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Coursework Module Title   Emerging Markets Module Code 600422 Complete ONE of the following tasks: Task 1

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Module Title	Emerging Markets
Module Code	600422

Complete ONE of the following tasks:

Task 1. Global Challenge Project: Case Report on Wildlife Trafficking (this is a real-life project)

 

Context

You work for an international charitable organisation, the Born Free Foundation, and are tasked to produce a case report on the nature and extent of the global illicit wildlife trade (IWT) in relation to emerging markets/developing countries (EMDCs).

 

1. Select ONE of following contexts: 

• A single wildlife species from a single EMDC (e.g., tigers in Indonesia)
• A single wildlife species from multiple EMDCs (e.g., rhinos in African countries)
• Multiple wildlife species from a single EMDC (e.g., lizards, turtles and tortoises in Madagascar)
• Multiple wildlife species from multiple EMDCs (e.g., jaguars and leopards in African countries)

 

2. Select one or multiple species. The conservation status of the species that you select must be (1) “critically endangered”, (2) “endangered”, (3) “vulnerable” and/or (4) “near threatened” (WWF Directory (Link Here)). The alternative conservation status is available from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (https://www.iucnredlist.org/ ). If you use this source, then you may select the conservation status (1) Extinct, (2) Extinct in the Wild, (3) Critically Endangered, (4) Endangered, (4) Vulnerable, and/or (5) Near Threatened.

 

3. Refer to the latest lists and classifications of EMDCs from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook Databases (Link Here), the World Bank (Link Here), the FTSE indices (Link Here), the S&P Dow Jones indices (Link Here), the MSCI (Link here) or GlobalEdge (Link 1 and Link 2).

 

Indicative Guidance

 

The report may follow the structure that is set out below.

 

1. Title.

 

2. Executive summary (max. 300 words). This section should summarise the main points of your project and may include the following:

• background of the research and theoretical concepts,
• mechanism of IWT,
• key recommendations

 

3. Background of the research and theoretical concepts (approx. 1,000 words). This section should explain the main themes and concepts of IWT and review relevant reports and articles from academic journals.

 

4. Mechanisms of IWT (approx. 2,000 words). This section may cover the following issues:

 

• IWT supply chains
  • Who are the main actors of trade chains (suppliers, intermediaries and consumers)?
  • Are there any perpetrators of IWT or organised networks that engage in the practice, such as customs and border officials?

• • Supply – trends, trade patterns and characteristics.

• • What wildlife species are traded illicitly?
  • What are the hot products?
  • Why are species targeted for trafficking? Are there any economic, political, social and/or cultural factors that drive IWT?
  • What is the scale of trafficking (data on seizures may be used if available)?

• • Demand – destinations, consumption and methods of sale.

• • Are wildlife species consumed domestically and/or internationally?
  • What are the main destinations?
  • How are wildlife species used? Are they used in the manufacture of luxury goods, in medicine and health care, as exotic pets, in tourism, for food, as souvenirs, in fashion or interior decoration, and/or for the testing of drugs and cosmetics on animals?
  • How are wildlife species trafficked and sold? Do online marketplaces and social media (surface or dark web) play a role?

 

5. Conclusions and recommendations (approx. 700 words). Summarise the nature and extent of wildlife trafficking in relation to EMDCs. Identify recommendations and governance implications for policy makers and stakeholders who wish to combat IWT.

 

6. Reference list (outside of word count). The final section should include full references (in-text citations should be placed in the main body) to the sources that are cited in the report (use the Harvard referencing system, https://libguides.hull.ac.uk/harvard). The list of references at the end should be sorted alphabetically by the last names of the authors (or publishers if there are no particular authors). It is strongly recommended that all important tables, figures, diagrams, graphs and such like be incorporated directly into the main body of the report. Avoid appendices and footnotes (be advised that examiners are not obliged to read appendices, which are outside of marking scheme).

 

• Data sources and information.
  • Academic journal articles, official reports of international organisations (CITES, IUCN, UNODC, UN ECOSOC, WWF, WCO, WTO, etc) and governments.
  • Magazines and newspapers.
  • Social media, be they in English or a foreign language, such as Facebook Marketplace, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, Tencent and Weibo, which may exacerbate IWT, can serve as useful sources of evidence. For example, search for “#cute exotic pets”, “#wildlife selfie” and such like.

 

 

Format: Report (see general guidance on report formatting here)

 

Your project report should contain the following:

• A title,
• An executive summary,
• Headings (with sub-headings, if appropriate),
• References and
• Page numbers.

 

The maximum word count for the report is 4,000 words (the word lengths for each section that are given above are indicative, and you may adjust them according to the context of your work).

 

 

Task 2. Going Global Project

 

 

Context

You work for an organisation that is considering expanding its business internationally and are tasked to evaluate the major institutional environments that are associated with doing business abroad.

 

1. Select ONE of the following contexts:

• An organisation that originates from a developed country (mature and advanced economy) which is expanding into an EMDC

or

• An organisation that originates from an emerging or developing country which is expanding into a developed country or an EMDC.

 

2. Your organisation should offer new or existing products/services in the new target market. If your chosen organisation has already established businesses in the target market, then you must identify new products/services for that market.

 

3. Refer to the latest lists and classifications of EMDCs from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook Databases (Link Here), the World Bank (Link Here), the FTSE indices (Link Here), the S&P Dow Jones indices (Link Here), the MSCI (Link here) or GlobalEdge (Link 1 and Link 2).

 

 

Indicative Guidance

 

The report may follow the structure that is set out below.

 

1. Title.

 

2. Executive summary (max. 300 words), which should summarise the main points of your project and may include the following:

• a description of the organisation (products/services),
• theoretical concepts and
• key institutional environments of the host country.

 

3. Background (approx. 700 words). Select ONE organisation of interest. It should be related to your future career. The organisation in question may be of one of the following types:

• an existing for-profit organisation (a multinational enterprise (MNE), a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME), a state-owned enterprise (SoE), a start-up firm, a family business or a business group;
• an existing non-profit/non-governmental organisation (NGO or NPO);
• an existing governmental organisation.

 

This section should include a short overview of the history, the place where the organisation is founded and the products/services that it offers. The products/services of your organisation of choice should benefit the host/recipient economy. Identify the key competitors of the organisation, their strengths and weaknesses, their international operations and their current international presence (if applicable). If you prefer to use a listed for-profit organisation from a developed or emerging economy, the World Investment Reports (UNCTAD 2021) and Fortune Global 500 (2021) provide lists of organisations. These are available from the “assessment” folder under the Module tab on Canvas.

 

4. Review of theoretical concepts or models (approx. 1,000 words).

Interpret and evaluate the relevant theoretical concepts, frameworks and/or models. Focus only on literature that is pertinent to your context (or case). This section can be woven into Section 5.

 

5. Analysis and discussion of institutional voids (opportunities, threats, uncertainties and risks) in the host country and industry, which should be related to specific lines of business (approx. 1,500 words). The proposed destination (or target market) must be outside of the home country of your organisation. The country and the industry that you identify should be promising and attractive. Identify the salient institutional factors and explain how they are relevant to the context of your report. What follows is an indicative list of factors that you might consider. In this section, do NOT list – be selective and evaluative.

 

1. Economic factors. Patterns and trends in economic development, including GDP, GDP/capita, GDP growth rate, income level and income distribution, size of labour force, education level of labour force, labour costs, major sectors of the economy, characteristics of industry, imports and exports, major trading partners, inflation, ease of doing business, infrastructure and logistics (internet penetration, ports, airports, rail services, distribution networks and so on) and other relevant economic characteristics.

 

2. Political and legal factors. Political and legal systems, political risks and freedoms, government policies and regulations, property rights and intellectual property protection, and other relevant indicators.

 

3. Environmental, social and cultural factors. Pollution, demographics, social and ethical systems, religions, languages, consumer tastes and behaviours, attitudes, shared values, belief, norms and corruption.

 

6. Conclusion and recommendations (approx. 500 words). Suggest how the organisation should navigate its institutional environments to seize opportunities and to manage risks in the target market.

 

7. Reference list (outside of word count). The final section should include full references (in-text citations should be placed in the main body) to the sources that are cited in the report (use the Harvard referencing system, https://libguides.hull.ac.uk/harvard). The list of references at the end should be sorted alphabetically by the last names of the authors (or publishers if there are no particular authors). It is strongly recommended that all important tables, figures, diagrams, graphs and such like be incorporated directly into the main body of the report. Avoid appendices and footnotes (be advised that examiners are not obliged to read appendices, which are outside of marking scheme).

 

 

Format (Report) (see general guidance on report formatting here)

 

Your project report should contain the following:

-         A title,

-         An executive summary,

-         Headings (with sub-headings, if appropriate),

-         References and

-         Page numbers.

 

 

The maximum word count for the report is 4,000 words (the word lengths for each section that are given above are indicative, and you may adjust them according to the context of your work).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment Submission (information for students)

 

eSubmission is the approved method for your programme of study.  You must hand in your assessed Assignment(s), for all modules that you are taking during the 2021/22 Academic Year using the Canvas system.  Submission of a printed copy is NOT allowed. You should submit via the Assignments menu item on the relevant module Canvas site.

 

Assignments must be submitted by the date and time stipulated. Deadlines will be strictly adhered to. Students submitting late, and who do not have mitigating circumstances approved by the Mitigating Circumstances Panel, will be subject to penalties for late submission specified by the University. Please note that Saturday and Sunday are treated as “working days” for the purposes of the late submission policy.

 

 

Under/overlong assessments:

While there is no penalty for summative work that exceeds a specified maximum length, the University will normally not mark content beyond the stipulated length. Your grade only reflects up to 4,000 words from your work. There is no penalty for submissions that are below the word limit.

 

 

Late submission penalties:

1. Up to and including 24 hours after the deadline, a penalty of 10%
2. More than 24 hours and up to and including 5 working days after the deadline, either a penalty of 10% or the mark awarded is reduced to the pass mark, whichever results in the lower mark
3. More than 5 working days after the deadline, a mark of zero is awarded.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assessment Criteria (Project Report)

 

Assessment Criteria	LOs[1]	1-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70-79	80-100
Relevance to question(s)	1-4	Clear fail. There is no engagement with the question.	There is unsatisfactory engagement with the question.	There is weak engagement with the question.	There is satisfactory engagement with the question.	There is very good engagement with the question.	There is excellent engagement with the question	There is outstanding engagement with the question.
Demonstrate a systematic knowledge and critical awareness of the shift in the focus of international businesses to emerging markets. Appreciate and apply theoretical concepts of internationalisation in relation to EMDCs and their institutional environments.	1-2	There is no evidence of knowledge and awareness of EMDCs. There is no appreciation and application of theoretical concepts and institutional environments in relation to EMDCs.	There is unsatisfactory evidence of knowledge and awareness of EMDCs. The appreciation and application of theoretical concepts and institutional environments in relation to EMDCs are unsatisfactory.	There is weak evidence of knowledge and awareness of EMDCs. The appreciation and application of theoretical concepts and institutional environments in relation to EMDCs are weak.	There is satisfactory evidence of knowledge and awareness of EMDCs. The appreciation and application of theoretical concepts and institutional environments in relation to EMDCs are satisfactory.	There is very good evidence of knowledge and awareness of EMDCs. The appreciation and application of theoretical concepts and institutional environments in relation to EMDCs are very good.	There is excellent evidence of knowledge and awareness of EMDCs. The appreciation and application of theoretical concepts and institutional environments in relation to EMDCs are excellent.	There is outstanding evidence of knowledge and awareness of EMDCs. The appreciation and application of theoretical concepts and institutional environments in relation to EMDCs are outstanding.
Evaluate major opportunities, threats, uncertainties and risks associated with EMDCs and identify prospective strategic implications.	3	There is no evidence of an evaluation of the opportunities, threats, uncertainties and risks associated with EMDCs and the identification of prospective strategic implications.	There is unsatisfactory evidence of an evaluation of the opportunities, threats, uncertainties and risks associated with EMDCs and the identification of prospective strategic implications.	There is weak evidence of an evaluation of the opportunities, threats, uncertainties and risks associated with EMDCs and the identification of prospective strategic implications.	There is satisfactory evidence of an evaluation of the opportunities, threats, uncertainties and risks that are associated with EMDCs and the identification of prospective strategic implications.	There is very good evidence of an evaluation of the opportunities, threats, uncertainties and risks associated with EMDCs and the identification of prospective strategic implications.	There is excellent evidence of an evaluation of the opportunities, threats, uncertainties and risks associated with EMDCs and the identification of prospective strategic implications.	There is outstanding evidence of an evaluation of the opportunities, threats, uncertainties and risks associated with EMDCs and the identification of prospective strategic implications.
Organisation, structure and presentation	4	There is no evidence of clear, logical and consistent organisation, structure and presentation.	There is unsatisfactory evidence of clear, logical and consistent organisation, structure and presentation.	There is weak evidence of clear, logical and consistent organisation, structure and presentation.	There is satisfactory evidence of clear, logical and consistent organisation, structure and presentation.	There is very good evidence of clear, logical and consistent organisation, structure and presentation.	There is excellent evidence of clear, logical and consistent organisation, structure and presentation.	There is outstanding evidence of clear, logical and consistent organisation, structure and presentation.
Use of sources and references	1-4	Clear fail. The work lacks quality sources and references.	The work exhibits unsatisfactory use of quality sources and references.	The work exhibits weak use of quality sources and references.	The work exhibits satisfactory use of quality sources and references.	The work exhibits very good use of quality sources and references.	The work exhibits excellent use of quality sources and references.	The work exhibits outstanding use of quality sources and references.

 

 

Assessment Criteria	Distributions of Percentage Marks
Relevance to question(s)	20%
Demonstration of systematic knowledge and critical awareness of the shift in the focus of international businesses to emerging markets. Appreciation and application of theoretical concepts of internationalisation in relation to emerging markets and their institutional environments	25%
Evaluation of major opportunities, threats, uncertainties and risks that arise as a consequence of operating in/from EMDCs and identification of prospective strategic implications	25%
Organisation, structure and presentation	20%
Use of sources and references	10%
Total	100%