Facility Planning & Destination Development

Periodic Assessment

Academic Year 2012-2013

Task

Attempt to argue the following statement.

Tourism planning is essentially nothing more than deciding what to build and where. Discuss.

Guidelines

The somewhat cynical statement outlined above needs to be argued. This can be done from a variety of different viewpoints. You could argue that it is true. Clearly these are two key responsibilities of the tourism planner. Alternatively it is possible to say it seriously underestimates the work of the planner in the C21st. The key here is to take a stance or viewpoint and stick with it.

It will be your ability to generate to produce a simple, coherent and literate line of reasoning that will generate marks here. Telling the reader everything you know about planning is not appropriate or relevant. Try to also illustrate your argument with reference to case study materials.

Your assessment should be written in essay format and should not exceed 2,000 words in length excluding your bibliography and any necessary appendix material.

Please resist from presenting your findings as a series of bullet points or notes. Essays are normally expected to be written in prose. At this level they should also be properly referenced.

If you are unsure what is required, pick up the necessary student support materials on essay writing from the INSTIL office (TC centre 4th floor).

Assessment weighting

This assessment will generate 40% of your total mark for this module

Assessment criteria

Marks will be awarded in accordance with the following assessment criteria:

Knowledge & understanding of issues (30%)
Ability to argue the question (20%)
Ability to collect, synthesise and apply relevant information (15%)
Essay plan/logic of discussion (15%)
Generation of reasoned conclusions (10%)
Communication of information (10%)

The submission of assessment

All assessment should be submitted to the Faculty Office (TC375) by 12 noon on Monday 12th November. An electronic copy also needs to be submitted via Turn it in by the same date and time. In both instances, late work will not be accepted unless accompanied by appropriate documented mitigating circumstances. When handing in work to TC375, remember to attach a university coversheet including your student number, the title of the module and the name of your tutor.

All work should also be proof read before submission to assure accuracy and literacy.

Learning support

If you have any problems relating to this assignment you should contact your module leader. Contact details are provided in your module study guide. Never leave any request for help until the last minute. The key to producing successful assessment is always to give yourself plenty of time to research plan and answer the question.

Paul Fidgeon
September 2012