1. Purpose of the Assignment and Learning Outcomes Upon completion of this assignment, students have: 1. Prepared high-quality written reports with accurate references and citations that demonstrate professional and ethical standards. a. Identified the features of a high-quality written report and incorporated them into their reports. b. Critiqued research articles and data in order to qualify sources of high-quality research. c. Evaluated the importance of accurate references and citations. d. Prepared accurate and complete references and citations for a variety of different sources. 2. Located, selected and qualified appropriate sources of secondary information including company, industry, consumer, demographic, economic and market data (as per specific instructions below) using a variety of methods including research databases. a. Identified key economic indicators. b. Located, selected and qualified sources of information for those key economic indicators. c. Identified sources of global information. 3. Critically interpreted and evaluated the data collected and suggest potential trends and implications