Current event on free and fair trade
March 2020
Week 6 Assignment: Current Event – Free and Fair Trade or Budgetary Issue
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Due
Apr 12 by
11:59pm -
Points
100 -
Submitting
a file upload
Required Resources
Read/review the following resources for this activity:
- Textbook: Chapter 10
- Lesson
- Citation and Writing Assistance: Writing Papers At CU (Links to an external site.)
- Library Overview (Links to an external site.)
- How to Search for Articles – the Everything Tab (Links to an external site.)
- Article (no more than one-month old) from reputable news source such as The New York Times or The Washington Post
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 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Summarization
25.0 The student describes the main points clearly. |
22.0 |
19.0 |
15.0 |
0.0 |
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 |
22.0 |
19.0 |
12.0 |
0.0 |
25.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Source Evaluation
15.0 The student accurately evaluates the source. |
13.0 |
11.0 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
15.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Your opinon
10.0 |
8.0 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
0.0 |
10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
APA: Citation and Reference Formatting
5.0 |
4.0 |
3.0 |
2.0 |
0.0 |
5.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome
Writing
15.0 |
13.0 |
11.0 |
9.0 |
0.0 |
15.0 pts