Posted: March 18th, 2015

Globalisation

Globalisation

Please note that there are no set questions for the major essay assessment of this course. Rather, students will be required to formulate their own research question.

The question must relate to one of the twelve topics covered in this course and should be ‘open’ or ‘critical’ in nature; i.e. it should provide scope for a critical

analysis of the topic and associated issues under consideration, and the development of a cohesive and coherent argument (we will discuss critical questions in the

first seminar of the course). The essay plan is designed in part to provide students with the opportunity to develop their skills in formulating research questions.

Students will be required to formulate their own research question and submit this question, along with an essay plan and annotated bibliography, on the 31st of March.

Feedback will be provided in order to provide students with adequate time to revise their plans, if necessary, and prepare their essay.

The essay plan will be required to outline the following:

•    A clear statement of the course topic to which the proposed research question relates;
•    The research question itself;
•    A short paragraph outlining the main focus of  the essay and the rationale for posing the stated essay question;
•    A brief outline of the proposed essay’s  structure. This need not be too detailed and can be quite general – it      should only provide a rough guide of the

main issues to be considered or  points to be made in the essay. I am looking for evidence that you have considered the question, and how best this might be approached

in a way      that allows you to construct and develop a structured and coherent  argument; and
•    An annotated bibliography of sources consulted (see below).

The essay plan and the annotated bibliography will be assessed against the following criteria:
•    The ability to formulate a ‘critical’ research  question, one that provides a sound basis for a critical analysis of the   topic, and related issues, under

consideration;
•    The conformity of the question with one of the  twelve topics covered in the course (questions unrelated to one of the  course topics will not be accepted);
•    The ability to establish clear research  parameters (your plan should state what the main focus of the essay will  be); and
•    The proposed structure of the essay outlined in the plan
•    The quality of the summaries and analysis of sources included as part of the annotated bibliography

Writing an annotated bibliography

The aim of this part of the exercise is to encourage you to begin thinking about the theoretical foundations of your research paper and to begin engaging with the

academic literature upon which you will draw in the construction of your core arguments when you write your research paper.

For this part of the assignment, you should research and identify six academic sources that will inform your arguments in your research paper and create a bibliography

of those sources. These sources should not be drawn from the ‘Required reading’ listed as in the course outline.

You should then annotate the bibliography with a few lines about why you have chosen each source, what you hope to draw from it, how it fits with the rest of the

literature with which you engage and so on.

Guidance on writing an annotated bibliography can be found on the UNSW Learning Centre website athttp://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/annotated_bib.html.

Specifically, your annotated bibliography should:
•    Provide the full bibliographic      citation for each source discussed
•    Demonstrate the      quality and depth of reading that you have done

And for each text:
•    Indicate the content or scope
•    Outline the main argument
•    Identify any conclusions made by the author/s
•    Discuss the relevance  or usefulness of the text for your research
•    Point out in what way the text relates to themes or concepts in your course
•    State the strengths and limitations of the text
•    Present your view or  reaction to the text

Your paper must be uploaded to TurnItIn on Moodle, and a Hard copy is to be submitted to the appropriate assignment box located on the First Floor of the Morven Brown

Building by 4pm Tuesday 31th March. You must include proof of submission through TurnItIn, e.g. a screen-shot showing submission is complete or the email you receive

acknowledging submission. UNSW provides support for students in using TurnItIn athttps://student.unsw.edu.au/turnitin-support. This webpage includes information on how

to generate and interpret originality reports in TurnItIn. Support is also available from the central TurnItIn Help Center at  http://turnitin.com/en_us/support/help-

center.

Essay Question
Question does not relate to   one or more of the course topics; is unclear or poorly phrased                             Essay Question
Question clearly relates to   one or more of the course topics; is clearly phrased, concise and ‘open’
Structure of Proposed Essay
Structure indicated is not   logical and/or does not provide a clear indication of how the question will   be addressed and/or is largely incoherent

Structure of Proposed Essay
Structure indicated is   coherent and logical and clearly provides a sound basis for properly   addressing the question in a well-developed manner
Choice of material and sources:
Includes largely irrelevant   and/or inappropriate literature                             Choice of material and sources:
Represents an excellent   selection of relevant literature demonstrating significant independent   research.
Engagement with material:
Patchy or misguided   interpretation. Showing little or no understanding of the material.                             Engagement with material:
Shows a sound understanding   with consistent and mature insight.
Quality of analysis:
Shows limited or no effort   to relate sources to research paper. Entirely descriptive.                             Quality of analysis:
Relate sources to research   paper exceptionally well. Avoids description and explains concisely the   relevance of each source.
Style and presentation:
Significant lapses or   disregard for presentational standards and formalities of academic work.                             Style and presentation:
Of excellent or very good   standard with minor lapses at most.

2. Essay plan and annotated bibliography: 1300 words
Please note that there are no set questions for the major essay assessment of this course. Rather, students will be required to formulate their own research question.

The question must relate to one of the twelve topics covered in this course and should be ‘open’ or ‘critical’ in nature; i.e. it should provide scope for a critical

analysis of the topic and associated issues under consideration, and the development of a cohesive and coherent argument (we will discuss critical questions in the

first seminar of the course). The essay plan is designed in part to provide students with the opportunity to develop their skills in formulating research questions.
Students will be required to formulate their own research question and submit this question, along with an essay plan and annotated bibliography, on the 31st of March.

Feedback will be provided in order to provide students with adequate time to revise their plans, if necessary, and prepare their essay.
The essay plan will be required to outline the following:
• A clear statement of the course topic to which the proposed research question relates;
• The research question itself;
• A short paragraph outlining the main focus of the essay and the rationale for posing the stated essay question;
• A brief outline of the proposed essay’s structure. This need not be too detailed and can be quite general – it should only provide a rough guide of the main issues

to be considered or points to be made in the essay. I am looking for evidence that you have considered the question, and how best this might be approached in a way

that allows you to construct and develop a structured and coherent argument; and
• An annotated bibliography of sources consulted (see below).
The essay plan and the annotated bibliography will be assessed against the following criteria:
• The ability to formulate a ‘critical’ research question, one that provides a sound basis for a critical analysis of the topic, and related issues, under

consideration;
• The conformity of the question with one of the twelve topics covered in the course (questions unrelated to one of the course topics will not be accepted);
• The ability to establish clear research parameters (your plan should state what the main focus of the essay will be); and
32
• The proposed structure of the essay outlined in the plan
• The quality of the summaries and analysis of sources included as part of the annotated bibliography
Writing an annotated bibliography
The aim of this part of the exercise is to encourage you to begin thinking about the theoretical foundations of your research paper and to begin engaging with the

academic literature upon which you will draw in the construction of your core arguments when you write your research paper.
For this part of the assignment, you should research and identify six academic sources that will inform your arguments in your research paper and create a bibliography

of those sources. These sources should not be drawn from the ‘Required reading’ listed as in the course outline.
You should then annotate the bibliography with a few lines about why you have chosen each source, what you hope to draw from it, how it fits with the rest of the

literature with which you engage and so on.
Guidance on writing an annotated bibliography can be found on the UNSW Learning Centre website at http://www.lc.unsw.edu.au/onlib/annotated_bib.html.
Specifically, your annotated bibliography should:
• Provide the full bibliographic citation for each source discussed
• Demonstrate the quality and depth of reading that you have done
And for each text:
• Indicate the content or scope
• Outline the main argument
• Identify any conclusions made by the author/s
• Discuss the relevance or usefulness of the text for your research
• Point out in what way the text relates to themes or concepts in your course
• State the strengths and limitations of the text
• Present your view or reaction to the text

DETAILS OF ASSIGNMENT

Assignment task

For the purposes of this assignment outline and detail an online marketing plan for an organisation based on one of the scenarios below.

You are required to select one of the scenarios below and then undertake the following tasks:

•    Clearly define the marketing environment for the organisation.

•    Using an environmental framework Identify in depth areas of opportunity and weakness and use these to formulate the objectives of your marketing plan.

•    Detail your strategy and how you intend to implement it. You will need to consider your niche and target market strategy alongside your positioning and

differentiation strategy. In addition identify your domain name with costs.

•    You will be expected to implement your ideas and therefore you will be required to develop a fully functioning website prototype or a Mobile Application which

includes as a minimum 5 pages/screens. You will need to include a wire frame and a navigational outline to show that the necessary information and planning process has

taken place.

•     As part of this implementation processes detail your social media and SEO awareness strategy if you have one.

•    Identify what are the key metrics you will use to help you identify your success rate in meeting your objectives. You will need to develop a measurement

strategy based on defined online metrics and analytical criteria.

•    Reflect on the information and process developments. Carefully consider, style, layout and appropriate e-marketing activities that were integral during the

implementation phase.

Reflect on the decisions you have made and the ideas you propose and give full justification.

This is an individual written assignment. 3000 words maximum.

Assignment Scenario 1 – Insurance Company

You are a Digital Marketing consultant who has been approached by a small insurance company known as “Outwordly Insurance Ltd”. They are a small organisation whose

primary business goals revolve around providing car and home insurance in the town of Huddersfield. Over the last few years Outworldly insurance has struggled in the

very competitive insurance market. They have identified that they need to diversify their market and product range but they have no idea on how to accomplish this.

They sell the following products:

•    Car insurance
•    Contents insurance
•    Buildings insurance
Currently they do not have an online presence and no mechanism to engage with their current or past customers. They want you to help remedy this; they envisage that

their online presence should be used for retention.

Therefore your job is to develop an online marketing presence which allows “Outworldly insurance” to compete within the online environment. You will need to write a

report and create an online presence that allows Outworldly insurance to:

•    Increase engagement with their users
•    Develop relationships across multiple channels.

You must remember that Outworldly insurance has zero experience of the online environment with their skillset primarily anchored in the offline environment.

Assignment Scenario 2 – Travel Agents

You are a Digital Marketing consultant who has been approached by a small family run travel agent business known as “We take you there Travel”. They are a small

organisation whose primary business revolves around providing package holidays and UK weekend breaks. Over the last few years “We take you there Travel” has struggled

in a very competitive market. They have identified that they need to diversify their market and product range but they have no idea on how to accomplish this.

Currently they do not have an online presence and no mechanism to engage with their current or past customers. They want you to help remedy this; they envisage that

their online presence should be used for acquiring new customers.

Therefore your job is to develop an online marketing presence which allows “We take you there Travel” to compete within the online environment. You will need to write

a report and create an online presence that allows “We take you there Travel” to:

•    Increase Brand awareness
•    Develop a sustainable online product range across multiple channels not just your website.

You must remember that “We take you there Travel” has zero experience of the online environment.

Guidance Notes:

You should support your work throughout with evidence from good quality academic (journal articles, textbooks, conference proceedings, etc) and business sources. All

material you reference should be cited fully using the standard referencing style, both within the main body of your report and in a clearly marked References section

at the end.

You should ensure that you adhere to the current student regulations regarding assessment (presented in the student handbook), with particular reference to ethical

considerations and issues of plagiarism. You will need to hand in your work through TurnitinUK at 23:59pm on the day stated above. It is important that your published

URL is pasted on the cover sheet of your work. There is no need for a manual hand in.

PLACE THIS ORDER OR A SIMILAR ORDER WITH US TODAY AND GET AN AMAZING DISCOUNT 🙂