Assessment Brief

Summary of Information

Course and Term: POLS5122, T3 2024

Assessment Name: Essay 2

Weighting: 40%

Length: 2000 words (+/-10%)

Group work: No

Due date: 11/11/2024 11:59 PM (Week 10)

Submission Location: Moodle/Turnitin

Late penalty: 5% per day. A 48-hour short extension is available for this assessment.

Assessment Description:

Essay one requires students to address key issues and debates in IPE.

How to complete the assessment:

Choose ONE of the following essay questions:

1. What challenge does China pose to the United States' (U.S.) economic hegemony in the 21st Century? Will U.S. hegemony endure, will it be replaced by Chinese hegemony, or will the world become more multipolar? Critically evaluate these questions.

2. Inequality is a major political issue that needs to be addressed at the international level. Do you agree? Critically evaluate this statement.

3. What is the importance of the feminist concept of 'social reproduction' to the global economy? Critically evaluate this question.

4. Large multinational corporations exercise more authority over global economic governance than states. Do you agree? Critically evaluate this statement.

5. International financial institutions, such as the World Bank and the IMF, are primarily concerned with the interests of private capital markets and not the needs of developing countries. Do you agree? Critically evaluate this statement.

6. International trade negotiations should focus on traditional trade issues such as tariffs, subsidies and quotas and should not include clauses on 'new trade issues' such as the environment, labour standards and intellectual property.  Do you agree? Critically evaluate this statement.

This is a research essay, and as such you are expected to include sources from outside the course reading material, including at least two sources published in or after 2023.In addition, you must also include at least two of the required readings from the course.

A +/- 10% leeway is applied, so all essay must between 1800 and 2200 words long (excluding the reference list – please see the FAQs in the course outline for more information). Essays that are shorter or longer than this allowed range will be penalised at 1% per 50 words over/under the 10% leeway.

All your written assessments must be formatted according to the Harvard in-text system of referencing

Generative AI Permission:

Planning/Design Assistance
You are permitted to use generative AI tools, software or services to generate initial ideas, structures, or outlines. However, you must develop or edit those ideas to such a significant extent that what is submitted is your own work, i.e., what is generated by the tool, software or service should not be a part of your final submission. You should keep copies of your iterations to show your Course Authority if there is any uncertainty about the originality of your work.

If your Convenor has concerns that your answer contains passages of AI-generated text or media that have not been sufficiently modified you may be asked to explain your work, but we recognise that you are permitted to use AI generated text and media as a starting point and some traces may remain. If you are unable to satisfactorily demonstrate your understanding of your submission you may be referred to UNSW Conduct & Integrity Office for investigation for academic misconduct and possible penalties.

The use of AI to assist with grammar and readability (including translation) is permitted.

Submission requirements:

What to submit:

· An essay as a word document or PDF file.

Where to submit:

·  Via the Moodle – here.

Due date:

· 11/11/2024 11:59 PM (Week 10)

Please note:

· You can only upload one file. Before submitting, please make sure you are uploading the correct file.

Course Learning Outcomes addressed in this task:

· CLO2 : Compare the value of different theoretical perspectives for the analysis of specific problems of international political economy.

· CLO3 : Evaluate analyses of IPE from a theoretically grounded point of view.

How you will receive feedback for this task:

Students will receive written or recorded audio feedback, a marked rubric, and a numerical grade. See the rubric on the following page.