International trade and competitiveness

INT 650 Final Project Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Prompt: To begin your final project, you will submit a short paper with your country, industry, and company overview, and a description of your country’s
specific trade policies. Provide a brief overview where you select a specific international market and a company within a selected industry. Imagine you are an
international consultant. You are working on providing a client with highly specific analysis of a particular international market, while keeping in mind the
industry that the client is in.
1) Are the trade policies in your selected international market sufficiently competitive to attract new companies in a particular industry?
2) Are the trade barriers in your selected market low and beneficial in order for new companies to succeed in a specified industry?
3) What changes in trade policies, trade barriers, or new trade agreement alliances would make the country more competitive and desirable for your
particular industry and company?
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Country, Industry, and Company Overview:
o Provide brief overview of the chosen international market.
o Provide a brief overview of the chosen industry in which your company is operating.
o Provide a brief background of the company you have selected.
o Include the nature of the company’s products or services.
II. Trade Policies: Describe the country’s specific trade policies geared toward foreign multinational corporations (MNCs).
A. Define trade policies in your specific international market. Consider drawing from multiple sources in your definition.
B. Determine the implications of the trade policies on your company. Do these policies ease or hinder your company’s business? Why?
C. Determine the implications of the trade policies on your industry. Do these policies ease or hinder the industry within the specific international
market? Why?
D. Determine the implications of the trade policies on consumers. Do these policies hinder the consumer’s purchasing power within the specific
international market? Why?
Guidelines for Submission: Milestone One must be submitted as a 2–3 page (not including title and reference pages) Microsoft Word document with double
spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Included should be at least two scholarly references. All references should be cited in APA
format.
Rubric
Note About Rubric: Note that the grading rubric for the critical elements below is not identical to that of the final project. The Final Project Rubric will include an
additional “Exemplary” category that provides guidance as to how you can go above and beyond “Proficient” in your final submission. You will receive feedback
from your instructor on each of your milestones that you should be sure to incorporate into your final submission.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Overview Provides a general overview of
the international market,
industry, and company, including
key details
Provides a general overview of
the international market,
industry, and company, but with
gaps in key details
Does not provide a general
overview of the international
market, industry, and company
20
Trade Policies: Define Accurately defines trade policies
in specific international market
Defines trade policies in specific
international market, but with
gaps in accuracy
Does not define trade policies in
specific international market
10
Trade Policies:
Implications on
Company
Determines the implications of
the trade policies on company,
explaining why the policies ease
or hinder company’s business
Determines the implications of
the trade policies on company,
explaining why the policies ease
or hinder company’s business,
but with gaps in accuracy or
detail
Does not determine the
implications of the trade policies
on company
20
Trade Policies:
Implications on
Industry
Determines the implications of
the trade policies on industry,
explaining why the policies ease
or hinder industry
Determines the implications of
the trade policies on industry,
explaining why the policies ease
or hinder industry, but with gaps
in accuracy or detail
Does not determine the
implications of the trade policies
on industry
20
Trade Policies:
Implications on
Consumers
Determines the implications of
the trade policies on consumers,
explaining why the policies do or
do not hinder consumers’
purchasing power
Determines the implications of
the trade policies on consumers,
explaining why the policies do or
do not hinder consumers’
purchasing power, but with gaps
in accuracy or detail
Does not determine the
implications of the trade policies
on consumers
20
Articulation of
Response
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
10
Total 100%