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 Critically evaluate philosophical approaches to research in a management context.
• 1.2 Critically review research in the field of tourism and hospitality management from a range of research paradigms.
• 2.1 Evaluate the role of research in the management and growth of tourism and hospitality organisations.
• 2.2 Critically review the development of academic research in the area of tourism and hospitality management.
• 2.3 Critically assess methodological approaches to researching management problems in the tourism and hospitality industry.
• 3.1 Apply a chosen research paradigm to the design of a research project.
• 3.2 Review appropriate methods for carrying out research into a tourism or hospitality management problem.
• 3.3 Develop a project plan to carry out research.
• 4.1 Analyse data collected for research using an appropriate methodology.
• 4.2 Present qualitative or quantitative data for an academic audience.
• 4.3 Draw conclusions from data collected against the research parameters.

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