Assessment Information

Subject Code: HAT203

Subject Name: Hospitality and Tourism Management
Assessment Title: Report
Weighting: 40%
Total Marks: 40
Due Date: 24/4/2017 3.55 pm AEST Online submission

Assessment Description

Assessment 1: Individual report

Weighting: 40%
Length: 1200 words approx.
Due: Week 6

Description:

In this assessment, students are required to select menu from any of the local restaurant in their city
and evaluate this menu based on your lecture-2 content. You Must consider following aspects while
conducting your evaluation and writing your report.

1. Menu Psychology
2. Menu type and suitability
3. Factors affective menu planning
4. You must support your report with secondary sources and references.
After evaluating the menu, you have to provide at least 5 recommendations for improvement.
Your report should have following structure.
Title page
Introduction
Evaluation of menu
Summary of findings
Recommendations
Conclusion
References
Appendix (copy of your menu)
Feedback: Comments and a mark will be returned to you within two weeks of your submission.
Below is a marking guide which will be used to provide you with your grade and summary feedback.
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Assessment Marking Rubric
Criteria HD (High Distinction)
85%-100%
Introduction o Comprehensive
statement of aims and
scope.
Research and Analytical Skills o Critically analyses and
interprets business
specific information to
an excellent level of
understanding.
o Analysis clearly
identifies, defines and
applies relevant
theories and concepts.
o Extensive research is
evident; quality
selection and range of
scholarly sources
employed.
Conclusion o Draws together the key
findings of the analysis
comprehensively and
convincingly.
o Excellent evaluations
with succinct & highly
developed
recommendations.
Report Structure and o Writing is consistently
Presentation cohesive and of
excellent academic and
professional standard.
o Grammar and spelling
are flawless (or close
enough) throughout the
report.
o Seamless flow between
discussion points and
sections.
o Report is professionally
presented to required
formatting standards.
o In-text referencing and
reference list are
correct.
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DN (Distinction)
75%-84%
o Sufficiently detailed
statement of aims and
scope
o Analyses and interprets
business specific
information to a high
level of understanding.
o Analysis convincingly
identifies, defines and
applies relevant
theories and concepts.
o High degree of
research effort evident;
quality selection and
range of scholarly
sources employed.
o Draws together the key
findings of the analysis
comprehensively.
o Very good conclusions
with a number of
credible
recommendations.
o Writing is cohesive and
of high academic and
professional standard.
o Grammar and spelling
are of excellent quality
throughout the report.
o Logical and rational
flow between
discussion points and
sections.
o Formatting is well
presented with only
minor errors.
o In-text referencing and
reference list are
mostly correct.
CR (Credit)
65%-74%
o Solid outline of aims
and scope
o Analyses business
specific information to a
good working
knowledge.
o Good working
knowledge of relevant
theories and concepts.
o Research is focused,
drawn from an
appropriate range of
scholarly sources,
however could be more
extensive in nature.
o Draws together the key
findings of the analysis
in a well-written
manner.
o Good conclusions with
several reasonable
recommendations.
o Writing is easily
readable but not always
cohesive.
o Grammar and spelling
are very good.
o Ideas/themes
developed, but
connections not always
obvious.
o Flow and readability
have opportunity for
improvement.
o Format chosen is
mostly appropriate.
o In-text referencing and
reference list are very
good but there are
P (Pass)
50%-64%
o Brief outline of aims or
scope
o Analyses business
specific information to a
limited degree.
o Analysis identifies,
defines and applies
limited relevant theories
and concepts.
o Research effort limited
however evident; both in-
text referencing and
reference list employed.
o Draws together the
findings of the analysis in
an acceptable manner.
o Acceptable conclusions
with limited
recommendations.
o Writing is understandable
but infrequently cohesive.
o Grammar and spelling
contain some errors.
o Critical thinking shows
limitations.
o Format chosen is good
enough but requires
improvement.
o In-text referencing and
reference list are
acceptable but errors are
obvious throughout.
NN (Fail) Comments
0%-49%
o Does not state aims or scope
o Analysis lacks depth, and
interpretation lacking or
irrelevant.
o Analysis does not identify,
define or apply relevant
theories and concepts.
o Research is either absent or
lacks focus due to unsuitable
choice of sources.
o Does not draw together the
key findings of the analysis.
o No real conclusion apparent.
o Writing mostly disjointed,
demonstrating little or no
structure.
o Spelling and/or grammar
impact on flow and
readability.
o No evidence of critical
thinking.
o Format chosen lacks
structure and cohesion.
o In-text referencing and/or
referencing list missing
and/or incorrect.
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