Macroeconomics report
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Finalproject.docx
Assignment Document
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Subject: |
Macroeconomics |
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Course Code: |
ECO102 |
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Lecturer: |
M Jordaan |
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Term: |
Spring 2020 |
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Issue Date: |
Week 9 |
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Submission Date: |
Week 10 |
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Assignment Value: |
Final Project |
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Week 10 final project
Assessment Objectives or Rationale:
The assessed objectives: (1 to 5)
Assessment Task:
Write an analytical report that demonstrates an integrated understanding of the principles of Macroeconomics related to the country of your choice. You should choose at least 5 of the following areas of Macroeconomics to incorporate in your report.
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GDP |
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Consumption |
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Disposable income / saving |
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Monetary policies (interest rates) |
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Fiscal policies (taxes) |
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Trade (net exports) |
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Unemployment |
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Inflation |
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Government debt (expenditures) |
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Country’s economic position |
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Your report should be written, representing your research including all the research material and their references (min 2000, max 4000 words).
The hand-in date of the report (submission on “turn-it-in”, 20MB) will be the during the last lesson of week 10.
Assessment Criteria: (see assessment sheets)
In assessing the report, the following criteria will be taken into account:
· Interpretation of the task
· Development of a logical and well-organised presentation
· Clarity, style and coherence of the written expression
· Ability to organise relevant material to support your argument
· Knowledge of relevant up–to-date research
· Critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of relevant evidence
· Clear and well supported conclusions
Recommended Reading:
Good grades will depend also on further reading and evidence of a good research
Plagiarism:
The section on assessments and plagiarism in the Student Handbook will be strictly applied.
Grading criteria:
ECO 102 Project Assessment
Name: ______________________
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Content relevance /10p |
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Logical development /10p |
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Critical analysis /10p |
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Report structure/ Referencing style /10p |
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Written presentation /10p |
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Total/50 |
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Grade:
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Comments:
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DEVELOPMENT
Content Relevance
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Excellent/ Very Good |
80> |
Clear evidence of understanding and innovative thought. All the material included was relevant to the task. |
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Satisfactory |
70 - 60 |
Competent use of written sources. Some irrelevant or repetitive material. |
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Needs more work
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50< |
Over-reliance on material paraphrased from books. Too much irrelevant and/ or repetitive material that is not central to the topic. |
Logical development
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Excellent/ Very Good |
80> |
Develops a logical argument and organises ideas clearly. |
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Satisfactory |
70 - 60 |
Could be better organised by sequencing some of the material more appropriately. |
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Needs more work
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50< |
Theme not clear. Lines of argument not clear enough. |
Critical Analysis
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Excellent/ Very Good |
80> |
Well argued. All main issues explored and evaluated and conclusions reached. |
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Satisfactory |
70 - 60 |
Most main issues explored. Some analysis and evaluation. |
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Needs more work
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50< |
Work is descriptive, one sided, work with little analysis or criticism. |
STRUCTURE
Interpretation of task and introduction
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Excellent/ Very Good |
80> |
Introduction shows a sound understanding of the task and provides a clear outline of the scope of the essay. |
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Satisfactory |
70 - 60 |
Introduction is limited and the scope of the task is not fully defined. |
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Needs more work
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50< |
Launches straight in with little or no attempt to introduce and define the task. Task may have been misunderstood. |
Conclusion
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Excellent/ Very Good |
80> |
Good concluding section drawing together the various important points made. |
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Satisfactory |
70 - 60 |
Rather brief and formalised conclusion. |
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Needs more work
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50< |
The writing ends abruptly and/ or rephrases the introduction. |
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