Due Date: 11.59 PM, FRIDAY WEEK 10 (22 May 2020)
Section Details
Assessment N: Assessment 3
Assessment type: Research Report: 1500 - 2000 words report - Individual assessment
Assessment purpose: To enable students to research, critically analyse and evaluate the impact of the external sector on macroeconomic performance of Australia and its policy implications. This assessment contributes to Learning Outcomes b, c, and d.
Assessment topic: Evaluation of the performance of net exports in Australia
Task details: Students will complete a research-based analysis and evaluation of Australia's macroeconomic performance for the period 1990 to 2017. The response needs to be developed into a professionally presented report. Students will follow the following procedure:
(1) Obtain data on real GDP, exchange rate, net exports (exports - imports), and the cash rate (interest rate). Then using graphs and statistical summaries, discuss the relationships between the following variables:
a. Growth of net exports as a share of real GDP and the exchange rate
b. Growth of net exports as a share of real GDP and the cash rate
(2) Conduct a simple regression analysis to investigate factors that influence the growth of net exports as a share of real GDP in Australia.
(3) Given the insights gained from (1)—(2), discuss how macroeconomic policies, particularly monetary policies, would contribute to improvement of net export growth as a share of real GDP in Australia?
Students need to support their analysis with a minimum of 10 academic journal articles plus the text. Students aiming for a Credit or higher grade will need to use more sources. Articles should be relevant and recent. Non-academic journal sources may also be used, but relevance and validity should be clarified with the lecturer/tutor.
BUS700 ECONOMICS T120 2020 - Individual Assignment, Due 11.59 pm Friday Week 10 (22 May 2020)
BUS700 ASSIGNMENT Term 1 2020
Report format: 1500 - 2000 words report in Word.doc or .docx. Title page, executive summary, table of contents, appropriate headings and sub-headings, recommendations/findings/conclusions, in-text referencing and reference list (Harvard - Anglia style), attachments if relevant. Single spaced, font Calibri llpt.
Recommended sources of data are:
• www.abs.gov.au
• www.rba.gov.au
• www.imf.org
• www.worldbank.org.
• http://datatopics.worldbank.org/world-development-indicators/
However, data may also be obtained from other credible sources. Also, recommended readings for government policies include:
• Statement on Monetary Policy of the Reserve Bank of Australia for insights of monetary policies in Australia.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/smp/
• Budget documents for insights of fiscal policies in Australia.
https://www.budget.gov.au/2018-19/content/documents.html
1. This assignment is individual assessment.
2. Name and ID number of student must be clearly printed on the Assignment Cover Sheet.
3. Students must follow an appropriate format explained below. Not following appropriate format will cause a loss of some marks.
• All analytical contents must be clearly typed and printed. Hand-written report will NOT be accepted.
• Appropriate heading or sub-title of each section must be typed and used.
• You must analyse, explain and show how and why you draw your conclusion.
• You must also draw and include appropriate and relevant graphs and tables together in your explanation. Draw them using Microsoft Power Point/Word/Excel, NOT hand-drawn.
4. Plagiarism (copying the paper from other person) is a serious violation of copy right. It will be penalised and attract a very heavy loss of marks - -Fail-. Make sure you do not show your work to other person(s). Both who show the work and who copy the work will lose their marks heavily and fail in the assessment.
5. Only ONE COPY of the research paper is required to be submitted.
6. Make sure that you read and check everything in the research paper before submission, once completed.
BUS700 ECONOMICS T120 2020 - Individual Assignment, Due 11.59 pm Friday Week 10 (22 May 2020)
• Knowledge and understanding of topic 20%
• Critical thinking, analysis and evaluation 20%
• Reading and Research 20%
• Written presentation 20%
• Identifying examples, both historical and
current, and make policy recommendations improvement 20%
Total mark will be scaled to a mark out of 20. A full Marking Rubric is provided below and also available in Moodle.
Submission Due Date: 11.59 pm, Friday Week 10 (22 May 2020)
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