Company background and Industry

Assessment 1(a) Individual report 1500 words, Due week 6.    Each student is required to select an international company which has its head office in one of the following countries; namely, Singapore, Germany, Vietnam, South Korea, or Dubai and identify key contemporary challenges that the company is facing in the international business environment.    Students are expected to conduct comprehensive research and in-depth analysis on the key contemporary challenges, with the attendant key issues, confronting the international company, and write a report on their findings.   This requires students to thoroughly researching a range of sources including, newspapers, journals, databases, web sites and company internet sites. As a guide the following structure can be adopted   Introduction. This should include background information about the organisation and the associated industry. The description should set the context in which this study has been conducted.    The major issues and challenges associated with this organisation. This may include reference to other organizations within this industry as well as the general business environment.   Developments and trends dealing with the identified challenges. A review of appropriate industry commentary on developments in dealing with the identified challenges. This may include your own observations based on your learning to date. The marking criteria is provide below   TBS 923  Marking Criteria for Individual Report   Criterion  Unsatisfactory Fail 0-49% Barely Satisfactory Pass 50%-64% Satisfactory Credit 65%-74% Superior Quality Distinction 75%-84% Outstanding Quality High Distinction 85%-100%    Introduction: Company background and Industry   10% A poor introduction containing minimal information about  the organisation  and/or industry A general introduction  containing insufficient information about  the organisation  and/or its industry A clear introduction with adequate information regarding  the organisation  and industry A well thought out introduction with clear information about  the organisation  and industry A comprehensive introduction with substantial information about  the organisation  background and industry   Issues and Challenges   20% An inadequate section with poor understanding of issues and challenges and minimal information A general understanding of the issues and challenges associated with this organisation   A clear understanding of the issues and challenges associated with this organisation and industry A demonstrated  understanding of issues and challenges  associated with the organisation and supporting information about the industry. A comprehensive understanding of issues and challenges associated with this organisation with substantial supporting information  about the industry.  Developments and Industry Trends   20% An inadequate section with poor understanding of  developments and industry trends and minimal information A general understanding of  developments and trends  associated with this industry A clear understanding of the  developments and trends  associated with this industry A demonstrated  understanding of developments and trends associated with this industry. A comprehensive understanding of developments and trends associated with this industry.  Understanding of theory   20% Little or no appreciation of international business theory Limited or basic appreciation of  international business theory Reasonable appreciation of relevant international business theory Sound appreciation of relevant international business theory, including appreciation of limitations. Excellent appreciation or international business theory, including a critical understanding of limitations Written Presentation   15% Disjointed, unfocused report lacking coherence and continuity, and/or not proof read    Presence of a basic information; Lack of coherence; lack of supporting citations, and/or not proof read    Organisation of ideas is relatively clear, but some further development still required; References provided, but connections with  the report  content are vague. Proof read A clear and coherent report and/or analytical framework;  Objectives of the study are clearly supported by relevant references. Proof read A sophisticated and coherent report and/or analytical framework. Report objectives are supported by a strong set of relevant references.  Proof read Referencing   15% The ideas from information sources have not been acknowledged with citations, and/or the student presented an author’s words as her/his own. Potential plagiarism Most of the ideas from information sources have been acknowledged. However, understanding of the Harvard system is poor. The student demonstrates an understanding of the Harvard  system but there is still inconsistency in referencing. All of the ideas from information sources have been acknowledged.  The student demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the Harvard system. The student is well versed and practiced in  the Harvard system, including in-text referencing.   Oral Presentation (5%) due from week 6 Each student will be allocated a particular week and time (between week 6 and week 10/11) to make a presentation of his/her Individual Report to the tutorial class for that week. The presentation should only be 10 minutes long, not including questions from the audience. You can use ppt., however it is important that you limit the number of slides to represent the time limit. You will lose marks for taking longer than 10 minutes. The marking criteria is presented below.   Marking Guide: Assessment 1 (b) – Presentation  (This marking guide is designed to provide feedback on your individual skills presenting to your peers).  Criteria  0 = Unacceptable 评估1 （ a）个人1500字报告，由于6周。 每个学生都必须选择一个国际化的公司有它的总部设在下列国家之一，即，新加坡，德国，越南，韩国，迪拜，并确定关键当代，该公司正面临着在国际商业环境的挑战。   预计学生进行全面的研究和深入的分析，对当代的关键挑战，随之而来的关键问题，面临的国际公司，并写了一份关于他们的研究结果。   这就要求学生深入研究一系列的来源，包括报纸，期刊，数据库，网站和公司互联网网站。作为指南，可以采用下面的结构   简介。这应包括组织和相关行业的背景信息。该说明应设置的上下文中已进行了这项研究。   与该组织相关的主要问题和挑战。这可能包括这个行业内的其他组织以及一般的商业环境。   发展和趋势处理确定的挑战。回顾适当的行业评论的发展在处理确定的挑战。这可能包括您自己的观察的基础上学习。 评分准则是提供                TBS 923个人报告的评分标准   标准 不满意 失败 0-49％ 差强人意 通过 50 ％-64 ％ 满意的 信用 65％ -74 ％ 高档 分别 75 ％ -84 ％ 卓越品质 优异 85 ％-100％   简介：公司背景和行业   10 ％穷人的介绍含有最低限度的信息的组织和/或行业的一般介绍，包含足够的信息的组织和/或行业 有足够的信息有关的组织和行业一个深思熟虑的引入明确的信息的组织和行业组织背景和行业的主要信息全面介绍一个清晰的介绍   问题和挑战   部分缺乏了解的问题和挑战，并最低限度的信息与组织相关的问题和挑战，一个大致的了解不足20 ％   清楚地了解相关的问题和挑战，这个组织和行业证明的组织和支持信息行业相关的问题和挑战的理解。全面了解这个组织的行业有大量的支持信息相关的问题和挑战。 发展和行业发展趋势   部分不足20 ％的发展和行业发展趋势缺乏了解 和最小的信息一般的理解，发展和趋势  与此行业相关联 一个清晰的认识的发展和趋势  与此行业相关联 证明了解与本行业相关的发展动态和趋势。一个全面的了解与本行业相关的发展动态和趋势。 对理论的理解   20％很少或没有升值的国际商务理论有限或基本升值的国际商务理论的合理升值有关的国际商务理论声音升值有关的国际商务理论，包括限制升值。具有很好的鉴赏或国际商务专业理论，包括一个关键的认识的局限性 书面报告   15 ％脱节，重点不突出的报告，缺乏连贯性和连续性，和/或不读证明   读取基本信息缺乏连贯性;缺乏配套引文，和/或不能证明存在   组织思路比较清晰，但仍需要一些进一步的发展提供参考，但报告内容的连接是含糊不清的。读证明一个清晰和连贯的报告和/或分析框架; 研究目的是明确支持的相关文献。读证明一个复杂和连贯的报告和/或分析框架。 报告目标的相关引用的一组强有力的支持。读证明 引用   15 ％信息来源的想法还没有被承认的引用，和/或学生提出了作者的话，他/她自己的。潜在的抄袭从信息源的思路大多已确认。 然而，哈佛系统的理解很差。学生表现出的理解哈佛系统，但仍有不一致引用。从信息源的所有的思想都被承认。 哈佛的学生演示了一个深入的了解。 在哈佛学生熟悉和练习，包括文本引用。       由于口头报告（5％）从第6周 每个学生将被分配一个特定的星期和时间（在第6周和第10周/ 11 ）做一个介绍他/她的个人报告，该周的辅导班。演讲应该只有10分钟之久，这还不包括从听众的提问。您可以使用个百分点，但它是重要的是你幻灯片的数量代表的时限限制。您将失去商标服用时间超过10分钟。评分标准​​介绍如下。   标记指南：评估1 （B ） - 介绍  （此标记指南旨在提供反馈，向你的同行，你的个人技能）。 标准 0 =不可接受