Mobile phone markets in the Arab States-DD202A

Arab Open University
DD202A
Tutor Marked Assignment
Cut-off Date: 5 December, 2016

This TMA is an essay based on chapters 3, 4 and 5 of Economics and Economic Changes text book. It is marked out of 100 and is worth 20% of the overall assessment component. This TMA requires you to apply the course concepts to your own experience and to discuss the economic implications of such an application.
Please read the following article as a background reading upon which you are going to structure your essay.
















The TMA
This TMA requires you to write a structured essay of no more than 1200 words, in which you attempt to answer the following question:

Use demand and supply graph to explain and discuss the factors affecting the demand of and supply for mobile phone in the country you are living in.


Guidance notes for TMA:
The above question should be discussed based on what you learned in Ch. 2, 3,4 and 5 listed in your course materials DD202A. You are going to discuss the different factors affecting the demand and supply for mobile phones in the country you are living in, using an essay structure with a clear-cut layout of an introduction, a body and a conclusion.

In your introduction, you need to explain the trend of demand and supply for mobile phones in the country you are living now using a reliable statistical data. (300 words)
In the body of your TMA, try to explain what determines the demand of mobile phone. Also, do not forget to explain what determines the quantity of a good that sellers of mobile phone products supply. Your discussion, as well as other parts of your TMA, must be based on up-to-date data with complete references. It is recommended to spend no more than 600 words on this part.
Your discussion should be based on clear examples supported with proper data. You will need to use your textbook as a reference and published data and information in order to answer the above question. It is expected to provide proper graphs that explain the trend of demand and supply for mobile phones. You may translate your data into diagrams and match the theory with the application you are discussing. This part of your essay has the weightiest part of the TMA and carries the highest proportion of marks.

Your conclusion should include a summary of what you have discussed in your essay showing how the policy makers may benefit from your analysis. (200 -300 words).

The assessment of the quality of your essay will be based on how you convince the reader (grader) about your knowledge and understanding of the topic. Attempt to use your own words and avoid using a copy-paste. Your TMA should be attached with the following PT3form.