HTT 557: ASSIGNMENT (WEEK 5)
SEMESTER MARCH-AUGUST 2023
1. REQUIREMENT:
a. This is pairing assignment.
b. In this information age, knowledge plays a crucial role to remain competitive.
Planners requireto possess in-depth knowledge of various tourism products
both locally and internationally to plan a destination for sustainable
development.
c. Therefore, students are required to select a unique tourism place/destination
that can or become tourist attraction throughout the world. The place selected
can be found while reading books, magazines, newspapers, blogs or other
method.
d. Make an interesting slide presentation on the chosen topic between 8-10
slides including the reason/s of selecting the place and potential of the place
as a tourism product. The student need to also critique/comment on the place
related to tourism policy and design standards.
e. Lastly, student is required to submit the slides (2 slides in a page) together
with rubric evaluation form.
f. Students who are unable to submit the assignment without valid reason will
be given ZERO.
Example of unique place:
Kunsthaus Graz, Austria HeydarAliyev Cultural Center —
Baku, Azerbaijan
HotelKakslauttanen, FinlandHarbin City, China
Antelope Canyon, USA Monteverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica
2. OBJECTIVES OF THE ASSIGNMENT:
a. To expose the students to the world of academic activities.
b. To encourage the student to develop their knowledge in various area of
tourism planning and development.
c. To allow the students to demonstrate their communication skills and
creativities in selecting good places and analyze them according to their
perspectives.
3. ALLOCATION OF MARKS:
As explain in the rubric bellow.
Course: Destination, Planning and Development
Code: HTT557
Slide Presentation Rubric
Student’s Name: Student’s ID:
Student’s Name: Student’s ID:
WOW (4) WELL DONE (3) ACCEPTABLE (2) NOT YET THERE (1) TOTAL
(40)
Engagement with Topic The choice of topic is The choice of topic is The choice of topic is too The choice of topic is not
specific. narrowed. broad. focus.
Spelling, Punctuation & The text is clearly written The text is clearly written Spelling and grammar Many errors in spelling,
Grammar or no errors detected but a few spelling and/or errors detected but content grammar, sentence
grammar errors. understandable structure that affect the
content and required
major revised.
Explanation & Critical The explanations are The explanations provide The explanations provide The explanations fail to
Thinking interesting, engaging and clear reasoning for your some reasoning for your express reasons for your
provide clear reasoning decisions with acceptable decisions with minimum decisions and no critical
for decisions and solid critical thinking. critical thinking. thinking.
critical thinking.
Organization & Extremely organized and Well organized and Great effort to prepared Little effort to prepared
Preparation present information present information with and present information and present information
clearly and accuracy. some degree of accuracy. with some inaccuracy. with errors.
Understanding Shows complete Show substantial Show some understanding Show very little
Developed understanding of understanding of of knowledge and understanding of
knowledge and concepts knowledge and concepts concepts required to knowledge and concepts
required to complete the required to complete the complete the assignment. required to complete the
assignment. assignment. assignment.
Presentation - Design & Makes excellent use of Makes good use of fonts, Use fonts, colour, graphic, Use fonts, colour, graphic,
Layout, Features, Links fonts, colour, graphic, colour, graphic, effects, effects, links, transitions, effects, links, transitions,
& Transitions effects, links, transitions, links, transitions, etc. to etc. but distract the etc. in minimum way and
etc. to enhance the enhance the presentation. presentation. distract the presentation.
presentation.
Originality & Creativity Presentation shows a large Presentation shows some Presentation shows little Presentation shows lack of
amount of original amount of original original thought and a few original thought and a no
thoughts, ideas, creativity thoughts, ideas and ideas. new ideas.
and very innovative. creativity.
Work requirement All requirements are met All requirements are met. One requirement was not More than one
and exceeded. met. requirement was not
completely met.
References All cited works are noted Some cited works are Few cited works are noted Little cited works are
in a correct format with no noted in a correct format in a correct format with noted in a correct format
errors. with some errors. minimum errors. with major errors.
Overall Excellent ability to write Able to write idea Able to write idea with Not able to write idea
idea systematically. systematically. limited system and require systematically.
improvement.
Comment: Name & Signature Lecturer:
