Report
MNG03237: Tourism and Hotel Internship
Assessment 3 – Final Report Feedback – 40%
Marker: Student Name:
Date: Mark: /40
Advanced (4) Proficient (3) Functional (2) Developing (1) Inadequate (0)
Executive Summary
Clearly states the purpose of the report; main findings,
conclusions and recommendations presented in
the context of the purpose; information is in a logical order;
length of one page.
States the purpose of the report; findings from all
sections of the report discussed in context and in order;
between half and one page in length.
Purpose of the report considered; findings from most sections presented; more than
two paragraphs in length.
Makes reference to at least one actual and specific finding;
limited demonstration of the conventions of an executive
summary, i.e. reads as an introduction.
Purpose of the report not acknowledged; summary not
included; does not discuss report findings.
Introduction
Orients the report and defines key terms within this context; creatively identifies and lists key parts; does not present
evidence or findings.
Orients the report; defines key terms; identifies and lists key
parts; does not present evidence or findings.
Good attempt to orient the report and define key terms; identifies and lists most key parts; limited or inadvertent presentation of evidence or
findings.
Attempts to orient the report and/or define key terms;
identifies and lists some key parts; lacks focus.
Introduction is absent or does not identify key parts of the
report.
Overview of the Organisation
Describes several key and distinguishing features of the
internship organisation in detail including ownership, location, activities and target markets;
accurately acknowledges/references
multiple sources of information.
Describes many key and distinguishing features of the
internship organisation; acknowledges/references
multiple sources of information.
Describes at least three elements of the organisation;
Some evidence of having consulted primary or secondary
sources.
Basic description of two-three elements of the organisation provided; Limited evidence of having consulted primary or
secondary sources.
Limited or no description of the organisation provided; no or
insufficient evidence.
Role and Achievements
Describes multiple activities and supports with a position
description; discusses all learning goals and reflects on
whether and why they were/were not achieved;
discusses and justifies most valuable learning experience;
presents several recommendations for the
course and WIL program with justification.
Describes multiple activities; discusses learning goals
achieved and most valuable learning experience; presents sound recommendations for
both the course as a whole and the WIL program.
Suggests several duties or responsibilities in bullet point
form; learning goals are mentioned along with a distinct
learning experience; course and/or WIL recommendations made with some justification
presented.
Duties or responsibilities presented in bullet point form; learning goals are mentioned
and one is chosen as most valuable learning experience;
course and/or WIL recommendation made with no
evidence to support the suggestion.
Section not included or duties not clearly outlined; no
reference to the learning that took place; no or superficial
recommendations
Management Skills and Qualities
Exhibits accurate and elaborated breadth and depth
of understanding of management concepts;
describes how and why arrived at these. Justifies selected skills
and qualities in a highly persuasive way, i.e. supported by experience or observation
and with reference to management theories or
theorists. Demonstrates an appreciation of the limitations and constraints of the findings in the context of the world of
work/lifelong learning.
Ideas are elaborated and contribute effectively to a
position; Justifies selected skills and qualities with the use of
examples and with reference to management theories or theorists. Considers the
personal implications of the findings.
Exhibits a basic understanding of common management
concepts supported by relevant theories. Basic description of how and why these skills and
qualities were specifically identified. Considers the
personal implications of the findings.
One idea presented with simple elaboration or ideas are few
and related but not elaborated or many simple ideas. Skills or
qualities seem based on experience or observation but are not well supported; limited
reference to theories or theorists.
Text contains one idea or ideas appear unrelated to one another or unrelated to management skills and
qualities; no corroborating evidence, such as an example from experience, is presented.
Critical Evaluation of Workplace Issues
Clearly presents one or two workplace issues in the context of relevant theories; provides
justification for the evaluation; identifies and substantiates the
strengths/weaknesses of the argument; clearly identifies and explains the criteria used in the
evaluation.
Presents workplace issues in the context of relevant theories; justifies and
substantiates the strengths/weaknesses of the argument; criteria used in the
evaluation are easily discerned.
Discusses several workplace issues and points to relevant
theories that might support the argument; criteria used in the evaluation can be discerned.
Several workplace issues are identified but the ideas and
justification are neither clear nor strong. Criteria used in the
evaluation are not easily discerned.
Workplace issues are not clearly identified or discussed.
Recommended Solutions
Demonstrates creative problem-solving abilities by
integrating relevant theory with knowledge and experience for
two issues previously identified; detailed and in-depth
recommendations provided for solutions. Supports
recommendations with relevant research, academic literature,
concepts and principles. Is realistic in approach, taking into
account organisational resourcing and budgetary
constraints.
Demonstrates advanced problem-solving abilities by
integrating relevant theory with knowledge and experience for
one - two issues identified; sound recommendations
provided for solutions. Supports these with academic literature.
Considers at least one organisational limitation.
Demonstrates sound problem- solving abilities by integrating
relevant theory with knowledge and experience for one - two
issues identified; sound recommendations provided for solutions. Supports these with grey literature/web sources.
Considers at least one organisational limitation.
Solution/s presented that are relevant to issues previously discussed. Theory/basis for
solution not clearly identified but does reference some grey literature and/or experience. Supports solutions with grey literature/web sources. No
consideration of practicalities or organisational limitations.
Solutions either not presented or not relevant to the
workplace issues previously identified. No attempt to
consult and integrate grey or academic literature.
Conclusion
Persuasively highlights key points and evidence for these in
the context of report purpose/introduction; does not introduce any new information;
contains a short reflection on the significant and impact of the findings on the student’s future management career; approx. 200 words in length.
Highlights the main points of the report; does not introduce
any new information; is appropriately reflective; at least
three sentences in length.
Reviews the key parts of the report in a minimum of two –
three sentences; some evidence of reflection upon the impact of these findings.
Conclusion is included; makes reference to the report purpose but is limited in depth, breadth
and length.
Conclusion not presented or does not follow academic
writing conventions.
Professional Report Presentation including Contents and Appendices
Contents is correctly numbered, aligned and spaced; uses
heading styles; appropriate page footers and headers;
tables, figures and/or appendices are included and
captioned/numbered and referenced in the text
accurately.
Contents is correctly numbered, aligned and spaced; uses
heading styles; limited issues with page footers/headers, tables and figures captions
and/or appendices.
Contents is appropriately numbered, aligned and spaced;
uses heading styles; limited issues with page
footers/headers, tables and figures captions and/or
appendices.
All headings appear in contents; several issues with
spacing/alignment/numbering; footers and headers not
correctly used; limited or no use of tables, figures and/or
appendices.
Contents are not included or are visually very poor; no use of heading styles, footers/headers
tables, figures and/or appendices.
Clarity of expression/style/spelling; style, integration and quality of references
Persuasively connects ideas and arguments in and between sentences and paragraphs;
creatively interprets the reflective and critical writing parts to suit personal style; clear distinction between opinion and theory and
supports each with appropriate evidence; no spelling errors and
grammatically correct.
Literature used is highly relevant to the discipline and argument, is well integrated and consistently presented according to the Harvard
referencing style both in text and in the reference list.
Connects ideas and arguments in sentences and paragraphs; interprets the reflective and critical writing parts to suit
personal style; credibly distinguishes between opinion and theory; spell checked and
grammatically correct.
Evidence of wide literature search and consistent
presentation according to the Harvard referencing style both in text and in the reference list.
Ideas and arguments are communicated in well-
structured sentences and paragraphs; meaning is
coherent and writing contains few spelling mistakes.
Literature consulted is relevant to the disciplines and well
integrated; evidence of attempt to distinguish opinion from fact;
consistent application of the Harvard referencing technique.
Attempts to connect words and ideas although meaning is
sometimes unclear or invisible; contains several spelling and
punctuation mistakes.
Limited evidence of a literature search beyond prescribed texts and materials but contains and endeavours to integrate at least ten relevant references and to
use consistent referencing technique.
Does not demonstrate an understanding of what is
expected in academic report writing. E.g. fails to use spell
checker, some sentences fail to have verbs, are poorly
punctuated, written in point form, paragraphs have only one
sentence etc.
Does not/does not adequately consult the literature; uses less than ten references and these are not well integrated and/or
do not follow the correct, Harvard standard.
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