CISC 8000 Applied Practice in Context

This assignment covers the four course learning outcomes:

1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of how indigenous knowledge and cultural responsiveness inform practice.
2. Critique and evaluate practice in the context of different audiences (local, national and/or international) and their perspectives.
3. Critically analyse issues of ethics, society, culture and professional environments contextualised to professional practice.
4. Critique and address issues of law, regulations and policy in practice.

Part A Economic performance indicators (EPI)
You are required to provide a profile of the macroeconomic performance of an economy over the past 12 years. Economic indicators should include:
 
a.Growth in Real Gross Domestic Product
b.Public debt as a percentage of GDP 
c.Rate of inflation
d.Interest rates
e.Current account surplus/deficit as a per cent of GDP
f.Exchange rate trends
g.Unemployment rates

Part B Report on Macroeconomic stability and policy

You are required to: Provide a written report that evaluates (using national and international benchmarks) the overall economic performance of your allocated country and discusses the macroeconomic policies that the government and the central bank have implemented over the past twelve years. 

Your discussion should include:

1. An evaluation of how the 2007-2008 Global Financial Crises (GFC) impacted on the country’s economy.

2. The economic policy approach to economic stabilisation used by the government (i.e. activist versus self-correcting, and stimulus versus contractionary including austerity) and an assessment of the success, or otherwise, of the policy measures adopted. 

3. A commentary which describes and evaluates changes in key economic performance indicators. Diagrams may be used to support this commentary.

4. An assessment of the economic outlook for your selected economy.

Part A Country Profile
EPI information for your economy

Part B Written report
Discuss and evaluate the economic policy and economic performance of your economy.    
Clarity of written expression and correct referencing.