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Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

THM704 · Digital Tourism and Hospitality — Week 13 of 16

CourseTHM704
Week13 of 16
SemesterII
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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. Planning your Research Project 2025

What you will be able to do

  • 1.1 Evaluate the impact of technological change on the historical development of the tourism and hospitality industry.
  • 1.2 Critically analyse the impact of contemporary technological developments on the future growth of the tourism and hospitality industry.
  • 2.1 Review the emergence of the digital tourism concept.
  • 2.2 Evaluate how Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and meta-search engines impact the development of the tourism and hospitality industry.
  • 2.3 Analyse how consumers and businesses make use of the internet in the tourism marketplace.
  • 3.1 Evaluate the importance of social media for international tourism marketing.
  • 3.2 Review the impact of social media on destination marketing.
  • 3.3 Critically analyse the impact of social media and social review sites on tourism and hospitality organisations.
  • 4.1 Analyse the importance of security in the implementation of technology for the tourism and hospitality industry.
  • 4.2 Critically assess the importance of data protection to the implementation of technology in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Activity

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

Study materials

Videos

  • Planning your Research Project 2025 · YouTube · University of Staffordshire Student Life · 21 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • 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
  • Writing for Success, ch. 8.1–8.3: Prewriting, outlining and drafting · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 281–318 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Historical Evolution of Technology in Tourism and Hospitali…
  • Week 2: The Emergence of the Digital Tourism Concept
  • Week 3: Internet Marketplace Dynamics and Digital Consumer Behaviour
  • Week 4: Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and Meta-Search Aggregation
  • Week 5: Social Media in International Tourism Marketing
  • Week 6: Destination Marketing and User-Generated Content
  • Week 7: Online Reputation Management and Social Review Platforms
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Contemporary Technologies and Future Sector Growth
  • Week 10: Information Security in Technology Implementation
  • Week 11: Data Protection, Privacy, and Ethical Governance
  • Week 12: Applying Digital Tourism and Hospitality in practice: case …
  • 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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