Research

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

1. Read the assignment brief, assignment, and the assessment criteria through carefully.

2. Plan and organize your work carefully.

3. When you have completed your work, check it against the assessment criteria below.

4. Plagiarism or other forms of cheating will receive a ‘0’ grade and the matter will be referred to the Academic Committee.

5. Papers submitted with more than a 20% Plagiarism score will not be graded.

6. Work submitted late will only receive the maximum of a (marginal fail) passing grade. (60%)

7. Re-submitted work will only receive the maximum of a (marginal fail) passing grade. (60%)

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– Assignment Document

1. Assignment Title:

2. Assignment Objectives:

Students are required to submit a structured 5 paragraph essay on one of the topics below.

The essay must be minimum 1,000 words counting content only (from start of introduction to the end of conclusion - without cover page, table of contents, and reference list).

You are required to research a central question on the chosen topic and present and discuss arguments and counterarguments in your main paragraphs. Through your research findings, you are to conclude on the impact the topic has / has had on people, communities, and environments.

3. Topic:

Write your essay on this topic following all the guidelines in this brief. Essays that do not follow the brief will receive fewer marks!

How can the hospitality and tourism industry contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals?

Email your finished essay in WORD format to:

Additional Requirements:

Research well and present your evidence using Harvard citation in your paragraphs and a full reference list.

Write using formal language, avoiding contractions (it’s, don’t) and personal pronouns (I, you, we) and only give your opinion in the conclusion.

Include a cover page and automatic table of contents.

Check grammar and spelling.

Check your essay against the assessment criteria below before submission.

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Assignment Document

5. Assessment Criteria / Grading Scale

		Marks
Layout	Have you included :- • Correct cover page • Table of Contents • Page numbers • Introduction • Conclusion • Reference List	5
Introduction	Does your introduction explain the purpose of this paper and state the question you will be answering?	10
Flow of Ideas	Are your points clear, under a relevant heading with, one point leading to the next?	5
Conclusion	Is your conclusion a good summary of all of the points that you have made in the paper?	10
Quality of research	Have you:- • Used a range of sources? • Are your sources reliable and up to date?	10
Evidence based?	Have you found evidence for what you say?	10
Referencing	Have you included a reference in the text and a full reference in your list at the end, for every fact, quote and citation?	10
Critical analysis	Have you:- • Found evidence for your topic question?	10
Quality of Writing	Is your writing: • Well structured, with meaningful headings? • Clear and easy to read? • With ideas clearly stated? • With a minimum of grammatical errors? • Have well-structured sentences and paragraphs?	30
Total 100%