Assessment Task 2: Presentation to an Industry Panel

Assessment Task 2:  CLN Team presentation to an industry panel (WIL)

Submission Date: CLN team presentation slides are to be both uploaded to Turnitin via CANVAS and emailed to your lecturer no later than 23:59 pm (AEDT) before week 12 starts.  CLN team presentation will be delivered in your scheduled week 12 class.

Marks Allocated: 20 pts (20%)

Word limit/Length: 10 minutes presentation time followed by 5 minutes of Q&A/feedback from an industry panel.

Learning Outcomes Assessed: CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4.

Feedback mode:  Feedback will be provided by an industry panel directly after the presentation.

Process: Working in a CLN team, this task requires you to conduct research and deliver a group presentation to an industry panel in line with the description above.

• Students will be divided into a number of Collaborative Learning Network (CLN) teams to work on the assessment and each CLN team is to prepare and deliver a PowerPoint presentation to an industry panel on the set task.
• Each CLN will be conducting research on a selected APEC economy to research and explore the possibilities, implications to prepare recommendations.
• A copy of the presentation must be submitted via Turnitin for assessment (the night before your class) and also emailed to your lecturer
• Feedback will be provided by an industry panel directly after the presentation.

Overview

The main assessment is divided into two inter-related tasks: Assessment task 2 and Assessment task 3. To complete these tasks, you are required to conduct research and deliver a verbal presentation to an industry panel and then submit a written report after incorporating the panel’s feedback. The purpose and description of these tasks are provided below:

Purpose:  As a part of this course’s Work Integrated Learning (WIL) approach, Assessment task 2 in conjunction with assessment task 3 is designed to develop and apply your knowledge and skills related to contemporary issues in international management to a real or simulated business project/business environment context. These tasks will therefore involve conducting research on a contemporary issue of international management, delivering a verbal presentation to an industry panel and submitting a written report after incorporating the panel’s feedback within the stipulated timeframes.

Description: To complete assessment task 2,  each CLN will present an analysis of the post-COVID impact of globalisation on one of the APEC member economies/countries.  APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) is a multilateral organisation consisting of 21-member economies. APEC was established in 1989 to further enhance economic growth and prosperity for the region and to strengthen the Asia-Pacific community. Since its inception, APEC has worked to reduce tariffs and other trade barriers across the Asia-Pacific region to support sustainable economic growth in the region. ‘The APEC region became the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic when it struck, infecting more than 5.4 million people worldwide as of 25 May 2020, almost half of that number from the APEC region’ (APEC Policy support unit, 2020). The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to the region and has necessitated the economies to introduce measures and develop policies to mitigate its impact. The APEC Policy Support Unit predicts a decline in the region’s economic growth.

In analysing the post-COVID impact of globalisation on the economy, you should include specific attention to some of the main forces associated with globalisation (technology, trade, offshoring and outsourcing) and the impact of these forces on businesses within the country. You should assess how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the overall impact of globalisation on the country, and discuss how it has affected supply chains in the APEC region. COVID-19 can be taken as a good example of how the reliance on globally connected supply and value chains is superior in normal
times but vulnerable to disruptions. It has posed an unprecedented challenge to many cross-border supply chains in the APEC region. Some of the affected countries include China, Korea, Italy, Japan, and the U.S. which jointly account for the majority of the world’s supply and demand, imports and exports. Supply chain disruptions in any of these countries are likely to affect business activities in many other countries. Finally, you should make recommendations by answering the following questions:

• How are businesses ensuring that cross-border supply chains are resilient? Provide examples of methods/processes used.
• How can governments support businesses to maintain the resiliency of supply chains? What policy options are available?

In sum, as part of assessments 2 and 3, you are required to conduct research and deliver a verbal presentation and a written report for an industry panel. Assessment task 2 represents the verbal presentation component. For both the presentation and the report you need to address the objectives and the associated question outlined above. For this assessment, each CLN will be allocated one of the APEC economies.  Discuss with your class facilitator about the economy you have chosen as our aim is to have diversity in the selection of the countries across various CLN groups. This discussion forum can also be used to have chat regarding the countries choice.

Methodology:

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed unparalleled pressures on governments and businesses alike. The research focuses on addressing the research objectives and answering the research question(s) from articles and reports from publicly available current and credible references. The research does not include any stakeholder interviews.

APEC’s 21 member economies (Links to an external site.) are Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Chile; People’s Republic of China; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Republic of Korea; Malaysia; Mexico; New Zealand; Papua New Guinea; Peru; The Philippines; The Russian Federation; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; Thailand; United States of America; Viet Nam.  For more information about APEC and its 2021 priorities which include building resilient global supply chains in the Asia Pacific region, make sure to check out https://www.dfat.gov.au/trade/organisations/apec/asia-pacific-economic-cooperation-apec (Links to an external site.)

Each CLN will need to research on :

• The general business environment of the selected APEC economy, the main forces associated with globalisation and the impact of the pandemic on the business comunity within the country. 
• Analyse how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the overall impact of globalisation on the country and  how the pandemic has affected multinationals and their supply chains. 
• Make recommendations by addressing the following questions:
  1.  How are businesses ensuring that cross-border supply chains are resilient? Provide examples of methods/processes used.
  2. How can governments support businesses to maintain the resiliency of supply chains? What policy options are available?

Assessment criteria:

The following criteria are considered in assessing the presentation, with the weighting of these criteria noted below.

Marking Rubric – Assessment Task 2 – BUSM3229-2.docx

Actions

 Assessment 2 & 3 resources:

• Multilateral Cooperation is a Safeguard against Pandemics (Links to an external site.)  (Links to an external site.)
• Global business community response to COVID-19 (Links to an external site.)
•  (Links to an external site.)COVID-19 and World trade (Links to an external site.)
• European Commission’s response to the pandemic (Links to an external site.)
• OECD – Country Policy Tracker (Links to an external site.)
• The KOF Globalisation Index (Links to an external site.) measures the economic, social and political dimensions of globalisation.
• The Kearney FDI Confidence Index® (Links to an external site.) is an annual survey of global business executives that ranks the markets likely to attract the most investment in the next three years.
• DHL Global Connectedness Index (Links to an external site.) captures the world’s level of global connectedness.
• World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report: How Countries are Performing on the Road to Recovery (Links to an external site.)
• https://www.gtpalliance.com/global-supply-chain-resiliance/index.html (Links to an external site.)
• ‘Realigning Supply Chain Industry, Post-COVID-19 (Links to an external site.)’ 2020, Industry Leaders Magazine, pp. 104–115, viewed 4 July 2021.
• https://www.oecd.org/coronavirus/policy-responses/covid-19-and-global-value-chains-policy-options-to-build-more-resilient-production-networks-04934ef4/ (Links to an external site.)
• https://www.oecd.org/naec/projects/resilience/ (Links to an external site.)

Citations and References

You should have a minimum of ten good references.

Working as a group

All group members are required to complete the CLN Charter and submit it by the end of week 5.  It is the collective responsibility of all group members to actively contribute and complete any project. If any individual is unavailable during this time, the group will need to adjust responsibilities to allow for the work to be completed. It is recommended that students elect a group leader to take responsibility for this. Working in a group requires consistent interaction and communication. This should be done within Canvas, Google Hangouts, email etc.

Helpful tips on preparing an impactful presentation: Video resources on PowerPoint development for presentations and Public Speaking tips

Nancy Duarte of Duarte Design in an HBR Management Tip video and also a Stanford Business School video on Creating Better Visual Presentations.

Lastly, Professor Conor Neill from IESE Business School Madrid covers some intriguing ways to capture an audience in public speaking and networking.

Assessment policies

Referencing guidelines

You must acknowledge all the courses of information you have used in your assessments.

Refer to the RMIT Easy Cite referencing tool  to see examples and tips on how to reference in the appropriated style. You can also refer to the library referencing page for more tools such as EndNote, referencing tutorials and referencing guides for printing.

Academic integrity and plagiarism

Academic integrity is about an honest presentation of your academic work. It means acknowledging the work of others while developing your own insights, knowledge and ideas.

You should take extreme care that you have:

• Acknowledged words, data, diagrams, models, frameworks and/or ideas of others you have quoted (i.e. directly copied), summarised, paraphrased, discussed or mentioned in your assessment through the appropriate referencing methods,
• Provided a reference list of the publication details so your reader can locate the source if necessary. This includes material taken from Internet sites.

If you do not acknowledge the sources of your material, you may be accused of plagiarism because you have passed off the work and ideas of another person without appropriate referencing, as if they were your own.

RMIT University treats plagiarism as a very serious offence constituting misconduct.

Plagiarism covers a variety of inappropriate behaviours, including:

• Failure to properly document a source
• Copyright material from the internet or databases
• Collusion between students

For further information on our policies and procedures, please refer to the university website on academic integrity .

Assessment declaration

When you submit work electronically, you agree to the Assessment declaration. 

Extension application

If you are prevented from submitting an assessment on time by circumstances outside of your control, you can apply for an extension.

Applications (link: http://mams.rmit.edu.au/seca86tti4g4z.pdf (Links to an external site.)) must be submitted at least one business day prior to the due date to your course coordinator via email (e.g. If an assessment is due on Sunday, students will need to submit a form by Friday).

Special consideration

If you are applying for extensions for your assessment within five working days after the original assessment date or due date has passed, or if you are seeking an extension for more than seven days, you will have to apply for Special Consideration, unless there are special instructions on your Equitable Learning Plan.

If you need an extension of time beyond seven (7) days or if you have missed the one (1) working day requirement to submit this request, you should apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION unless there are special instructions on your Equitable Learning Plan.

Eligibility criteria

Examples of the types of circumstances that may be considered include:
a) unexpected short-term physical or mental illness
b) primary carer responsibility for a family member with an unexpected illness
c) an unexpected, unavoidable employment commitment
d) other unexpected personal circumstances outside your control such as: bereavement; being the victim of a crime or other trauma; severe disruption to living arrangements or financial hardship, for instance, the sudden loss of employment or income.

Your application will be strengthened by documentary evidence of your circumstances.

For more information on special consideration, visit the university website on special consideration.