International business paper

Paper requirement:

This individual project is designed to test your ability to conduct research, analyze, and distill that research, organize and draw out themes, and then present the research in cogent and succinct written document.  Five (5) single-spaced pages, excluding cover sheet, appendices and reference list.  This paper may be submitted late, with a 10% penalty for each day (yes, even if one minute late!). Submit via attachment to the assignment in MS Word format, using 12-point font and 1" margins.  

This paper constitutes a significant portion of your grade, and thus is not a typical homework assignment.  When it doubt, provide MORE detail.  Assume that the reader has NO experience or knowledge of the subject matter, and explain/define all terms or concepts you introduce (and properly cite your sources!).  Review Dr. Z's tips on case studies and citing sources and the McGraw Hill Case Analysis Guide for more help on doing case analysis.  See additional details in the grading rubric.

You must cite and underline at least 3 key concepts from the course text.  You will know they are key concepts because they are defined by the course text, highlighted in bold, or are section headings.  Each concept must be defined/explained and directly related to the information you present in your paper.  You must use data from at least 3 databases that we have reviewed in class and/or are available in our research links on the Isidore site.  

You must cite at least 5 credible sources to support your analysis, such as generally-accepted business journals like Wall Street Journal, New York Times, the Economist, Time, Forbes, etc.  Don't forget!  If you use another author's words verbatim, you must put those words in quotes and cite the source (otherwise that's plagiarism and you will fail the assignment!).

Paper topic: China as a trade partner: friend, enemy, or frenemy ?

Grading Rubric:

Exceeds the “Satisfactory” rubric because:

· Subject matter presented introduced additional valuable sources.

· Analysis and recommendations were extremely creative, relevant, practical and applicable.

· Sources and citations exceed minimally acceptable quantity and quality.

· All instructions and formatting required were followed completely. Report is error-free in terms of spelling, grammar and sentence structure.  Evidence of proofreading exists because of the absence of typos or other problems. 

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· Write-up is very well organized, taking the reader through the situation and recommendations such that logic and understanding are clearly evident.