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Current event on free and fair trade

March 2020

Week 6 Assignment: Current Event – Free and Fair Trade or Budgetary Issue

  • Due
    Apr 12 by
    11:59pm
  • Points
    100
  • Submitting
    a file upload

Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:

Instructions
For this assignment, respond to one of the following options:

Option 1: Find a recent article (less than one month
old) from a reputable news source concerning a Free and Fair Trade
issue between at least two countries.

  • Summarize the article.
  • What is the issue?
  • Explain why this issue is important to the global community.
  • What outside influences might help change this issue?
  • What is your opinion?

Option 2: Find a recent article (less than one month old) from a reputable news source concerning a proposed budgetary change.

  • Summarize the article.
  • What is the issue?
  • Explain who benefits most from the change?
  • Who might be negatively affected by this change?
  • What is your opinion?

Writing Requirements (APA format). Refer to the APA manual.

  • Length: 3 full pages (not including the title or references page)
  • 1-inch margins
  • Double-Spaced
  • 12-point Times New Roman font
  • Title and Reference page required
  • APA cite article with link
  • Scan copy of article required

Grading
This activity will be graded based on the Assignment Grading Rubric.

Course Outcomes (CO): 5

Due Date: By 11:59 p.m. MT on Sunday

Rubric

POLI330 Week 6 Economic Policy Grading Rubric (100 pts)

POLI330 Week 6 Economic Policy Grading Rubric (100 pts)

Criteria

Ratings

Pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Identifies local newspaper article

5.0
pts
The student uses a relevant and timely newspaper article.

4.0
pts
The student provides a relevant article, but it is not timely.

3.0
pts
The student did not identify relevant article.

2.0
pts
The student did not identify a relevant or timely article.

0.0
pts
No effort

5.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Summarization

25.0
pts

The student describes the main points clearly.

22.0
pts
The student summarizes most of the main points accurately, but has some misunderstanding and may need to re-read the article.

19.0
pts
The student’s description of main points is not clear or is not thorough.

15.0
pts
The student failed to summarize important information.

0.0
pts
No effort

25.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Identifies How
Affected Option 1: Explain why this issue is important to the global
community. Option 2: Explain who benefits and who might be negatively
affected most from the change.

25.0
pts
The
student identifies how the issue relates to the nations involved in the
global community accurately and in detail. OR The student identifies who
benefits and who is affected negatively the most with accuracy and in
detail.

22.0
pts
The
student identifies how the issue relates to the nations involved
accurately. OR The student identifies who benefits and who is affected
negatively the most with accuracy.

19.0
pts
The student provides some reasoning, but is not clear in explanation.

12.0
pts
The
student does not adequately address an issue and its importance. OR The
student does not adequately address who benefits and who is might be
most negatively affected from change.

0.0
pts
No effort

25.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Source Evaluation

15.0
pts

The student accurately evaluates the source.

13.0
pts
The student mostly accurately evaluates the source

11.0
pts
The student somewhat accurately evaluates the source.

9.0
pts
The student inaccurately evaluates the source.

0.0
pts
No effort

15.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Your opinon

10.0
pts
The student provides an opinion based on solid evidence and reasoning.

8.0
pts
The student provides an opinion based mostly on solid evidence and reasoning.

7.0
pts
Student provides a reasonable opinion.

5.0
pts
The student provides an opinion that is refuted by facts.

0.0
pts
No effort

10.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
APA: Citation and Reference Formatting

5.0
pts
Source is properly cited in the text and references page demonstrating a mastery APA format.

4.0
pts
Source
is cited in the text and reference page. Some minor errors may exist in
citation, but it does not interfere with understanding the source of
the information.

3.0
pts
Source
is cited in the text and reference pazge. Some errors may exist in
citation that need to be addressed to clarify the source of information.

2.0
pts
Major errors in citation. Proper citation is missing from either within the text or on the references pages.

0.0
pts
No effort

5.0 pts

This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Writing

15.0
pts
The
student presents information using clear and concise language in an
organized manner (minimal errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax,
and punctuation).

13.0
pts
The
student presents information using understandable language, but is
somewhat disorganized (some errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax,
and punctuation).

11.0
pts
The
student presents information using understandable language but is very
disorganized (many errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and
punctuation).

9.0
pts
The
student presents information that is not clear, logical, professional or
organized to the point that the reader has difficulty understanding the
message (numerous errors in English grammar, spelling, syntax, and/or
punctuation).

0.0
pts
No effort

15.0 pts

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