· Demonstrate awareness about the uneven distribution of gains associated with globalisation

· Deliver written and oral presentations in which selected issues are discussed on the basis of adequate level of research

· Develop organisational skills for deadline submission

· Exploring the fundamental economic changes in the global economy

Assignments submitted up to one week late will receive a maximum numeric grade of: Levels 4, 5 and 6 (UG) – 40 Level 7 (PG) – 50 Plagiarism offences will receive standard penalties.

Description of the assignment:

10 minutes presentation; discussing the following topic; make sure that you justify and well explain your points.

‘Identify and discuss the winners and losers from globalisation ’.

Any specific instructions:

· The length of each presentation must not be less than 9 minutes or more than 11 minutes.

· Any late submission would have standard penalty.

· The number of slides does not matter, the quality of your slides, the content and your presentation skills are what you will be marked on.

· Candidates need to submit their work on StudyNet before the deadline, which is Monday 26.02.2018 at 20:00.

· All submissions have to be in PowerPoints format.

· The submission can be made through the link in the assignment section.

· Candidates are required to include their student ID in the first slide of their presentation.

· Candidates are asked to allow enough time for uploading their work before the deadline.

Marking scheme:

Knowledge and Understanding For this you need to show that you have a good grasp of the broader context (provide evidence of wider reading). Your understanding of the topics involved will be judged based on the arguments you provide about the topic.

30%

Quality of Content For this you should show your ability to analyse the information and data you decide to use and make critical judgements and conclusions. You will need to provide relevant arguments to identify the winners and losers of globalisation. Concentrate on providing an in-depth conclusive analysis.

30%

Planning and Organisation This requires you to pay attention to the presentation structure, quality of slides, effective use of time and time management. No grammatical/spelling errors.

10%

Timing of Delivery This requires candidate(s) to keep to the allocated time and have an effective and reasonable pace while delivering the presentation.

10%

Clarity and Cohesion This requires you to present clear, understandable and logical discussion which sensibly follows on from what has gone before.

10%

Make sure that:

· The points written in the slides are clear and understandable.

· Slides are not too wordy.

· Care has been taken to order the slides by level of importance and relevance.

· The arguments are coherent and follow logically.

Referencing In order to produce a debate, you need to back up all your arguments by references, data, and evidence. The number of references is important, but so it is the quality/appropriateness of the references and the way you use them to support your arguments. Try to avoid using too many long quotes.

You will be expected to acknowledge your sources both in the slides and in a reference list at the end, both of which must conform to Harvard Standards.

10%

Please remember to follow Harvard protocol at all times. Please take extra care to follow Harvard protocol when referencing online sources (avoid making common mistakes).

For more details on the marking scheme, please see the last page of this document: Standard Assessment & Grading Criteria for HBS Coursework.

· For further help, you can contact the lecturer by email.

· Use the Grading Criteria and Mark Scheme to help improve your work.

· Go to Centre for Academic Skills Enhancement (CASE) workshops, use the CASE website and drop-in hours www.studynet.herts.ac.uk/go/CASE/. More information on this will be provided in-class.

· Academic English for Business support is available through daily drop-ins from the CASE office. See the CASE workshop timetable on the CASE main website page for details.

· Make full use of Library search to identify relevant academic material and the ‘Subject Toolkit for Business’ which contains links to other Information Databases and the Information Management contact details. (http://www.studynet1.herts.ac.uk/ptl/common/LIS.nsf/lis/4DAF5390094771C2802575ED004212BF)

· In this course students are required to submit their work (essay) on Turnitin. Guidance on submission to Turnitin via StudyNet can be found by using the following link. http://www.studynet1.herts.ac.uk/ptl/common/asu.nsf/resource+library/TURNITIN+FOR+STUDENTS+2016+USER+GUIDE.pdf/$FILE/TURNITIN+FOR+STUDENTS+2016+USER+GUIDE.pdf

· Focused on the task & addresses it

· Displays knowledge & understanding: Inclusion of appropriate/relevant theories; accurate/relevant application of data/theory/practice/examples

· Appropriate format for presenting written information

· Well written with good use of language and headings as appropriate

· Coherent structure/organisation evident in the process/distribution between speakers

· Professional/business-like quality; clear images & ‘audience friendly’ i.e. use of colour/font/not overcrowded

· Interesting & attractive; appropriately used

· Keeps to allocated time & effective pacing

· Business-like style; rehearsed & smooth

· Logical sequence

· Articulate & fluent; language is clear & concise

· Harvard referencing

Second Signature: