Assignment Overview:
Students will carry out a literature review on a Hospitality, Travel or Tourism research topic. For each
theme identified, students must provide a narrative based on their critical analysis of the sources identified
for that theme.
Overall aim:
Students will apply the research techniques discussed in class: finding and evaluating sources, summarising
research methodologies and main findings, and creating a narrative argument for each theme.
Learning outcomes: 1,2,3
Organization and methodology:
The literature review is an individual assignment. The written work is to be submitted in pdf. format to the
corresponding Moodle section within the subject. It should include a cover page, a statement of authorship,
a table of contents, and references in APA style, and be free of misspellings and grammatical errors.
The assignment must be submitted using the LRM template provided. Different templates will
not be accepted, and the mark, in that case, will be 0 (zero).
The Introduction chapter must include the overall research question guiding the review, the specific
objectives it aims to cover, and the general approach taken for the review.
The Overview themes must include a description of the themes that will be evaluated. Each theme must
represent a narrative argument of the theme, based on the critical evaluation of the academic sources
analysed by the student.
The review must be based on at least 12 (twelve) academic articles with DOI numbers: a minimum of 4
(four) sources per theme is required.
Word count: 2000 – 2500 words (excluding References)
Resources available:
Class materials (Moodle), e-library and e-resources, APA guide.
The full rubric for the assignment is shown below.
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Assessment tasks & weighting:
Introduction 20%
– Research Topic
– Research Question
– Research Objectives
– General Approach
Content 40%
Structure 20%
APA, report formatting 10%
