ECM311/E

Group Assignment

Module : Maritime Economics

Task : Group Assignment

Marks : 100

Due Date : Monday 07 April

Lecturer : Mr M Tshaka & Ms S

Booi

Assignment question.

South African Cargo Services, a shipping company in South Africa is looking to add a new ship
to its fleet. As a financial analyst of the company, your role is to advise the management on the
several financing options available for the proposed purchase. Discuss the various sources of
finance for shipping, identifying the key players involved and their roles in the process. Outline
the step-by-step procedure for obtaining financing and evaluate the advantages and
disadvantages of each option. Use practical examples to support your discussion.

GUIDELINES:

1. This assignment should be done in groups already created on blackboard by the

lecturer. Each group member should make a contribution to the work, and then fill
out table 2 below which should be submitted with the assignment.

2. The assignment should be typed (Font = Times New Roman/Arial/Calibri(body);

Size = 12; Spacing = 1.5; and justified). Up to 6 marks will be deducted if this
is not strictly followed.

3. The assignment should comprise a maximum of 10 pages including cover page,

table of contents and references.
4. Avoid plagiarism and give references where you use someone’s work or
statements. Use the APA or Harvard style of referencing and make sure that all
references cited in your essay are included in the list of references. The use of the
Mendeley software is highly recommended. Up to 4% will be removed for
incorrect referencing.

5. Please ensure that you check and edit your work for proper grammar prior to
submission.

6. Include a cover paper which will have information such as surnames and initials,
student number and other relevant information. A table of contents should be
included too.

7. The assignment should be submitted through blackboard on or before 05 March

2025 at 23:59pm.
The Turnitin similarity index must not exceed 20%. 20 marks will be
deducted should this not be adhered to.
Submission link will be shared by the lecturer in due course. Each students will
be allowed unlimited attempts of submission but only the last submission
before the deadline will be considered.

8. Any submission after the due date will not be accepted.

9. The rubric Table 1 will be used to mark your assignment:

 Grading Rubric for the Assignment

Table 1: Levels of Assessment

Criteria Inadequate=D Adequate=C Above Average=B Exemplary=A
(Below Standard) (Meets Standard) (Exceeds Standard) (Far Exceeds Standard)
Organization Writing lacks logical Writing is coherent and Writing is coherent and Writing shows high degree of
organization. It shows logically organized. logically organized with attention to logic and reasoning
some coherence but Some points remain transitions used between of points. Unity clearly leads the
ideas lack unity. Serious misplaced and stray from ideas and paragraphs to reader to the conclusion and
errors. the topic. create coherence. stirs thought regarding the topic.
Transitions evident but Overall unity of ideas is
not used throughout present. (4)
(1) (3)
essay.
(2)
Level of Content Shows some thinking Content indicates Content indicates Content indicates synthesis of
and reasoning but most thinking and reasoning original thinking and ideas, in- depth analysis and
ideas are applied with original develops ideas with evidences original thought and
underdeveloped and thought on a few ideas. sufficient and firm support for the topic.
unoriginal. (8) evidence.
(4) (12) (16)
Development Main points lack Main points are Main points well Main points well developed
detailed development. present with limited developed with quality with high quality and quantity
Ideas are vague with detail and supporting details and support. Reveals high degree of
little evidence of development. Some quantity. Critical critical thinking.
critical thinking. critical thinking is thinking is weaved into
(3) present. points (10)
(5) (7)
Grammar & Spelling, punctuation, Most spelling, Essay has few spelling, Essay is free of distracting
Mechanics and grammatical errors punctuation, and punctuation, and spelling, punctuation, and
create distraction, making grammar correct grammatical errors grammatical errors; absent of
reading difficult; allowing reader to allowing reader to fragments, comma splices, and
fragments, comma progress though essay. follow ideas clearly. run-ons.
splices, run-ons evident. Some errors remain. Very few fragments or
Errors are frequent. run-ons.
(3) (10)
(5) (7)
Style Mostly in elementary Approaches college level Attains college level Shows outstanding style going
form with little or no usage of some variety in style; tone is appropriate beyond usual college level;
 variety in sentence sentence patterns, diction, and rhetorical devices rhetorical devices and tone
structure, diction, and rhetorical devices. used to enhance content; used effectively; creative use of
rhetorical devices or sentence variety used sentence structure and
emphasis. (3) effectively. coordination
(2) (4)
(6)
Format Fails to follow format Meets format and Meets format and Meets all formal and assignment
and assignment assignment assignment requirements and evidences
requirements; incorrect requirements; generally requirements; margins, attention to detail; all margins,
margins, spacing and correct margins, spacing, and spacing and indentations are
indentation; neatness of spacing, and indentations are correct; correct; essay is neat and
essay needs attention. indentations; essay is essay is neat and correctly assembled with
neat but may have some correctly assembled. professional look.
(1) assembly errors. (4)
(2) (3)
Table 2: Individual contribution

Name & Surname Student number Contribution Signature

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