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Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

THM702 · Destination Management — Week 13 of 16

CourseTHM702
Week13 of 16
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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
  4. Academic reading and writing in English Part 6: How to cite sources
  5. Academic writing workshop

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Analyse the need for destination management.
  • 1.2 Analyse the impacts of tourism on destinations.
  • 1.3 Critically evaluate the influence of external factors on the development of tourist destinations.
  • 2.1 Review the emergence of destination management and marketing at local, national and international level.
  • 2.2 Analyse the role of destination management organisations.
  • 2.3 Critically evaluate the factors that influence the performance of destination management organisations.
  • 3.1 Review the range of stakeholders that influence destination management.
  • 3.2 Critically evaluate the aims and influence of interest groups in the development of destinations.
  • 4.1 Critically analyse the relationship between destination marketing and destination management in a range of destination management organisations.

Activity

Start with this week’s 2 videos, then: Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

Videos

  • Academic reading and writing in English Part 6: How to cite sources · YouTube · Leiden University - Faculty of Humanities · 17 min · for registered students
  • Academic writing workshop · YouTube · University of Staffordshire Student Life · 14 min · for registered students

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
  • Evaluating Information: Applying the CRAAP Test · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
  • Harvard Referencing quick guide 2025 (York St John University) · PDF · Other, report · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: The Strategic Rationale for Destination Management
  • Week 2: Evaluating Tourism Impacts across Destinations
  • Week 3: External Drivers and Macro-Environmental Influences
  • Week 4: Evolution of Destination Governance and Marketing
  • Week 5: Core Roles and Functions of Destination Management Organisa…
  • Week 6: Evaluating DMO Performance and Effectiveness
  • Week 7: Stakeholder Landscapes in Destination Ecosystems
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Interest Groups, Advocacy, and Power Dynamics
  • Week 10: Integrating Destination Marketing and Destination Management
  • Week 11: Comparative Analysis and Future Destination Models
  • Week 12: Applying Destination Management in practice: case studies
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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