The Assessment Report

Individual paper

Due date: XXXXX, submit online (Blackboard/TurnItIn).

Brief

You are a management consultant and you are required to prepare a report for an investment fund (US/ UK/EU origin) that is considering entering emerging markets. The fund specialises in non-financial and non-real estate goods manufacturing investment (you will choose one comparrative sector that interests you).

You are required to prepare a report that evaluates, compares and contrasts the entrepreneurial opportunities in the designated economies alongside those sectors and countries' investment risk profiles (choose countries from different parts of the world, i.e. Argentina vs a country in Central and Eastern Europe/ Asia/ Africa/ Middle East). Use for example sources including the “Doing Business 2018 Reports” of the chosen/assigned countries (www.doingbusiness.org/reports/).  

Your report in particular will consider the differences and similarities in the “Ease of doing business” indices and fluctuations in the macroeconomic indicators of the countries (growth, inflation and unemployment rates) for the last three years, which could be obtained from the IMF database AND "how these business and investment risks present themselves in those emerging economies enterprises" institutional Governance context and compliance environments- a fundamental part of an investor’s ESG risk toolkit.

The countries’ list:

Latin America: Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia.

Europe: Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Poland, Turkey.

Asia:  China, Malaysia, Thailand, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines.

Africa and Middle East: United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Ghana, Algeria, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Africa.

In addition to the report you will also be required to prepare a team and/or individual presentation (assessment).

All presentations need to use GoogleSlides or similarly engaging presentation tools. All presenters need to email me the PowerPoint files before the presentation. The final presentations will be 10 min long and will be held in week 10.

Layout and Presentation Guidelines of the individual paper:

·         Word limit: 2000 (+/- 10% is allowed).

·         Font size: 11 or 12.

·         Line spacing: 1.5 lines.

·         The cover page includes the following information: title of assignment, your name, module title, word count, lecturer’ s name and submission date.

·         The suggested format of the report: title page, brief, table of contents, introduction, main body, conclusion.

·         Your main body should be divided into sections to help a reader.

·         Number the pages.

·         Submit online (Blackboard). 

Assessment Criteria

The coursework will be marked on the overall outcome including: structure, quality of reasoning, quality of written English, data analysis, referencing, style, layout, presentation and overall coherence.

The university uses a common assessment scale across all modules as follows:

Grade bands 70%+                 First Class

                        60 – 69%         Merit

                        50 – 59%         Pass

                        < 50%              Fail

Bands	Generic descriptors
8 90-100%	All learning outcomes and task specifications have been achieved to an exceptionally high standard (according to the level of study). The outcome of the assessment task is presentable in a professional context and may extend practical or theoretical knowledge in the field. It displays an exceptionally high level of understanding, evaluation, insight, analysis, reflection and/or criticality (according to the level of study), and connections are developed both within and beyond the task set. The work’s organisation, structure and presentation are developed to an exceptionally high standard.
7 80-89%	·         All learning outcomes and task specifications have been achieved to an outstanding standard (according to the level of study). The outcome of the assessment demonstrates an outstanding display of understanding, exploration, evaluation, insight, analysis, reflection, criticality and/or research (according to the level of study). Connections are developed both within and beyond the task set. The work’s organisation, structure and presentation are developed to an outstanding standard.
6 70-79%	·         All learning outcomes and task specifications have been achieved to high standard (according to the level of study). The outcome of the assessment demonstrates an excellent display of understanding, exploration, evaluation, insight analysis, reflection, criticality and/or research (according to the level of study), and connections are developed both within and beyond the task set. The work’s organisation, structure and presentation may be developed to an excellent standard.
5 60-69%	·         All learning outcomes have been achieved at a good and some to a very good standard (according to the level of study). The outcome of the assessment demonstrates a very good level of understanding, exploration, evaluation, analysis, reflection, criticality, some insight and/or very good research (according to the level of study), and connections are established within the task set, and in some cases reaching beyond. The work’s organisation, structure and presentation may be developed to a very good standard.
4 55-59%	·         Most learning outcomes have been met at a good standard (according to the level of study). ·         The outcome of the assessment demonstrates a good understanding, exploration, evaluation, analysis, and some reflection, criticality and/or appropriate research. (According to the level of study) The work’s organisation, structure and presentation may be appropriately developed.
3 50-54%	·         All learning outcomes have been met to a minimum satisfactory standard (according to the level of study). ·         The outcome of the assessment shows an adequate understanding, of major ideas, with little insight and basic research. Limited level of analysis, reflection and/or criticality (according to the level of study). The outcome of the task shows ability to paraphrase concepts and theories, with limited ability to make connections. The work may be disorganised, and the structure and presentation may be barely adequate.
2 36-49%	·         Most learning outcomes have almost been met, whilst the rest have not (according to the level of study). ·         The outcome of the assessment shows a limited understanding of major ideas, with little insight, very basic research, and very limited ability to make connections. No analysis, reflection and/or criticality (according to the level of study) The work may be disorganised, and the structure and presentation may be barely adequate.
1 21-35%	The majority of the learning outcomes have not been met (according to the Level). The outcome of the assessment task is incomplete, flawed, very limited and/or presents significant inaccuracies. ·         The outcome of the assessment shows very limited understanding with no insight, and very limited ability to make connections within basic ideas in the field, very fragmented. Lacks research. No analysis, reflection or criticality (according to the level of study) The work is disorganised, and unstructured. Presentation is barely adequate.
0 0-20%	·         None of the learning outcomes have been met. The task has not been addressed by the student, or there is no assessable task. ·         The outcome of the assessment shows no understanding of basic ideas, with no insight and shows no ability to make connections within basic ideas in the field, or the connections are completely irrelevant. Lacks research. No understanding, analysis, reflection nor criticality. The work completely lacks organisation and structure. Presentation is completely inadequate.