THE SCHOOL FOR BUSINESS AND SOCIETY

Module:                            MAN00019M

Module title:                      International Political Economy and Business

Assessment:                      Open Assessment

Maximum word count:      2500

Release:                              Semester 2 Week 2

Submission:                        23rd May 2024 - 11:00am (GMT)

Weighting:                           100%

Important information

A penalty of five marks will be deducted for late submissions that are made within the first hour after the deadline. Submissions that are more than one hour late but within the first 24 hours of the deadline will incur a penalty of ten marks. After the first 24 hours

have passed, ten marks will be deducted for every 24 hours (or part thereof) that the submission is late for a total of 5 days. After 5 days it is treated as a non-submission  and given a mark of zero. The consequences of non-submission are serious and can include de-registration from the University.

If you are unable to complete your open assessment by the submission date indicated above because of Exceptional Circumstances you can apply for an extension. If

unforeseeable and exceptional circumstances do occur, you must seek support and provide evidence as soon as possible at the time of the occurrence. Applications must be made before the deadline to be considered.

Full details of the Exceptional Circumstances Policy and claim form. can be found here:  

https://www.york.ac.uk/students/studying/progress/exceptional-circumstances

If you submit your open assessment on time but feel that your performance has been affected by Exceptional Circumstances you may submit an Exceptional Circumstances  Affecting Assessment claim form. by 7 days from the published assessment submission deadline. If you do not submit by the deadline indicated without good reason your claim will not be considered.

Please take proper precautions to safeguard your work and remember to make backup copies of your data. The University provides all its students with storage space on the University server and you should save and back up any work in progress on this server on a regular basis. Computer failure and theft of your equipment or storage media are not considered exceptional circumstances and extensions cannot be granted for work lost for these reasons.

The Assessment

Please read this entire document before starting the assignment.  If there is anything you do not understand, please contact the Module Leader.  The purpose of the assignment is to assess your ability to reflect on the module, and to display knowledge and understanding of the materials covered in the module, including your ability to apply the theories and concepts relating to a complex, dynamic, and frequently uncertain environment which impacts on all areas of management, business, and organizational behaviour.

Reference material: IMPORTANT

Your answer should reference literature and sources from the extensive module reading list, i.e. the course book, any books and articles used during the teaching of the module, including anything from the module reading list. You may use data from international

organisations (WTO, UN, World Bank, IMF, ECB, EU, CIA, OECD, African Union,

ASEAN,AIIB, RCEP, USMCA, etc). You may use NGO sites, government sources, and media such as the BBC or newspapers (Economist, Times, Financial Times, Guardian, etc).

Work that does not show learning BASED ON MODULE sources, including chapters from the course book, will FAIL.

Prepare a Reflective Statement of 2,500 words that demonstrates:

Reflections and opinions on the module, including on what was most interesting, anything that changed your way of thinking, or shaped your understanding of globalisation, the political economy, and the environment in which we live, and in which businesses and organisations operate.

You should comment on issues raised by the module including how power is used and abused by states and by corporations, and by other actors in the international political economy (IPE).

You must demonstrate learning from chapters in the coursebook (Baylis, et al., 2023).

You should demonstrate an interpretive understanding of key theories discussed  in the module and in the coursebook, including - but not limited to - liberalism and neoliberalism.

You should discuss and propose solutions to key challenges concerning all of the following power; poverty, hunger, and development; human security; and climate  change.

Your reflections should show learning and analysis of ideas drawn from various sources on the module reading list (these must be referenced using Harvard referencing).

You may use internet sources, including generative artificial intelligence tools

(ChatGPT, Bard, etc) but you must demonstrate in your reflective statement how you used these applications.

You should offer critical analysis of any content derived from the Internet, or from generative AI tools.

If using Generative AI tools, you are advised to show worked examples of how you used them in an Appendix to your Reflective Statement.

Your writing style. should be formal - but as this is a reflective statement, you may use the first person pronoun I as in ‘I think/I consider or past tense ‘I found out/I discovered…(etc).

You may use diagrams or illustrations in your answer, but if these are not original, the sources must be referenced.

Marking criteria:

Purely descriptive work (showing basic understanding) will gain credit but is unlikely to achieve the highest marks.

Credit will be given for interpretation, and discussion of arguments that demonstrates critical reflection.

The best answers will show critical analysis of key ideas, action-oriented commitment to further reading and behavioural change, and/or recommendations for action in the face  of ‘wicked problems’, such as the major challenges facing humanity and the planet.

Word count: 2,500 words (+/- 10 per cent)

The word count does not include the reference list (or bibliography).

Include in your reference list only works cited in your reflective statement.

The word count does not include any Appendices you may choose to include.

Typical examples of issues addressed in your Reflective Statement will be those

examined in workshops throughout the semester, in lectures, and in the coursebook, Baylis et al. (eds.) 2023, as well as other key module readings.

Your Reflective Statement must demonstrate:

Learning and understanding of module content

Learning from the course book, and from other module sources (see Reading list).

NOTE:

Failure to show learning from the module and from module sources, including the coursebook, will result in FAILING the ASSESSMENT.

Course book:

Baylis, J., Smith, S. and Owens, P. (eds.) (2023) The Globalization of World Politics: An Introduction to International Relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Referencing

Works referred to in your reflective statement: author name, year of publication: (Smith, 2007)

Quotations - name, year, and page reference (Smith, 2007:46)

Your list of references should employ Harvard referencing conventions. The examples below show how chapters in edited collections, Journal articles, web resources, and    books should be referenced:

Acharya, A. (2017) Human Security Ch. 29, in J. Baylis, S. Smith and P. Owens (eds.) The Globalization of World Politics. Oxford: OUP, pp.448-62.

Blecher, K. (2005) ‘Has-Been, Wannabe, or Leader: Europe’s Role in the World after the 2003 European Security Strategy’ European Security 13 (4) 345-59.

Blitz, J. (2009) ’Testing waters ahead’ Financial Times. 20 May. Available at

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/80090a6e-456f-11de-b6c8-00144feabdc0.html

Accessed 1 August 2023.

Bluth, C. (1995) Britain, Germany and Western Nuclear Strategy. Oxford. OUP.

The course book is Baylis, Smith and Owens (2023 or 2020). Previous editions may

also be used. NOTE: This is an edited collection so you should reference by Chapter author (see Acharya example above).

Warning: Scripts which do not apply Harvard conventions will lose substantial marks.