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Assignment 1 Paired Assignment
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Assignment 1 Paired Assignment
02/05/2022
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Task Overview
This is a PAIRED assignment – and only in very special situations will a group of three (3) students be allowed.
The word ‘
group
’
will be used to refer to the pair in which you will be working. Because of the nature of the
assignment, you would be well advised to start working on it way ahead of the deadline.
The following is the scenario that you will be addressing.
Your partner and you have decided to start up a business here in Auckland. You both feel that the best way to
go about this is to import products from other countries (in this case, from either Cambodia or Bangladesh)
and to then market the selected product(s) here in New Zealand. You realize that one of the most important
import decisions is that of the selection of the right types of products for the domestic market. You do not
have any experience at this, but you are excited at the opportunity to do gain some proficiency in this.
Nonetheless, you realize that you have to tread carefully as you do not want to end up with a warehouse full
of unsellable merchandise that no one wants.
You know that in addition to finding the right product to import, you will also need to determine the right
suppliers, engage in international sourcing, finance the imports, deal with customs and make sure that the
products can be brought into the country without any problems. There seems to be quite a lot of things that
need to be done in order to have the product here. Subsequent to the importation of these products, you are
cognizant of the fact that you will have to engage in the formulation of marketing strategies so that the
potential customers will be aware of the product and will want to buy the product. However, for the purposes
of this assignment, you do not have to consider the formulation of such marketing strategies postimportation.
After much consideration your partner and you have decided to import running shorts from either Cambodia
or Bangladesh. You would like the product to include your company
’
s logo.
Your task in this assignment is to demonstrate how you would actually go about determining product
specifications and selecting a final supplier from a range of possible manufacturers in your chosen country,
among other things. You will be required to demonstrate that you have engaged in real-life research and
have consulted relevant international trade bodies/organizations in one form or another in order to
determine possible suppliers.
Having done that you are to demonstrate the steps that you might take to choose a particular supplier and to
then do that which is necessary to source and import the product into New Zealand. You will have to show
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that you have taken into consideration matters such as methods of payment, international logistics and
documentation and financing of your imported goods.
In writing this assignment, please make sure that you address the following:
1. Any and all specifications and strategic assumptions that you will have made about the product that you
are intending to bring into New Zealand. You will be expected to explain why these specifications need to
be clearly stated.
2. A detailed discussion on how you will go about selecting your final choice of supplier. You will need to
specify the process and the places that you will look into to find the supplier (a simple
‘Google suppliers
’
will not suffice). You will be expected to include a substantial discussion of how you would go about
selecting your supplier. Areas that you might want to consider when doing this include the following:
quality assurance, financial conditions; service performance, perceived risks; buyer-supplier relationships;
trade restrictions; logistics and return policies and possible transaction challenges.
3. A discussion of how you intend to finance the imports and to ensure that you use a payment method that
will be acceptable to all parties involved in the transaction.
4. You also realize that you can learn from other people and so have decided that you will look into some of
the most common mistakes that potential importers face when importing from your chosen country.
What might some of these be and what steps might you take to ensure that you avoid these?
5. You will be expected to demonstrate that you have taken all documentary requirements for export and
import (customs and so on) into consideration.
Word limit
Your word limit is 3,000 words +/- 10% (excludes the cover page, the Executive Summary, the Table of
Contents, the Reference List and appendices). Please note that your Executive Summary should not be
more than 1.5 pages long. There will be strict adherence to the word limit and your report will be penalized
if it is either too long or too short.
Course Learning Outcome Assessed
On successful completion of this assignment, students will be able to meet these learning outcomes (LOs):
LO1: Critically evaluate appropriate modes of market selection and entry
LO2: Describe the organizational structures of international business
LO3: Evaluate issues in managing the international supply-chain
LO4: Define and discuss significant issues in cross-cultural business
LO6: Review cross-border business operations
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Time commitment
This is a reasonably research intense assignment and you and your partner should aim to set aside at least
two to three hours a week to discuss and research the relevant areas. Your submission date is Monday, May
2, 2022 at 9.00 a.m. (NZ Time). Please note that you are expected to have a partner and you will therefore
need to ensure that you are paired up early (at the very latest by week two). Excuses of not having a partner
will not be entertained.
Important things to take note of
The assignment is to be submitted online on or before the prescribed deadline. Your assignment will be
automatically submitted to TurnItIn for plagiarism check. Please note that plagiarism will not be tolerated.
Only ONE report is to be submitted for each pair/group.
Late submissions will incur a penalty of 5% of the marks available per day. Please note that the maximum for
late submission is five days and assessments submitted more than five days after the deadline will not be
marked. Extensions will only be granted when appropriate documents (such as medical certificates)
accompany any extension requests, but such certificates should not be dated retrospectively.
You are advised to store the work that you have done for this assignment in at least two separate storage
devices. Excuses of corrupted files and not being able to access your file because of computer problems (as
you have only stored the file on your computer or laptop) will not be accepted and extensions for these sorts
of excuses will not be granted.
DO NOT SUBMIT A PRINTED COPY. Only electronic submissions will be marked. SUBMIT ONLY IN THE
MICROSOFT WORD FORMAT. Do not submit any pdf files as these will not be assessed or if they are, no
comments will be entered into your pdf submission by your assessor.
Assignment format
● Type in regular 12 point Calibri.
● Microsoft Word format, 2.5 cm margin all round.
● A minimum of 1.5 spacing between lines.
● Number all pages.
● Include a Cover Page which is to have the following details:
1. The number of the course and the title: INTB604 International Business Management
2. A suitably crafted title for the report.
3. Due date
4. Student names – make sure that the names of every member are included. Please use only your official
name. If you must include other names please make sure that your official name is included.
5. Student ID – make sure that the ID numbers of every member are included, and that the student ID is
clearly linked to the correct student.
6. Students
’
contact details (emails and/or phone numbers).
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7. Lecturer
’
s name: Dr. John Tan
● Although you do not need to attach an Honesty Declaration submission of your assignment means that
you agree to abide by the regulations and conditions set down by the university and as stated on the
Honesty Declaration. A copy of the Honesty Declaration is available under
‘Course Materials
’
on
Blackboard for this paper.
Saving your file:
Assume that there are two students in the group and that the names of the two students are as John Smith
and Jane Doe. How do you go about labeling your file which will be submitted electronically? Save your
assignment as a Microsoft Office WORD document and file it with this filename (assuming that your group
has two persons – J Smith and J Doe):
Smith, J & Doe, J INTB604 Assignment 1
(please note that there are no full stops in the file name)
Report writing format
Please remember that this assignment is meant to be in a report-writing format. That being so, your
assignment will be expected to have the following:
● Cover Page
● Executive Summary
● Table of Contents
● 1.0 Introduction
● 2.0 Discussion section (do not use the word ‘discussion
’
as a heading please)
● 3.0 Analysis (use appropriate headings…
– 3.1 XXXX … and subheadings)
● 4.0 Conclusion and recommendations
● Reference list (do not use a bibliography)
Plagiarism and referencing
Plagiarism is very serious, and you and your assignment partner(s) may fail if plagiarism is found to be at an
unacceptable level in your submitted work. I expect your assignment to be your own work. It should not be
copied from anywhere or be from any previous assignments (even your own previously submitted
assignment). In the event that plagiarism has been detected, one of two things can happen. The first is that
your report will be assessed as though there was no plagiarism, and a mark/grade will be given. Having done
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this, a penalty based on the severity of the plagiarism will then be applied. The second is that your report will
be marked and then referred to Academic Integrity for a final decision on your marks/grade.
A reference list should be included at the end of your assignment and should contain only the publications
you used in your assignment. Do not include materials from Wikipedia as the university does not consider
this to be an accurate source of information. You may wish to source for information from government
websites, reputable journals, newspapers and magazines (e.g. Businessweek, Forbes, Fortune). Do not include
a bibliography. Please format your references list in accordance with the requirements of the APA 7 Edition.
Peer evaluation
This is a
‘
paired’
assignment and students will be required to work as a team in order to successfully complete
this assignment. Where there is a group of more than two members, students may submit a confidential peer
evaluation of themselves and their team members. This is done to prevent or to minimize social loafing.
Please note that if you do not pull your weight in this assignment your team members could give you a poor
evaluation and this would then result in a reduction of your marks. The evaluation form is attached. If no
peer evaluation forms are submitted, I will assume that there were no problems with team cooperation and all
team members will receive the same marks. (Do not submit the peer evaluation forms if you are happy with
each other
’
s work).
For pairs that are made up of two members, students are expected to sort out by themselves any differences
that might occur in writing this assignment rather than to submit a peer evaluation form. In the event of
disputes group members in the pair may be asked to identify their individual contributions to the assignment
and these will be judged accordingly by the lecturer.
Where peer evaluation forms are submitted, they must be emailed to the lecturer no later than 15 minutes
after the submission deadline. In the event that your submission is late, you will also need to make sure that
the peer evaluation form is submitted within 15 minutes of your having uploaded your assignment report onto
Canvas. Forms received after this time period will not be entertained. In the event that a group does not
submit any peer evaluation forms, all member of the group will receive equal marks. In the case of a
particular group member not submitting his or her own peer evaluation form, the information gathered from
the other peer evaluation forms will form the basis on which the marks awarded are distributed. In such
events, please note that the lecturer will not entertain any requests for reconsideration.
The peer evaluation form has been made available in the Microsoft Office Word document format. You are to
use the MS WORD format and to submit that to me in accordance with the instructions above. Please note
the following conditions:
● If both of you (or all of you as the case may be) are happy with the level of work that you have all put into
the report then there is no need to submit the peer evaluation form. You will all get the same marks
awarded for the assignment.
● If you desire to submit the peer evaluation form, then please make sure that all members of the group are
notified of this intention and that everyone in the group submits the forms to me individually and
confidentially.
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Submission information
● Online submission only. Your assignment will be automatically submitted to TurnItIn for plagiarism
check.
● Only ONE report is to be submitted for each pair/group.
● Late submissions will incur a penalty of 5% of the marks available per day. Please note that the maximum
for late submission is five days and assessments submitted more than five days after the deadline will not
be marked.
● Submit only MS WORD documents – do not submit pdf files.
Marking and feedback
Your assignment will be marked and returned to you via Canvas. Extensive comments will be included in your
report and you should endeavor to peruse these comments. You will also be provided a marking rubric as
well as a marking criteria template that tells you exactly how many marks you have received as well as the
grade. Please open your marked report on a computer in order to see the comments that have been
embedded into your report.
1 Paired Assignment Marking Rubric and Marking Template-2.pdf
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