INT 315 Module One Worksheet Guidelines and Rubric

Overview: For this assignment, you will identify two global markets of your choice and analyze their economic and political systems for your final project. Using your responses on this worksheet, your instructor will approve your foreign market selection for the final project. Remember that Part I of your final project, which is due in Module Three, will require you to compare two countries as potential markets for a new manufacturing and distribution facility.

You will complete this assignment in the Module One Worksheet.

Prompt: First, review the provided resources in Module One and the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document. In this assignment, you will select two countries to analyze for the country exploration section of the final project, providing a basic description of each country based on the questions below.

Specifically, your assignment should address the following critical elements:

1. What is the economic system in each of the markets?

2. What is the political system in each of the markets?

3. How might the economic risks in those two countries impact the company expansion?

4. How might the political risks in those two countries impact the company expansion?

5. Is there sufficient research data available for each selected country? Support your response with at least three scholarly resources you intend to use for this project.

Rubric

Guidelines for Submission: You should submit the completed Module One Worksheet. Use APA citations where appropriate.

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Country Selection Identifies two countries to examine Does not identify two countries to examine 5 Economic System Clearly describes economic system in each country Describes economic system in each country, but with incomplete or inaccurate information Does not describe economic system in each country 20

Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Political System Clearly describes political system in each country Describes political system in each country, but with incomplete or inaccurate information Does not describe political system in each country 20 Economic Risks Clearly explains potential economic risk factors involved in expansion to each country Explains potential economic risk factors involved in expansion to each country, but with incomplete or inaccurate information Does not explain potential economic risk factors involved in expansion to each country 20 Political Risks Clearly explains potential political risk factors involved in expansion to each country Explains potential political risk factors involved in expansion to each country, but with incomplete or inaccurate information Does not explain potential political risk factors involved in expansion to each country 20 Research Data Determines whether there is sufficient research data available for each selected country, with supporting resources Determines whether there is sufficient research data available for each selected country, but does not support with resources Does not determine whether there is sufficient research data available for each selected country 10 Articulation of Response Submission is mostly free of errors of organization and grammar; existing errors are marginal and rarely interrupt the flow Submission contain errors of organization and grammar, but they are limited enough that submission can be understood Submission contains errors of organization and grammar that make it difficult to understand 5 Total 100%