theoretical analysis and
(relevance of theories and concepts; appropriate theories and theories and concepts; evaluation; there is strong evaluation; an excellent
theoretical frameworks the answers are concepts; some of the there is effective evidence of in-depth degree of theoretical
/ concepts; descriptive and there answers are descriptive theoretical analysis, theoretical knowledge and knowledge is demonstrated
effectiveness and is a lack of theoretical and the standard of evaluation and critique, critical reflection. and there is strong evidence of
quality of theoretical analysis, evaluation theoretical analysis, but there is scope for critical reflection and originality
analysis, evaluation and critique. evaluation and critique is more in-depth of thought.
and critique). limited. theoretical assessment.
Ability to compare There is little or no There is only partial There is an adequate There is a very effective There is an excellent
theory to practice comparison between comparison between comparison between comparison between comparison between theory
(quality of theoretical theory and practice; a theory and practice; a theory and practice; a theory and practice; a and practice; a comprehensive
application; very limited range of limited range of suitable range of comprehensive range of range of appropriate case
appropriateness and case study illustrations appropriate case study appropriate case study appropriate case study study illustrations is applied in
range of case study is applied. illustrations is applied. illustrations is applied in illustrations is applied to a critical and innovative
illustrations). the majority of answers. good effect in all answers. manner.
Presentation skills and Ineffective Satisfactory Effective Very effective A faultless standard of
delivery (effectiveness communication by the communication by the communication by the communication by all communication by all
of communication; majority of presenters; majority of presenters; majority of presenters; presenters; maintains presenters; tone, volume and
team co-ordination; excessive amounts of infrequent eye contact; and frequent eye audience attention body language were extremely
structure of reading; lacks a has a basic structure but contact with audience; throughout; continual eye professional; creative and
presentation and time cohesive and logical lacks cohesion; has a cohesive contact; cohesive structure cohesive structure; excellent
management). structure; poor time adequate time structure; good time and very good time mgt. time management.
management. management. management.
Use of visual aids and Poor use of visual Limited use of visual Visual aids are The visual aids are well Excellent use of visual aids,
quality of handout. aids, which do not aids, which partially prepared using PPT, prepared using PPT, prepared creatively using PPT.
support the support the presentation; which provide support which provide detailed Provides excellent support to
presentation; handout adequate handout to the majority of the support to all of the all of the work. Excellent
is missing or is very provided. presentation. A good presentation. A very good handout.
brief. handout provided. handout.