COURSE PROJECT 1

The following organizations gather and publish data relevant to your course project. Use these resources for research.

• United Nations
• World Bank
• International Monetary Fund
• European Union
• Asian Development Bank
• Central Intelligence Agency
• Trade Information Center
• Japanese External Trade Organization
• Lexis-Nexis
• Ernst & Young
• International Trade Centre
• Dow Jones
• DIALOG

  Course Project Task 1

Research

Review the Web sites provided for research for your course project. Select three of these Web sites and summarize the information you found on each that is relevant for the project. Note, it may take some exploration of the Web site to identify the relevant information. Write the summary in 2–3 paragraphs. Apply current APA standards for writing style to your work.

Country Choice

Based on your review of the Web sources and research, identify one country you would like to select for the course project. Also, specify two backup choices of countries to study. The countries that you choose should be interesting to you for either personal or professional reasons. Provide your primary and secondary choices in a short paragraph. Your facilitator will confirm either your first choice or one of your backup choices.

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Write your choice of countries in a Microsoft Word document.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Assignment 3 Grading CriteriaMaximum Points
1. Summarized information relevant to the course project available on three Web sites.
2. Identified your first choice of a country for your own course project and the specific reasons for their selection.
3. Identified two backup countries for the course project.
4. Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.