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Assessment 2: Report

This assessment is for these students only: Melbourne - Hotel School; Sydney - Hotel School.

Assessment

Group/

individual

Learning outcomes

Grading indicator

Min Score

Weight

Length/

duration

Due

Professional accreditation

Report

Individual

2, 3, 5

Graded

N/A

40%

2500 words

14 Sep 2017 9:00 AM

N/A

Report task

Choose one of the topics from the list below and argue a viewpoint in the format of an academic report. It is expected that this viewpoint will emerge from your research, and will form the foundation of your argument. Your argument should be supported by a minimum of 6 academic references and industry examples should be used to illustrate your discussion. It is expected that you come to a conclusion supported by the research material used and make recommendations.

Assignment topics

1. Given environmental concerns, tourism in the developing world is unsustainable.

2. Luxury and green are incompatible goals for the hotel industry.

3. Environmental certification does not increase occupancy.

4. Corporate social responsibility is integral to the long-term success of five-star hotels.

5. Your own topic proposal that addresses a key issue in this unit.

Marking Criteria

Analytic Marking Criteria

Criterion	Marks	High Distinction	Distinction	Credit	Pass	Fail
Research	25%	More than 14 appropriate academic references and supporting industry sources	10–14 appropriate academic references and supporting industry sources	7–9 appropriate academic references and supporting industry sources	6 appropriate academic references and supporting industry sources	Less than 6 appropriate academic references and supporting industry sources
Content and reasoning	50%	Excellent understanding of the topic and concepts. Excellent argument of a viewpoint to a chosen topic. Excellent recommendations made	Very good understanding of the topic and concepts. Very good argument of a viewpoint to a chosen topic. Very good recommendations made	Good understanding of the topic and concepts. Good argument of a viewpoint to a chosen topic. Some good recommendations made	Adequate understanding of the topic and concepts. Adequate argument of a viewpoint to a chosen topic. Some recommendations made but may not be appropriate	Poor understanding of the topic and concepts. Lack of depth to your analysis. Poor argument of a viewpoint to a chosen topic. Recommendations poor
Referencing	13%	Excellent, consistently uses standard Harvard referencing in text and LOR	Very good, uses standard Harvard referencing in text and LOR, 1–2 mistakes	Good, uses standard Harvard referencing most of the time, 2–3 referencing mistakes	Adequate referencing technique, more than 3 referencing mistakes	Poor referencing technique. Does not use standard Harvard referencing, several mistakes
Report format and structure	12%	Excellent report format. Excellent grammar and written expression. Meets word count	Report format with all parts very well done. Very good grammar and written expression. Meets word count	Report format with all parts well done. Good grammar and written expression. Plus or minus 10% of word count	Report format adequately done. Adequate written expression. Some grammar and spelling mistakes. Plus or minus 10% of word count	Report format not used or parts missing. Poor written expression, grammar and spelling mistakes throughout. Does not meet word count

Holistic Marking Criteria