Trade Agreements and Foreign Trade Zones

INT 650 Final Project Milestone Three Guidelines and Rubric Prompt : In Milestone T hree , you will analyze and describe trade agreements and foreign trade zones . Indicate which one s would be more beneficial for your company and for your industry. The n ext step is a detailed analysis of competitors in your chosen global market and industry. Use specific examples. V. Trade Agreements and Foreign Trade Zones A. Describe your country’s specific trade agreements and applicable foreign trade zones. B. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the trade agreements on the specific international market. What is their impact on the industry in which your company operates? C. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the foreign trade zones on the specific internati onal market. What is their impact on the industry in which your company operates? VI. Competitiveness A. Evaluate the overall competitiveness of your specific market based on the World Competi tiveness Yearbook. For example, how attractive is this market to fore ign direct investment? Support your response with evidence. B. Evaluate the overall competitiveness of your industry in the specific market based on the World Competitiveness Yearbook. For example, the produce industry in Chile has restrictive accessibility and therefore a low competitiveness. Support your response with evide nce. Guidelines for Submission: Milestone Tw o must be submitted as a 2 –3 page (not including title and reference pages) Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12 -point Times New Roman font, and one -inch margins. Include charts in an appendix. Includ ed should be at least three scholarly references. All references should be cited in APA format. Inst ructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more in formation, review these instructions . Note About Rubric : Note that the grading rubric for the critical elements below is not identical to that of the final project. The Final Project Rubric will include an additional “Exemplary” category that provides guidance as to how you can go above and beyond “Proficient” in your final submi ssion. You will receive feedback fro m your instructor on each of your milestones that you should be sure to incorporate into your final submission. Critical Elements Proficient (100 %) Needs Improvement (70% ) Not Evident (0% ) Value Trade Agreements and Foreign Trade Zones: Describe Describes country’s specific trade agreements and applicable foreign trade zones Describes country’s specific trade agreements and applicable foreign trade zones, but with gaps in accuracy or detail Does not describe country’s specific trade agreements and applicable foreign trade zones 18 Trade Agreements and Foreign Trade Zones: Agreements Evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of the trade agreements on the specific international market, including their impact on the industry Evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of the trade agreements on the specific international market, including their impact on the industry, but evaluation has gaps in logic or detail Does not evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the trade agreements on the specific international market 18 Trade Agreements and Foreign Trade Zones: Zones Evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of the trade zones on the specific international market, including their impact on the industry Evaluates the advantages and disadvantages of the foreign trade zones on the specific international market, including their impact on the industry, but evaluation has gaps in logic or detail Does not evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the foreign trade zones on the specific international market 18 Competitiveness:

Specific Market Logically evaluates the overall competitiveness for the specific market based on the World Competitiveness Yearbook Evaluates the overall competitiveness for the specific market based on the World Competitiveness Yearbook, but with gaps in logic or detail Does not evaluate the overall competitiveness for the specific market based on the World Competitiveness Yearbook 18 Competitiveness: Industry Logically evaluates the overall competitiveness for the industry in the specific market based on the World Competitiveness Yearbook Evaluates the overall competitiveness for the industry in the specific market based on the World Competitiveness Yearbook, but with gaps in logic or detail Does not evaluate the overall competitiveness for the industry in the specific market based on the World Competitiveness Yearbook 18 Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent un derstanding of ideas 10 Total 100%