This guide is for BUSI 464 Week 2 International Markets Integration and Social Issues Essay 1, start to submission. A 3 to 4-page essay on one country, one of its regional trade agreements and the social issues it has produced.
BUSI 464 is International Market Integration and Trade Agreements, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's BS in Business Administration. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as BUSI464; it is the same course.
| Course | BUSI 464 International Market Integration and Trade Agreements |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 2 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | 3 to 4 pages |
| Sources | Research on the country and agreement |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA |
What BUSI 464 Week 2 International Markets Integration and Social Issues Essay 1 asks for
You complete two 3 to 4-page essays. In each, you select 1 country and discuss 1 of its regional trade agreements and the social issues prevalent because of it; the essay should show how the nation's people are affected by the agreements their government has made. Essay 1 is due in Module/Week 2 with Lynch chapter 2. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in BUSI 464
In the published schedule, International Markets Integration and Social Issues Essay 1 is one of 12 graded written assignments in BUSI 464. It follows Week 2 Discussion Board Forum 2 and comes before Week 3 Discussion Board Forum 3. The same week also has Discussion Board Forum 2, so plan the week's writing together.
How BUSI 464 Week 2 International Markets Integration and Social Issues Essay 1 is graded
Liberty grades International Markets Integration and Social Issues Essay 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 100 points in the published guide. That is about 10% of the course's 1,010 points. The rubric rows are the real instructions. Draft against them, and you will rarely be surprised by the grade.
Course grades in BUSI 464 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 900 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week (except Module/Week 1) begins on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Monday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The BUSI 464 Week 2 method, step by step
Answer the prompt in one sentence first
Write a one-sentence answer to the International Markets Integration and Social Issues Essay 1 prompt before drafting. That sentence becomes the thesis and keeps the essay on track.
Plan three supporting points
Sketch the supporting points and the course concept each one uses.
Develop each point with evidence
One paragraph per point: claim, support (Research on the country and agreement), explanation.
Engage the course material directly
Name the theory, model or reading you are using and apply it; essays that stay general lose the course-knowledge points.
Conclude with the so-what
End by saying why the answer matters for practice or for the field, in two or three sentences.
Check length and format
Confirm the length (3 to 4 pages) and current APA format before submitting.
Organize by group of people (factory workers, small farmers, migrants, consumers), giving each section evidence of how life changed. Balance gains and losses to show a full picture.
A structure for BUSI 464 Week 2 International Markets Integration and Social Issues Essay 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,200 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Country and agreement | The country and the agreement's terms. | ~240 words |
| Social issues | Effects on workers, farmers, communities. | ~530 words |
| Evidence | Data and research. | ~290 words |
| Conclusion | How people are affected overall. | ~140 words |
A topic angle that works
Choose an agreement whose effects on people are documented, such as Mexico under NAFTA and the USMCA, Poland in the European Union or Vietnam in ASEAN, and focus on two or three social issues in depth.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
For small corn farmers in southern Mexico, NAFTA brought competition from subsidized U.S. corn, and research documents falling prices and income for many of them in the years after 1994. Some left farming for factory work in the north or migrated to the United States. At the same time, manufacturing employment grew in border states, so the agreement's effects differed sharply by region and occupation.
- A group.
- Evidence.
- Regional differences.
Mistakes that cost points on BUSI 464 Week 2
- Economics only, no people.
- One-sided.
- Under 3 pages.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 3 to 4 pages
- Sources: Research on the country and agreement
- Thesis stated in the introduction
- Each paragraph carries one point
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
Can BUSI 464 Essay 2 use a different country?
Follow the essay instructions; each essay selects one country and one of its regional trade agreements.
How many points is BUSI 464 Week 2 International Markets Integration and Social Issues Essay 1 worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 464, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 10% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is BUSI 464 Week 2 the same in every section of BUSI 464?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for BUSI 464. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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