BM002-3.

5-3

Individual Assignment

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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
This assignment requires you to draw on several areas of study within the Module.
You are expected to demonstrate and will be evaluated on your ability to:
1. Identify and critically assess the various factors leading to growth and decline
in a variety of Asian Economies.
2. Perform a professional presentation containing relevant materials in answer to
an academic question
A.

THE REQUIREMENTS

A written essay of approximately 2,500 words that evaluates economic and strategic
issues from the topic in the next page.
The assignment must adhere to standard academic documentation standards:
Please use appropriate citation and reference according to the Harvard Name
Referencing System in order to avoid plagiarism.
Font type should be Times New Roman.
Font size should be 12 pts.
Vertical / line spacing should be 1.5-line spacing.
You must use enough of your own words to convince that you understand
what you are writing and are not just cutting and pasting. Normally your
own words should be no less than 80% of the total word count.
You should on no account make reference to www.wikipedia.com or its related
sites as a source for your work.
You may include diagrams, figures, tables etc without word penalty.

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B.

Individual Assignment

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Topic:

Stated in THE BANGKOK DECLARATION ON IRREGULAR MIGRATION

International Symposium on Migration "Towards Regional Cooperation on
Irregular/Undocumented Migration" 21 - 23 April 1999 noting that over 65 percent of
the worlds poorest people live in the Asia-Pacific region, hence poverty and
differences in level of development among countries in the region remain important
causes of irregular migration.
In recent decades, maritime migration in Asia has become increasingly contentious, as
refugees and irregular migrants traversing the region by sea complicate the attempts
of governments in the Asia-Pacific region to control their borders, regulate
immigration, and fulfill their obligations under international law. In the spring of
2015, irregular maritime migration across the Bay of Bengal to Southeast Asia entered
a period of crisis as a wave of migrants and refugees crossed or attempted to cross the
Bay of Bengal to reach Southeast Asia. The discovery in April and May 2015 of
smuggler camps on both sides of the Thailand-Malaysia border showed the critical
dangers that attend the journey.
Critically analyse the above statement and provide relevant recommendations to
address this issue.
Further requirements:
The issue should be clearly defined and compared between ASEAN members and
statistical justifications such as poverty index, human development index, etc are
expected to be analysed.
In addition, the issues above should be expanded to the lastest information on the
current, 48th ASEAN Foreign Minister Meeting which held in Kuala Lumpur, August
1-6 2015.
The impact on irregular migration as well may be ideal to be measured based on the
overall development and growth of ASEAN.

APU Level 3

Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation

201510

BM002-3.5-3

Individual Assignment

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C.
ASSIGNMENT STRUCTURE
Your document should incorporate the following items:
i.
A cover page
ii.
Table of contents
iii.
Introduction
iv.
Body
v.
Conclusion and recommendation
vi.
References
vii.
Appendix (optional)

D.
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
Cover Page
The assignment cover page should contain information as stated below in order:
APU Logo
Module Name and Code
Assignment Title
Assignment Description (Individual Assignment)
Intake Number
Hand out and Hand in dates
Lecturers Name
Table of contents.
The table of contents should follow the title page. The table of contents may be one
or more pages long. The table of contents page(s) will not be numbered.
Body of the written entry.
The body of the written entry begins with Introduction and continues in the sequence
outlined above. The first page of the body is numbered 1 and all following pages are
numbered in sequence. The numbered pages continue through references.
References
All the references used in the assignment should be given in this page and must be in
Harvard Name Referencing formats.
Appendix
An appendix is optional. Include in the appendix any exhibit appropriate to the written
entry but not important enough to include in the body; these might include sample
questionnaires used, newspaper articles, general background data, etc.

APU Level 3

Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation

201510

BM002-3.5-3

Individual Assignment

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E. Mark Distribution for assignment

The mark allocation for the assignment will be as follows:

40 % of the mark will be allocated for Acquisition of knowledge/application of

concepts/ research material and evidence of original thinking.
45% of the marks will be allocated for Quality of argument/reasoning; the depth
of analysis; expansion of ideas/argument and recognition of wider
context/complexity of topic
15 % of the marks will be allocated for overall quality.

You will be assessed at 100% for this Assignment and the marks will be weighted at 50% for the
overall marks for this module.

F.

ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

The criteria below detail the areas, which will be taken into account when the
assignment is marked. Each piece of assessed work will be awarded a percentage
between 0 and 100%. The grades awarded will be marked according to the
following criteria:
75% +

This would be equivalent to a Distinction and would represent

outstanding performance. The work should show a thorough
understanding of the issue together with a high degree of analysis and
critical evaluation.

65 74%

This will be equivalent to a Credit. This would represent extremely

good work demonstrating an in depth understanding of material and
sound analysis and conclusions.

50 64%

This would be equivalent to a Pass. Work in this category should

demonstrate good application of the main Principles to the question set
and provide a well-balanced view.

49 0%

This would represent a failure to pass demonstrating a poor command

of the knowledge of subject area combined with an inability to
interpret the question.

APU Level 3

Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation

201510

BM002-3.5-3

Individual Assignment

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Please pay particular attention to the following:

Ensure that the contents page precisely reflects the whole content of the report
including the appendices.
Page numbering: Ensure that the contents page accurately reflects the position of
the contents. Page numbers prior to the introduction should be roman
numerals. From the introduction onwards page numbering should be
Arabic.
References should be listed according to the Harvard convention with the authors
listed in alphabetical order.
Authors should be accurately referenced within the report according to the
Harvard convention.

APU Level 3

Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation

201510