International Trade Research Project

Note -these are two different sections have particular word limit please solve thses accordingly and refer the sites please

Objective:Applying market intelligence techniques, gather enough information to help a company to determine if a product or service considered is appropriate for a new market or not.

Project: Develop and present an international trade research project that complies with the following requirements:

Select a product with a possibility to be exported/imported from Canada to India, or from India to Canada, and develop every one of the elements suggested below.

The project will be submitted in two parts (Section 1 & Section 2).

PART A: Section 1 (25 Marks) (Max 1500 wordsZ)

1. The firs section must include and outline of the research process with the definition of the product subject of analysis, a list of the main sources of information, and the organization of the group project.
   1. Outline should be a research brief and you need to explain the following:
      1. Define your research Objectives: Why are you conducting research, identify potential problems, identify opportunities and develop questions that you may ask in your research. (5 marks)
      2. Research brief, I need background information & timelines etc. (5 marks)
      3. What is your research design going to be, for the purposes of this assignment you will be using secondary research sources. (5 marks)
      4. Please indicate what sources you will be using to conduct your research. Please be specific. (5 Marks)
      5. How do you propose to organize your data and create final your report. (5 marks)
      6. References are mandatory

PART B: Section 2 (75 Marks) (Max 4500 Words)

3. Section 2 must not exceed 4500 Words. (including the title page, table of contents, introduction, conclusion, and references). Please note that title page, table of contents, and references will NOT be included in the word count.
4. Any plagiarism will lead to a zero grade in the assignment.

Presentation Guidelines:

6. This Project should be word-processed: - in a clear font (Arial, Calibri or Times New Roman) - in 12 point size font
7. using double spacing
8. using 2.54cm (1 inch) margins.
9. Harvard Referencing
10. Page numbers of your assignment in the bottom right hand corner of each page.
11. Do not use endnotes or footnotes.
12. All wording should be in black.
13. Submit your work in Word.doc format do not use PDF and do not insert any paragraphs or sentences in jpeg/picture/image format.
14. Reference sites are mandatory .

The Following criteria will be assessed for this Project :

1. The political and legal environment

1. Political environment (5 Marks)
   1. Type pf government, political stability and official attitudes
   2. Officials
2. Legal environment (5 Marks)
   • Intellectual property rights.
   2. 1. Commercial Law
      2. Dispute settlement
      3. Protectionism
      4. Expropriations
      5. Tax regime
      6. Customs
   3. Business environment (5 Marks)
      • Inflation

1. 1. 1. Currency
      2. Local business conditions
      3. Financial Institutions (provide also the names of main banks)

2. Infrastructure

1. 1. Geographical Factors (5 Marks)
      1. Size and distance
      2. Topography
      3. Climate
   2. Physical Infrastructure (5 Marks)
      • Roads

1. 2. 1. Railways
      2. Air
      3. Bridges and ferries
      4. Ports
   3. Communications (5 Marks)
      • Phones, e-mail and internet

1. 3. 1. Media
      2. Post and couriers
   4. Distribution channels (5 Marks)
      • Retail networks

1. 4. 1. Sales agents
      2. Wholesale distributors
      3. Transport companies
   5. Services available (5 Marks)
      • Power

1. 1. 1. Business services
      2. Labour

3. Market description
   1. Demographics (5 Marks)
      1. Population Size
      2. Population Patterns
      3. Distribution
      4. Families
   2. Economic development (5 Marks)
      • Education

1. 2. 1. Workforce
      2. Incomes
      3. Spending
   3. Sociocultural characteristics (5 Marks)
      • Ethnic composition

1. 3. 1. Values
      2. Lifestyles
   4. Trade (5 Marks)
      • Imports

1. 1. 1. Sources
      2. Balance of payments

4. Product specific market data
   1. Product service (5 Marks)
      1. Description
      2. Size of the market
      3. Competing products
   2. Technology (5 Marks)
      • Types of technologies involved

1. 2. 1. Proprietary issues
      2. Product life cycle
      3. Options for renewal
   3. Regulatory requirements (5 Marks)
      • Technical specifications

1. 1. 1. Quality
      2. Environmental