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Purpose of the assignment

You are required to identify a specific risk management issue and write a report which explains the background to the issue and its significance to the industry.

Choosing a topic

List of possible topics (available on bb):

Overcrowding and music festivals

Spread of disease on cruise ships

Alcohol abuse in sporting events

Terrorism and mega events

Injuries and adventure tourism

Structure of the assignment

(1) Title page

(2) Executive Summary

(3) Table of Contents

(4) Introduction

(5) Analysis of the Issue

(6) Analysis of current Solutions

(7) Recommendations

(8) Conclusion

(9) References

The title page is not in the description but I think it’s important (because I will ask them to put the name of the tutor and the number of words)

Title page

Title of the assignment

Your name and student number

Word count (excluding title page and List of references)

The title should give away the main purpose of the article.

Executive summary

Summary of your report

An executive summary aims to:

provide a brief overview of the whole report so that executives or managers could read the executive summary alone without the accompanying report.

allow the reader to quickly understand the information contained in the report;

persuade the reader that the document is worthy of being read.

provide concise, complete, specific and self-sufficient information that can be understood in isolation.

The title page is not in the description but I think it’s important (because I will ask them to put the name of the tutor and the number of words)

Executive summary

How to write it

Write the executive summary in your own words, using a formal writing style. Avoid using jargon.

State the purpose/aim of the report. For example, the main purpose of this report is to......

Describe the procedure that you used. The methodology or analytical process used to process the data collected.

Provide the results of the study. The major findings may include a number of sentences.

Information about the recommendations (if applicable) should also provided.

The title page is not in the description but I think it’s important (because I will ask them to put the name of the tutor and the number of words)

Introduction

Identify the topic you selected

Discuss its relevance

Identify the main purpose of the assignment

Provide context, relevant definitions

The title should give away the main purpose of the article.

Analysis

You need to go discuss the issue in detail:

Consequences

Impact that these consequences have on the project/event/business

Likelihood/Frequency of the issue.

Provide a discussion of the factors that affect the issue

The title should give away the main purpose of the article.

Analysis of current solutions

Discuss the current controls in place: How is the issue being currently managed?

What are identifying their strengths and weaknesses.

Analysis of the issues

DESCRIPTIVE WRITING	CRITICAL/ANALYTICAL WRITING
States what happened	Identifies the significance
States what something is like	Evaluates (judges the value) strengths and weaknesses
Gives the story so far	Weighs one piece of information against another
States the order in which things happened	Makes reasoned judgements
Says how to do something	Argues a case according to evidence
Explains what a theory says	Shows why something is relevant or suitable
Explains how something works	Indicates why something will work (best)
Notes the method used	Indicates whether something is appropriate or suitable
Says when something occurred	Identifies why they timing is important
States the different components	Weighs up the importance of component parts
States options	GIves reason for the selection of each option
Lists details	Evaluates the relative significance of details
Lists in any order	Structures information in order (eg. of importance)
States links between items	Shows the relevance of links between pieces of information
Gives information	Draws conclusions

Recommendations

Suggest a few possibilities as recommendations for improvement.

Recommended format for recommendations:

- it is recommended ............ ................................................ ...............................................

(explanation for recommendation1)

- it is recommended ............ ................................................ ...............................................

(explanation for recommendation2)

- it is recommended ............ ................................................ ...............................................

(explanation for recommendation3)

….

The title should give away the main purpose of the article.

Conclusion

Summarize the report

Mention the key aspects of the discussion.

The title should give away the main purpose of the article.

References

15 references from:

Academic articles (most important)

Industry documents: reports, guidelines, policies

Government documents: guidelines, reports, policies etc

News articles

The title should give away the main purpose of the article.

NOTES:

THIS IS NOT A CASE STUDY!!!

Provide examples whenever you can.

The word limit is 1500 words. (there is a 10% margin).

The 10% is strict! 1651 is not within the limit!

Marking criteria:

Criterion	Excellent	Very Good	Good	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory
Introduction 5%	Provides an excellent introduction to the report.	Provides a very good introduction to the report.	Provides a good introduction to the report.	Provides a satisfactory introduction to the report.	Provides a superficial or no executive introduction to the report.
Executive Summary 5%	Provides an excellent executive summary,.	Provides a very good executive summary.	Provides a good executive summary,.	Provides a satisfactory executive summary.	Provides a superficial or no executive summary.
Analysis 30%	Demonstrates comprehensive analysis of the relevance of problems.	Demonstrates good analysis of the relevance of problems.	Offers an overall analysis of the relevance of problems.	There is some evidence of analysis of the relevance of problems.	There is little or no evidence of analysis of the relevance of problems.
Current approaches evaluation. 30%	Offers comprehensive assessment of approaches backed up with convincing strengths and weaknesses of solutions to solve the problems.	Offers detailed assessment of approaches backed up with important strengths and weaknesses of solutions to solve the problems.	Offers substantial assessment of approaches backed up with important strengths and weaknesses of solutions to solve the problems.	Offers limited assessment of approaches backed up with important strengths and weaknesses of solutions to solve the problems.	Offers little or no assessment of options backed up with important strengths and weaknesses of solutions to solve the problems.
Recommendations 15%	Demonstrates the use and integration of broader knowledge in generating flawless solutions to the problems	Demonstrates the use and integration of knowledge gained through the course in generating effective solutions to the problems.	There is good evidence of recognition of solutions to the problems using sufficient level of know ledge gained through the course.	There is some evidence of recognition of alternate solutions to the problems using know ledge gained through the course	There is little or no evidence of recognition of alternative solutions to the problems using know ledge gained through the course.
Conclusion 5%	Provides an excellent conclusion to the report.	Provides a very good conclusion to the report.	Provides a good conclusion to the report.	Provides a satisfactory conclusion to the report.	Provides a superficial or no to the report.
Overall presentation 10%	There is excellent style and formatting, excellent written expression, no spelling or grammatical errors. Excellent referencing.	There is very good style and formatting, very good written expression, very few spelling or grammatical errors. Very good referencing.	There is good style and formatting, good written expression, limited spelling or grammatical errors. Good referencing.	There is satisfactory style and formatting, reasonable written expression, a number of spelling and/or grammatical errors. Satisfactory referencing.	There is inappropriate style and formatting, poor written expression, many spelling and/or grammatical errors. Unsatisfactory referencing.

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