Develop+an+Exporting+Plan

Now that you've been introduced to the world of imports/exports and trade relations, let's apply this in the world of global business.

You will research a product that can be used for educational purposes. Using your chosen country for this course, research a market opportunity for that product. You may use research that you have already done from previous projects (as well as new research) to help you. You will prepare a written exporting plan that includes the following components:
 * 1) Product Description
 * Describe the product in detail, including specific features
 * Describe any changes in the product that may be necessary before exporting


 * 1) Foreign Business Environment
 * List cultural and social factors that may affect the sale of the product
 * Discuss the geography of the country to which you will export your product
 * Describe economic conditions that may affect exporting of the product
 * Report any political or legal factors that could affect exporting activities


 * 1) Market Potential
 * Describe the type of customer to whom you will sell your product
 * Identify methods that could be used to contact potential buyers in your chosen country
 * Estimate sales for the product based on country size, market demand, and competition


 * 1) Export Transaction Details
 * Describe import taxes or other restrictions that may affect exporting costs
 * Discuss the shipping and documentation requirements for your country
 * Identify the amount of time the exporting plan will take to execute

There are a number of sources to which you can refer to help you with your research. Websites for exporting information include [|www.trade.gov], [|www.fas.usda.gov],[|www.sba.gov], and [|www.export.gov]. You can also refer to the websites from the Wikispace Home Page to assist you as well. Remember that you can obtain research from current news stories, travel articles, business articles, travel agencies and other sources to assist you in research.

Your team will type your export plan DIRECTLY onto your Project Page. Remember to place the name of your project, the purpose of your project and your team member names at the top of your Project Page. The export plan should be typed in with proper headings BELOW your Project Page information. Please review this SAMPLE PROJECT PAGE so your team knows the proper format for your Project Page.

ALL of your work must be original. You may NOT copy/paste ANY information from any source to the Exporting Plan--doing so will result in an automatic zero. Remember to cite your sources at the end of the report utilizing the "Son of Citation" or "EasyBib" citation machines. Bookmark all relevant sites to Diigo so that you can use these articles as sources on this project.

You will be graded utilizing the following rubric:


 * CATEGORY || 4 || 3 || 2 || 1 ||
 * Organization || Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings. || Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. || Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. || The information appears to be disorganized. ||
 * Exporting Plan: Product Description || Includes a detailed description of an educational product that will be imported into the country. Includes changes that may be necessary before exporting. || Includes a basic description of an educational product, but lacks important details about the product to be imported. Includes changes that may be necessary before exporting. || Includes a product description, but the product is not an educational product and/or does not include changes that may be necessary before exporting. || Does not include a product description. ||
 * Exporting Plan: Foreign Business Environment || Includes detailed information on all four required elements in the foreign business environment (cultural/social factors, geography, economic conditions, and political/legal factors) || Includes detailed information on 3 of the 4 required elements om the foreign business environment. || Includes detailed information on 2 of the 4 required elements om the foreign business environment. || Includes detailed information on less than 2 of the 4 required elements om the foreign business environment. ||
 * Exporting Plan: Market Potential || Includes detailed information on all three required elements of market potential (type of customer, methods of contacting potential customers, and estimated sales) || Includes detailed information on 2 of the 3 required elements of market potential. || Includes detailed information on 1 of the 3 required elements of market potential. || Does not include information on market potential. ||
 * Exporting Plan: Transaction Details || Includes detailed information on all three required elements of transaction details (tariff information, shipping/documentation, time to execute plan) || Includes detailed information on 2 of the 3 required elements of transaction details. || Includes detailed information on 1 of the 3 required elements of transaction details. || Does not include information on transaction details ||
 * Sources || All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format. || All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format. || All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format. || Some sources are not accurately documented. ||
 * Organization || Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings. || Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs. || Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. || The information appears to be disorganized. 8) ||
 * Mechanics || No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. || There are 1-4 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors || There are 5-8 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors || There are more than 8 grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors ||