1,000 Word Industrialization Research Report

Week 9 Activity: Research Report

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Research Report: Analysis of Issues in Global

Industrialization

Format for Report

Format: Typed, double-space. 12-point font. 1” margins all around.

Word Count: 1,000 words minimum. Type the word count at the end of your report, before the References.

Organization of your Report

1. Introduction

Questions to Answer in the Analysis of Issues Report:

What are the factors that contribute to the development of industry?

What are barriers to manufacturing development?

Why are some regions more industrialized than others?

What has happened to American industry and why? What can be done about it?

The changes in American industry (a core country) are discussed in the first video. What are challenges for a de-industrializing country like this? The other videos show prospects for economic growth through industrialization for a BRIC country like Brazil and for suggestions for Africa and a MINT country such as Nigeria. You may focus only on Brazil and Nigeria or you may include other BRIC or MINT countries. What are the challenges for these countries to move from NIEs (Newly Industrializing Economies and LDCs (Less Developed Countries) to become part of the core?

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II. Evaluation and Analysis

The readings and videos will allow you to answer the questions above. You should discuss the relevance of industrialization to economic growth. Evaluate its effect on economic growth and development. Discuss policies and programs that a country can pursue to achieve its goals. Include America’s economy in your discussion. It is a core country that has undergone de-industrialization during the past 30 years.

III. Summary & Conclusion

Summarize your evaluation and analysis by listing the major points. Provide recommendations about the effect of industrialization and the future for the countries that you analyzed.

2. Bibliography/References List. List the Readings and Videos if you used them in your report as well as any other sources of information that you found. The MLA format for citing references is How to cite references: http://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm (http://www2.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citmla.htm)

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Criteria Ratings Pts

5.0 pts

10.0 pts

5.0 pts

Introduction 5.0 pts *Issue/topic of report is clearly stated. *Includes significance of issue to Economic Development. *Questions are clearly stated and explained

4.0 pts *Issue/topic of report is clearly stated. *Questions that report will answer are clearly stated.

2.0 pts *Issue/topic of report is stated, though somewhat unclear. *Questions that report will answer are stated somewhat.

Evaluation & Analysis 10.0 pts Excellent: *Excellent evaluation and analysis of research data and information. *Restates questions from Introduction and answers them convincingly with data and information from "Resources".

8.0 pts Very Good: *Good evaluation and analysis of research data and information. *Restates questions from Introduction and answers them with data and information from "Resources".

6.0 pts Average: *Fair evaluation and analysis of research data and information. *Questions from Introduction not re- stated. *Answers to questions not clear or direct. *Does not relate questions to resources.

Summary/Recommendations 5.0 pts Excellent: *Summary addresses the issues presented in Introduction, Questions, and summarizes the report findings. *Pertinent recommendations included.

4.0 pts Very Good: *Summary addresses the issues presented in Introduction, Questions, and summarizes the report findings. *Some recommendations included.

2.0 pts Average: *Summary does not address all of the issues, questions raised in Introduction *Conclusion not clear *Recommendations Questions, and summarizes the report findings.

Summary/Recommendations Overall Grammar, Spelling, Style

5.0 pts Excellent: *Rules of grammar, usage, punctuation are followed,

4.0 pts Very Good: *Paper contains some grammatical, spelling,

3.0 pts Average: *Paper contains

Total Points: 25.0

5.0 pts

correct spelling. *Language is clear and precise. *Sentences display consistently strong, varied structure. *Paper has very few obvious errors.

and punctuation errors. *Language is appropriate for formal report *Includes some jargon/informal tone that should be avoided.

several recurring grammatical, punctuation, and spelling errors. *Language is informal, provincial.