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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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