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FIN 336: Project Guidelines and Grading Guide

Overview

The final project for this course is the creation of a research paper that will assist you in learning and gaining an understanding of the purpose and role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The final product represents an authentic demonstration of competency in researching a topic that is extremely important and plays a critical role in the global International Monetary Policies that significantly impact the global financial markets and global economy. The project is divided in to three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Three, Five, and Seven.

Objectives

To successfully complete this project, you will be expected to apply what you have learned in this course and should include several of the following course objectives:

· Understand the objectives, forms, and risks of MNCs.

· Understand the impact of foreign opportunities on the size of a firm.

· Analyze the strategies for global expansion.

· Analyze the factors affecting the exchange rate.

· Understand forward contracts, how it can backfire, cross exchange rate, swap rate, currency, euro credit, and euro bond.

· Understand the tools for direct and indirect intervention in the foreign exchange market.

· Understand the changes in exchange rate and its effect on an import dependent country.

· Understand economic exposure.

· Understand translation exposure (current/non-current method, monetary/non-monetary method, and current method).

· Understand transaction exposure (net cash flow, currency stability, and currency correlation).

· Understand forward hedge, options hedge, money market hedge, invoicing strategy, parallel loan, back-to-back loan, leading, lagging, etc.

· Understand the effective financing rate.

· Understand the financing of international trade (methods of payment, factoring, short-term bank loans, banker’s acceptance, forfeiting, countertrade).

· Understand the evaluation of investment projects.

Main Elements

· Provide a brief history of the IMF.

· What is the purpose of the IMF?

· What are its goals and objectives? Purpose?

· Who are its members?

· Governance and accountability?

· Recent activities and challenges that the IMF have been engaged in with a focus on the recent global financial crisis.

· Summary of your findings.

· Conclusion

Format

· Reference page must be listed separately as the last page of your paper. References may be single or double-spaced and must follow APA writing format requirements.

· The length of your paper should be five to six pages not including the cover page or list of references.

· All papers must be in Times New Roman 12 font. No exceptions.

· Your entire paper must be double spaced.

· Cover Page: Your cover page should include all of the following: running header, name of school, topic, your full name and date. This information should be centered vertically and horizontally on the cover page. No BOLD print.

· All papers must include an abstract. The abstract is a short summary, typically one paragraph, of your completed research. If done well, it makes the reader want to learn more about your research. The first sentence of your abstract should be aligned text left (No indent).

· All papers must be numbered, beginning, with page #1 being the abstract. Page numbers should be placed in the lower right hand corner of your paper using the Microsoft Insert Page Numbers tool. All new paragraphs must be indented right 0.50” right.

· All papers must have a table of contents. The table of contents is the next page after the abstract.

· All papers must have an introduction. The introduction defines the reason for your research and what you hope to achieve from the research. The introduction should be no more than three paragraphs

· APA writing requirements must be adhered to. This includes references and proper in-text citations for direct quotes and paraphrasing. MLS is not acceptable. Additional information can be found in the SNHU Online Library and on the course homepage under the Tab entitled: Research/Writing.

· Your references must include a minimum of four peer-reviewed scholarly written research papers obtainable from various journals that are available on the SNHU Online Library. The suggested source is EBSCOHost.

Milestones

Milestone One: Annotated Bibliography

In Module Three, you will submit an annotated bibliography. You will find information on what an annotated bibliography is and how to compose an effective deliverable. This Milestone is not graded, but your instructor will review your submission, make comments and suggestions as appropriate, and return it with comments.

Milestone Two: Rough Draft of Final Product

In Module Five, you will submit your rough draft of what your final paper may include. You should have as much of the paper completed as possible. This Milestone is not graded, but your instructor will review your submission, make comments and suggestions as appropriate, and return it with comments. The format should be as close as possible to meeting the expectation as described above in Format.

Milestone Three: Final Product

In Module Seven, you will submit your final research paper. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the main elements of the final product. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This milestone will be graded using the Final Product Rubric.

Deliverable Milestones

Milestone	Deliverables	Module Due	Grading
One	Annotated bibliography. Your instructor will review your submission, make comments and suggestions as appropriate, and return it with comments.	Three	Not graded, instructor feedback given
Two	Rough draft of final product. This will be your rough draft of what your final paper may include. You should have as much of the paper completed as possible. Your instructor will review your submission, make comments and suggestions as appropriate, and return it with comments.	Five	Not graded, instructor feedback given
Three	Final product. After you have received all the feedback from your instructor, and have taken into account suggestion and recommendation, you will submit your final paper. The final paper should meet all the requirements referenced above in terms of the (1) purpose of the paper, (2) length of the paper, (3) format of the paper, (4) content of the paper, and (5) deliverables. This final submission should be free of spelling and grammar mistakes and represent an understanding of basic but effective research method techniques.	Seven	Graded using the Final Project Rubric

Rubric

Requirements of submission: Written components of projects must follow these formatting guidelines when applicable: double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, one-inch margins, and discipline-appropriate citations. The paper should be 5 to 6 pages long, not including the cover page or references.

Instructor Feedback : Students can find their feedback in the grade book as an attachment.

Critical Elements	Distinguished	Proficient	Emerging	Not Evident	Value
Milestone Submission and Incorporation of Feedback	Meets Emerging requirements and addresses all instructor feedback through incorporation or clarifying questions/dialogue with instructor (9-10)	Meets Emerging requirements and incorporates some of the instructor’s feedback throughout the progression of the project (8)	Student completes and submits all milestones by the due date (7)	Student submits incomplete milestones or does not submit by the due date (0-6)	10
Main Elements	Includes almost all of the main elements and requirements and cites multiple examples to illustrate each element (23-25)	Includes most of the main elements and requirements and cites many examples to illustrate each element (20-22)	Includes some of the main elements and requirements (18-19)	Does not include any of the main elements and requirements (0-17)	25
Inquiry and Analysis	Explores multiple issues through extensive collection and in-depth analysis of evidence to make informed conclusions (14-15)	Explores some issues through collection and in-depth analysis of evidence to make informed conclusions (12-13)	Explores minimal issues through collection and analysis of evidence to make informed conclusions (11)	Does not explore issues through collection and analysis of evidence and does not make informed conclusions (0-10)	15
Integration and Application	All of the course concepts are correctly applied (9-10)	Most of the course concepts are correctly applied (8)	Some of the course concepts are correctly applied (7)	Does not correctly apply any of the course concepts (0-6)	10
Critical Thinking	Demonstrates comprehensive exploration of issues and ideas before accepting or forming an opinion or conclusion (14-15)	Demonstrates moderate exploration of issues and ideas before accepting or forming an opinion or conclusion (12-13)	Demonstrates minimal exploration of issues and ideas before accepting or forming an opinion or conclusion (11)	Does not demonstrate exploration of issues and ideas before accepting or forming an opinion or conclusion (0-10)	15
Research	Incorporates many scholarly resources effectively that reflect depth and breadth of research (14-15)	Incorporates some scholarly resources effectively that reflect depth and breadth of research (12-13)	Incorporates very few scholarly resources that reflect depth and breadth of research (11)	Does not incorporate scholarly resources that reflect depth and breadth of research (0-10)	15
Writing (Mechanics/Citations)	No errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations (9-10)	Minor errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations (8)	Some errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations (7)	Major errors related to organization, grammar and style, and citations (0-6)	10
Earned Total Comments:	100