•  Macro economic (News Articles Review)

• You must apply economic theory to explain and analyse the media article.
• give examples and real data facts

• High standard of research and Report writing with logical arguments

• Make sure that you use correct English and grammar what you write must make sense to the reader.

• 1600 to 2000 words in length and include well labelled diagrams(if needed) they can be hand drawn.

Criteria for assignment:(Must follow)

ü  clear introduction

ü  correct explanation & application of theory

ü  well-reasoned arguments & conclusions

ü  critical analysis & evaluation

ü  professional presentation

ü  English language proficiency correct sentence structure & word use

ü  correctly referenced

Structure of an assignment:

There is no set structure for the assignment you can write it as an essay or you can present your analysis as a report with suitable sub-headings.

Introduction :( 400-500 words)

ü  Include an introduction where you provide an overview or ‘essence of the story’ explain what the article is about (reference the article) . What is the purpose of your assignment?

ü  What economic models/concepts are you going to use to analyse the article? You need to define what you are going to talk about.

ü  You need to show your marker what you are trying to do with your topic.

ü  You need to show your marker what you are going to cover.

ü  You need to give your marker background information necessary to their understanding.

Analysis :( 1200-1400 words)

This is the main part of the assignment. Use your theory to explain the key points. Incorporate models into your analysis they can be hand drawn.

—  Do not put them into an appendix. Make sure you refer and explain your diagrams and link them to the article.

—  DO NOT devotes your analysis to writing out detailed notes from your text.

—  You are required to analyse the article not summarise the article.

—  Incorporate quotes from the article into your analysis to support your arguments.

—  Try and find other related articles; perhaps find some data to add to your analysis.

—  Use the web to locate other sources of information that may relate to your topic this will impress the marker.

Conclusion  (200-300 words)

—  A summary of key points from the analysis. Do not introduce any new material.

â—¦   You need to link it to the rest of your report.

â—¦   You need to highlight the significant elements from your report.

â—¦   You need to draw out the main points you want to make about the topic

Referencing:

APA (In text & End text)

Minimum 8 to 10 referencing

Source of reference: media (newspapers) articles, text book, reference books, government data

Reference your quotes & sources of information in text citations

Note:

â—¦   Kindly follow all of the instruction and make sure high standard quality of report. Do not give me uneven and common analysis of article.

â—¦   Don’t explain just theory rather focus more on practical and logical analysis