Introduction to the assignment: Foreign currency has been a topic interwoven in our course since we first considered the topic of letters of credit, through Chapter 5 which focused entirely on foreign currencies, and into Chapters 8 and 9 to date. Therefore, this assignment will provide students the opportunity to learn about a currency of rising importance in the world of international business and trade transactions – the Chinese Yuan (Renminbi).
Assignment Description: This assignment requires students to research and then write a research paper based on the research they do on the assigned topic, China’s Digital Yuan (Renminbi): Its Characteristics, Current Usage in China, and Possible Usage Beyond China. Hence, students will rely on the information they glean from their research to write their research paper in which they describe the characteristics of this new digital form of China’s currency, as well as describe the current usage of it in China as well as its possible future usage beyond China. It is a research assignment in which students will write and submit a 4 – 5 page research paper on the topic. The 4 – 5 pages required include 1) the title page and 2) the page where sources students researched and used for the assignment are listed, and 3) the informational content pages of the paper which should constitute 2 – 3 pages of text.
Requirements to complete this assignment:
Students should take care to be sure their assignment meets all of the following requirements:
Each student completes the necessary research. A minimum of 3 sources are required for this paper. It can be helpful that the HCC library has many databases and other helpful resources, and if needed it is suggested that students can easily enlist a reference librarian’s help in finding current resources by clicking on the link to the library(ies) on the HCC website and using the online chat function there to connect with a reference librarian and ask for assistance in finding sources.
Each student writes his/her paper in APA format.
The paper must include the title page, 2-3 pages of content, and the reference page (so a total of 4-5 pages in all). Three APA- related links appear in the Selected Resources Module. The first, APA: Sample Paper to View/ Download (With Instructive Comments/Guidelines) will be a most helpful reminder of APA guidelines to follow in formatting your paper, so it is suggested to take 10 minutes to click its link, download the PDF, and go through the sample paper. This will be particularly helpful in providing a sample of the way the paper should look, so follow its example on the formatting of your paper (i.e., title page, 1-inch margins, double spaced, title and headings, citations, etc.). Two other links to helpful information appear there as well: APA: General Formatting Information and APA: In-Text Citations Described/Explained. These two are there for those who want greater depth of information concerning APA writing guidelines.
A minimum of 3 reputable current (within last 6 months) sources are required for this paper. Wikipedia may not be used. Our textbook may not be used.
Students are required to write this paper in the Calibri font, 11 point. (an exception to APA format.)
No spelling and/or grammar errors.
1st paragraph of the body of the paper should introduce the reader to the paper and include the thesis statement of the paper.
Every paragraph in the body of the paper should well-written and begin with the paragraph’s topic sentence to which everything in the paragraph relates.
Every paragraph in the body of the paper must include appropriate in-text citations (source citations in APA format).
Students are to submit this paper as a Word document. No other type of file will be accepted.
Carefully avoid plagiarism. A plagiarism review of the paper will be conducted by the Turn It In program and a similarity score higher than 25% will result in the paper earning a grade of zero (0). Therefore, be sure to cite sources of information as needed throughout every informational paragraph in the paper (in-text citations), and be sure all sources used in the paper are properly listed in the references page. Note: As unlimited submission attempts are allowed, submitting the paper early and checking to be sure the similarity score given to the research paper is less than 25% – and if not, correcting this and resubmitting the corrected paper- may be a good idea.
Each student submits his/her completed paper by due date + due time.