ASSESSMENT TASK 1: Essay Plan Aligned course & subject learning outcomes Subject Learning Outcomes 1, 3, 4, 5 Group or individual Individual Weighting / Length 25% Due date Week 4 ASSESSMENT TASK 1: DESCRIPTION The essay plan is meant to help develop and test library research and writing skills. This will be your primary source of written feedback and a substantial piece of on course assessment. You should choose ONE (1) Essay Topic from the five below, for this individual piece of work. It contributes a total of 25% to your overall assessment in the subject. You should commence your work on this piece of assessment in Week 1 by doing the Independent Library Project which will begin your familiarisation with the literature in your areas of interest. An Academic Writing Workshop in Week 2 forms the second part of your preparation for your essay plan assignment and you should attend this with your completed Library Project and if you have the beginnings of an outline or plan for your essay – that will help you greatly. College of Business, Law & Governance TO5002 For additional information with respect to studying Business at JCU visit the College of Business website at http://www.jcu.edu.au/business/JCU_117579.html [Insert Subject Code] Detailed instructions will be provided in the Week 2 Tutorial, but Essay Plan is only short (maximum of 4 pages) consisting of a piece of writing setting out your approach to the topic including a clear statement of the objectives of your essay. It should contain enough writing that we can see your style, accuracy and check your citing of references (approximately 250 words or about 0.75 page). Ideally this would be your opening paragraph(s) setting out your overall approach to your essay topic – but this is often difficult to write early in the development of an essay. Probably the most important part you should include is an essay outline or plan (approx. 2 pages) with your key points arranged in order and including wherever possible some of the examples you propose to use to illustrate them (and citing the references you intend to draw upon, using the author + date system). Your essay outline should consist of a series of headings and sub-headings with some notes associated with each one and the key references cited for each point you want to make or example you propose to use. DO NOT submit a draft or partial draft essay – this should be a plan or outline. Finally a list of References to be used in the essay should be included and correctly cited (either in the text of your piece of writing, or with the notes in your outline). These will be around 0.75 page in length. They are an indicator of your research effort and of the quantity and quality of your sources for this evidence-based piece of research. One of the key objectives of this assignment is to maximize the useful feedback to allow you to improve your writing skills. Feedback on this (via a detailed marking criteria sheet) should enable you to improve your essay structure, content and writing skills before submitting your second written assessment, the Field Trip Report. Citation of your sources should use the author-date system. The College of Business, Law & Governance expects assignments to be formatted in the standard APA style. Examples of papers in this style can be seen in the Journal of Tourism Studies. College of Marine & Environmental Sciences favours the similar Harvard or scientific system of citation and examples will be seen in the journal Australian Geographical Studies. I would expect you to cite at least 20+ references from academic journal articles, books or appropriate reports in your essay. Sources must be fully acknowledged and where quotations are employed the page number as well as the other details should be given. The essay plan should show evidence of wide reading and careful analysis of issues. It is expected that appropriate examples to illustrate arguments will be drawn from the published literature. It should be an evidence-based piece of writing. Essay Topics (select one only) 1. The question of "tourism and conservation: conflict, coexistence or symbiosis" was first raised by Gerado Budowski in 1976. Since that time there has been considerable debate on this subject. Review arguments which support a favourable link between tourism and conservation and those which perceive conflict. Include in your discussion specific examples of developments that have attempted to improve the relationship between tourism and the environment, including eco-certification. 2. In many places around the world communities have expressed serious antagonism towards tourists and/or tourism. Using specific examples, try to identify the causes of such community backlash and suggest actions which might lead to a better relationship with local people. 3. Tourism is frequently accused of contributing to potential climate change and is sometimes claimed to be unsustainable. One way to examine this topic is to develop a better appreciation of the ecological foot-print of tourism. Discuss the literature on this topic and also specify ways in which tourism businesses AND individual tourists can try to reduce their ecological foot-print. 4. Coastal environments provide exceptional opportunities for tourism. Identify these and examine the kinds of issues which must be considered when planning and managing for sustainable coastal tourism development. Include consideration of large scale and intensive coastal development (e.g. places like Cairns, the Gold Coast or Hawaii) rather than management at the level of an operational business or tour. 5. Discuss the impacts of tourism on wildlife. Include in your discussion reference to the difficulties of measuring such impacts and the application of the precautionary principle to their management. You should use examples from both terrestrial and marine environments. College of Business, Law & Governance TO5002 For additional information with respect to studying Business at JCU visit the College of Business website at http://www.jcu.edu.au/business/JCU_117579.html [Insert Subject Code] ASSESSMENT TASK 1: CRITERIA SHEET TO5002:03 TOURISM & THE ENVIRONMENT ESSAY PLAN ASSIGNMENT (TOTAL VALUE 25%) ASSESSMENT SHEET NAME TOPIC # DATE CRITERIA FEEDBACK Piece of Writing (30%) Essay objectives clearly identified Length (200-250 words approx.) Spelling, grammar, punctuation Writing style (clarity, expression) Use of headings and paragraphs Well-structured with topic, supporting & concluding sentences Use of evidence to support arguments Use of appropriate examples Citation of sources Showing thoughtful and critical analysis Essay Outline/Plan (40%) Length (1.5 pp. approx.) Demonstrated understanding of topic Addresses the topic clearly Comprehensiveness/coverage of topic Logically organized Use of headings/subheadings Use of evidence to support key points Selection of appropriate examples Citation of sources Showing thoughtful and critical analysis References (30%) Quantity/evidence of wide reading Appropriateness/quality of sources Core references included Format/layout Alphabetical and chronological Appropriately punctuated ADDITIONAL COMMENTS LECTURER please check the description as above and follow the criteria in this assignment I need more than 22 references

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