About the Writing Assignment for Peer Assessment
Assignment Country analysis:
In this assignment we will focus on fundamental economic indicators of your home country. You need to provide a five-minute video pitch describing major economic indicators of your home country. By presenting this, you should become aware of the current economic situation in your home country.
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Writing Task: For the period 2005 till recent (2013/2014) you are asked to collect data for your home country on any three of the following topics:
Visualisation of the data is preferred.
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Useful resources
You may find the following websites useful to collect the data you are looking for.
- OECD: oecd.org Links to an external site.
- IMF: imf.org Links to an external site.
- Worldbank: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/home.aspx Links to an external site.
Another value resource of information is the national bureau of statistics of your home country.
Assessment
After you upload your video file or send us the web link of your video pitch, we are going to assess within five working days.
Below you find an assessment sheet, which will be used to assess your video pitch. Please keep it in mind, don't make your video longer than 5 minutes.
Assessment matrix
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5.0-8.0 points |
3.0 ~5.0 points |
< 3.0 points |
Points awarded |
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Introduction |
Captivating introduction |
Clear introduction |
Uninspiring introduction |
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Representation |
The information has been competently converted into diagrams in a way that contributes to the interpretation of the information |
The information collected has been converted into diagrams although the some of the diagrams may contain some errors |
Diagrams have been presented but the majority contains errors |
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Analysis |
An accurate analysis based on the information presented has been provided for all areas under investigation. Appropriate references have been made to the information. |
An analysis based on the information presented has been provided for all areas under investigation. |
An analysis has been presented but not for all areas under investigation. |
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Language |
Graceful language that skilfully communicates meaning to readers with clarity and fluency, and is virtually error free. |
Straightforward language that generally conveys meaning to readers. The presentation is understandable for audience. |
Language that generally conveys meaning to readers with clarity, although writing may include some errors. |
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Presentation |
The video shows a logical and clear structure of discussed content. Format and layout make the video pitch exceptionally attractive, showing an in-depth knowledge into the topic. |
The video presents basic components of discussed content and is accessible. The layout is structured. |
Not all required components are included and/or the paper is sloppy and difficult to read. The video is longer than 5 minutes or shorter than 2 minutes. |
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Total number of points awarded: |
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The deadline is April 9 Monday, 00.00 a.m. (Amsterdam Time).
For those who want to apply for an extension of submission deadline, please email to n.ding@pl.hanze.nl. before April 02, 2018.