{"id":251,"date":"2014-09-05T15:48:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-05T15:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/internationalbusiness1xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=251"},"modified":"2015-02-17T00:37:47","modified_gmt":"2015-02-17T00:37:47","slug":"assignment-global-organizations-the-imf-world-bank","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-internationalbusiness\/chapter\/assignment-global-organizations-the-imf-world-bank\/","title":{"raw":"Assignment: Global Organizations: The IMF &amp; World Bank","rendered":"Assignment: Global Organizations: The IMF &amp; World Bank"},"content":{"raw":"<div id=\"_54497959_1\">\r\n<h2 id=\"anonymous_element_8\"><strong>Global Organizations: The IMF &amp; World Bank<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>\r\n\r\nThe assignment for this Module has you look at a project that has been or is currently being undertaken by either the World Bank or the IMF. (<a title=\"Websites: IMF and World Bank\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/internationalbusiness2xmaster\/chapter\/websites-imf-and-world-bank\/\" target=\"_blank\">LINKS to BOTH websites are located earlier in the module.<\/a>)\r\n\r\n<strong>Written Assignment:<\/strong>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>Go to\u00a0<strong>either<\/strong>\u00a0the IMF or World Bank website and look at what they are doing. You will select one initiative from ONE of the two organizations as the subject of your two-page written paper this week.\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>At the World Bank site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/\">World Bank<\/a>, click on the \"Projects and Operations\" tab from the Home Page. You may then select a project based on \u00a0Sector, Theme or Country.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>At the IMF site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imf.org\/external\/\">IMF<\/a>, go to the Home Page and then select \"Our Work\" which will give you access to information about initiatives being undertaken by the IMF.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Select ONE project or initiative of interest<\/strong>\u00a0from either the IMF or World Bank.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Your written assignment should include the following information:\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li><strong>A brief overview of the project or initiative.<\/strong>\u00a0This should be an overview of the type of project, the partners involved in the project and the goals\/outcomes of the project.<\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>How does this project\/initiative reflect the role of the organization in the global business environment?<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>What is the long term benefit of the project\/initiative to the global business environment?<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Be certain to\u00a0<strong>include a source<\/strong>\u00a0(link\/URL) for all of the sources that you used to prepare your assignment.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>Your assignment should follow the\u00a0<strong>Written Assignment Guidelines<\/strong>\u00a0posted in the course. It will be graded using the Written Assignment Grading Rubric that is also posted.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div id=\"_54497959_1\">\n<h2 id=\"anonymous_element_8\"><strong>Global Organizations: The IMF &amp; World Bank<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The assignment for this Module has you look at a project that has been or is currently being undertaken by either the World Bank or the IMF. (<a title=\"Websites: IMF and World Bank\" href=\"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/internationalbusiness2xmaster\/chapter\/websites-imf-and-world-bank\/\" target=\"_blank\">LINKS to BOTH websites are located earlier in the module.<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Written Assignment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to\u00a0<strong>either<\/strong>\u00a0the IMF or World Bank website and look at what they are doing. You will select one initiative from ONE of the two organizations as the subject of your two-page written paper this week.\n<ol>\n<li>At the World Bank site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/\">World Bank<\/a>, click on the &#8220;Projects and Operations&#8221; tab from the Home Page. You may then select a project based on \u00a0Sector, Theme or Country.<\/li>\n<li>At the IMF site: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imf.org\/external\/\">IMF<\/a>, go to the Home Page and then select &#8220;Our Work&#8221; which will give you access to information about initiatives being undertaken by the IMF.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select ONE project or initiative of interest<\/strong>\u00a0from either the IMF or World Bank.<\/li>\n<li>Your written assignment should include the following information:\n<ol>\n<li><strong>A brief overview of the project or initiative.<\/strong>\u00a0This should be an overview of the type of project, the partners involved in the project and the goals\/outcomes of the project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>How does this project\/initiative reflect the role of the organization in the global business environment?<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>What is the long term benefit of the project\/initiative to the global business environment?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Be certain to\u00a0<strong>include a source<\/strong>\u00a0(link\/URL) for all of the sources that you used to prepare your assignment.<\/li>\n<li>Your assignment should follow the\u00a0<strong>Written Assignment Guidelines<\/strong>\u00a0posted in the course. 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