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Assignment 1: The Effects of War and Peace on Foreign Aid
Due
Week 4 and worth 200 points
Use the Internet to research one (1) developing nation of your
choice. Your research should include an examination of the effects that war and
peace have on the distribution of foreign aid, as well as the material covered
by the Webtext and lectures in Weeks 1 through 3.
Write a five to six (5-6) page research paper in which you:
1 Assess
the positive and negative effects that peace and war, respectively, have on the
distribution of foreign aid in the developing country that you have selected.
Support your response with concrete examples of each of the results that you
have cited.
2 Analyze
the specific actions that the leadership of the selected country has taken,
through the use of its foreign aid from donor nations and international lending
institutions, to relieve the severe problems caused by warfare.
3 Discuss
whether or not the extension of foreign aid has successfully reduced poverty
and the incidence of warfare in the selected country. Support your response
with examples.
4 Use at
least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note:
Wikipedia, blogs, and other nonacademic websites do not qualify as academic
resources. Approval of resources is at the instructor’s discretion. Resources
must also be within the last seven (7) years.
When referencing the selected resources, please use the
following format:
•
Webtext Format:
•
Name of the author. Name of title. Retrieved from website url.
▪
Example:
Soomo. Understanding
Development [Webtext]. Retrieved from.webtexts.com/courses/9218-cathey”>http://www.webtexts.com/courses/9218-cathey.
•
Lecture Format:
•
Name of the Author. Name of the lecture [lecture type].
Retrieved from lecture url.
▪
Example:
Strayer University.
(2013). Understanding Development [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from.strayer.edu/bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.html”>/bbcswebdav/institution/SOC/300/1136/Week1/lecture/story.html.
•
Internet Resources:
•
Author’s Name. (Date of publication). Title of the resource.
Retrieved from website url.
▪
Example:
Wuestewald, Eric.
(2014). Portraits of people living on a dollar a day. Retrieved from.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario”>http://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2014/04/living-on-a-dollar-a-day-photos-renee-byer-thomas-nazario.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
•
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12),
with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or
school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
instructions.
•
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the
student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover
page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page
length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this
assignment are:
•
Analyze how funding in the form of aid, investment, and loans
moves from industrialized nations to the developing world to alleviate the
problems caused by warfare.
•
Use technology and information resources to research issues in
sociology of developing countries.
Write clearly and concisely about sociology of developing
countries using proper writing mechanics.

Points:
200

Assignment
1: The
Effects of War and Peace on Foreign Aid

Criteria

Unacceptable
Below
60% F

Meets
Minimum Expectations
60-69%
D

Fair
70-79%
C

Proficient
80-89%
B

Exemplary
90-100%
A

1.
Assess the positive and negative effects that peace and war, respectively,
have on the distribution of foreign aid in the developing country that you
have selected. Support your response with concrete examples of each of the
results that you cited. Weight: 20%

Did
not assess the positive and negative effects that peace and war,
respectively, have on the distribution of foreign aid in the developing
country that you have selected. Did not support your response with concrete
examples of each of the results that you cited.

Insufficiently
assessed the positive and negative effects that peace and war, respectively,
have on the distribution of foreign aid in the developing country that you
have selected. Insufficiently supported your response with concrete examples
of each of the results that you cited.

Partially
assessed the positive and negative effects that peace and war, respectively,
have on the distribution of foreign aid in the developing country that you
have selected. Partially supported your response with concrete examples of
each of the results that you cited.

Satisfactorily
assessed the positive and negative effects that peace and war, respectively,
have on the distribution of foreign aid in the developing country that you
have selected. Satisfactorily supported your response with concrete examples
of each of the results that you cited.

Thoroughly
assessed the positive and negative effects that peace and war, respectively,
have on the distribution of foreign aid in the developing country that you
have selected. Thoroughly supported your response with concrete examples of
each of the results that you cited.

2.
Analyze the specific actions that the leadership of the selected country has
taken, through the use of its foreign aid from donor nations and
international lending institutions, to relieve the severe problems caused by
warfare. Weight: 25%

Did
not submit or incompletely analyzed the specific actions that the leadership
of the selected country has taken, through the use of its foreign aid from
donor nations and international lending institutions, to relieve the severe
problems caused by warfare.

Insufficiently
analyzed the specific actions that the leadership of the selected country has
taken, through the use of its foreign aid from donor nations and international
lending institutions, to relieve the severe problems caused by warfare.

Partially
analyzed the specific actions that the leadership of the selected country has
taken, through the use of its foreign aid from donor nations and
international lending institutions, to relieve the severe problems caused by
warfare.

Satisfactorily
analyzed the specific actions that the leadership of the selected country has
taken, through the use of its foreign aid from donor nations and
international lending institutions, to relieve the severe problems caused by
warfare.

Thoroughly
analyzed the specific actions that the leadership of the selected country has
taken, through the use of its foreign aid from donor nations and
international lending institutions, to relieve the severe problems caused by
warfare.

3.
Discuss whether or not the extension of foreign aid has successfully reduced
poverty and the incidence of warfare in the selected country. Support your
response with examples. Weight: 25%

Did
not submit or incompletely discussed whether or not the extension of foreign
aid has successfully reduced poverty and the incidence of warfare in the
selected country. Did not submit or incompletely supported your response with
examples.

Insufficiently
discussed whether or not the extension of foreign aid has successfully
reduced poverty and the incidence of warfare in the selected country.
Insufficiently supported your response with examples.

Partially
discussed whether or not the extension of foreign aid has successfully
reduced poverty and the incidence of warfare in the selected country.
Partially supported your response with examples.

Satisfactorily
discussed whether or not the extension of foreign aid has successfully
reduced poverty and the incidence of warfare in the selected country.
Satisfactorily supported your response with examples.

Thoroughly
discussed whether or not the extension of foreign aid has successfully
reduced poverty and the incidence of warfare in the selected country.
Thoroughly supported your response with examples.

4.
Writing / Support for Ideas
Weight:
6%

Never
uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Rarely
uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Partially
uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Mostly
uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Consistently
uses reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

5.
Writing / Grammar and Mechanics
Weight:
6%

Serious
and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Numerous
errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Partially
free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Mostly
free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Consistently
free of errors in grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

6.
Writing and Information Literacy / Integration of Sources
Weight:
6%

Serious
errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental
plagiarism or failure to use in-text citations.

Sources
are rarely integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing,
and summarizing, using in-text citations.

Sources
are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing,
and summarizing, using in-text citations.

Sources
are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing,
and summarizing, using in-text citations.

Sources
are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting,
paraphrasing, and summarizing, using in-text citations.

7.
Information Literacy / Crediting Sources in APA
Weight:
6%

Lack
of citations and / or lack of reference section and / or citations don’t
correspond to listed references.

In-text
citations and references are given, but not in APA format.

Partially
shows correct (or approximately correct) use of in-text citations, with
matching references using APA format.

Mostly
shows correct use of in-text citations with matching references using APA
format.

Consistently
shows correct use of In-text citations with matching references using APA
format.

8.
Information Literacy / Research
Weight:
6%

Quantity
and / or quality of sources are unacceptable

Too
few references and / or references are of poor quality

Number
of sources is less than expected and/or the quality of sources is
questionable.

Number
of sources is sufficient and the quality of sources is mostly good.

Number
of sources is sufficient and the quality of sources is good.

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