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Advice on writing Research Papers

Organisation of the research report - a key ingredient to writing a successful essay involves the planning or organising stage. Organising can help you to sort out your ideas and to present your essay in the order that communicates best to your readers. Organisation is the procedure of constructing an outline that acts as a plan for your writing task. An outline forces you to think before you write.

Your essay is to be structured and written as a business report.
It, therefore, must begin with a Management (or Executive) Summary within which you state in stark form (i.e. unsupported by argument) what you are asserting in this report and you must do that in less than two pages.

You can begin the main body of the report with some general background followed by a description and discussion of significance of the specific issues considered. This introduction will normally end with a brief paragraph outlining the plan of the rest of the essay. The next section which could be divided into 2-4 sub-sections if necessary contains an in-depth discussion of the relevant issues based on the existing literature and/or data. You must provide in-text references to your sources.

The last section contains a brief summary followed by a complete list of references that are cited in the text of the essay. Follow a standard referencing method consistently.

Suggested limits are as follows and could vary individually:
• Executive Summary: ideally one page but no more than two
• Sections 1: Introduction, 2-3 pages
• Section 2: Main body of the essay, 4-5 pages
• Sections 3: Conclusion, 1 page
• References: at least 10 sources referenced (see below)
• Overall length of report: not more than 10 pages of text
o Be aware: cover sheet, table of content and reference list do not count towards the maximum text length given, but are additional.

Assignment

This assignment's purpose is to perform a country analysis and assessment of a new emerging market where rapid GDP growth has created attractive investment opportunities.

Each student will be required to pick one of the following countries and perform an assessment of its potential and opportunity for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

Countries: China, India, Russia, Thailand, Indonesia, Turkey, Nigeria, Mexico, Eastern European countries, etc. Choose your country for this assignment with the consultation of your lecturer.

Your report must address the following key areas:
• General overview of the country or region
• Political, Economic, Socio-cultural and Technological influences/benefits/ advantages
• National resource and factor endowments that create competitive advantage
• Foreign currency and exchange influences
• The countries existing trade policies, systems, barriers and incentives
• Existing levels of Foreign Direct Investment
• Summary and recommendation based on your assessment

You will need to cite material from academic texts or articles or official sources, e.g. government reports, and the final report.