Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
2. Finding and evaluating sources
3. Planning and referencing

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Discuss the historical development of the tourism and hospitality industry.
• 1.2 Explain the impact of technological, economic and social changes on the development of the tourism and hospitality industry.
• 1.3 Assess the contemporary factors that will affect the future development of the tourism and hospitality industry.
• 2.1 Explain the major factors impacting on tourist demand.
• 2.2 Describe the key theories of tourist motivation.
• 2.3 Explain the roles and functions of different types of travel agents and tour operators.
• 3.1 Describe the main types of organisations within the tourism and hospitality industry.
• 3.2 Explain the scale and structure of a selected tourist or hospitality organisation.
• 3.3 Explain tourism and hospitality business functions in a tourist destination.
• 4.1 Assess why destination management is needed.
• 4.2 Describe the roles of destination management organisations at national and local levels.
• 4.3 Analyse the common issues faced by destination management organisations in a tourist destination.

Activity

Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Further resources

• Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
• Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
• Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students