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Description of the assessment
Individual
Personal blog ( About the city of Barcelona) Using WIZ and Words please. Attached is an example.
100%
15 minute presentation
1, 2, & 3
Summary of Assessment Method: Develop and present a personal blog promoting culinary tourism (15 minutes).
On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
Critically evaluate how a community and individual can successfully promote culinary tourism.
Synthesise the theory and concepts related to promotion of a city or region as a culinary destination.
Explore a range of current issues within culinary tourism such as social responsibility, ethics and
sustainability.
Assessment Content
of learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
Based on the achievement of learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3.
This assessment requires you to conduct a piece of research based on a topic that you will
select in week 2 related to a geographical site and how to promote their unique culinary
products and culture via a blog that you will create. In this work you need to fully focus on the
topic that was agreed upon with your tutor but more importantly apply the concepts we have
seen throughout the module. This research will culminate into a personal blog to be presented
to your tutor and classmates in week 9/10.This research will mean that you need to read widely
on the topic and to collect a range of references that will also underpin your work. You are
advised to start working immediately on this project. Your blog should basically follow the
following format:
Title ( I have it wrritten)
About me
Aims and Objectives – what is going to be elaborated in the blog?
Your recommendations for local attractions or places of interest to visit
The design and user friendliness of your blog will be part of this assessmentcomponent
(see assessment criteria for detailed information)
Recommend three options for places to stay – affordable, mid-range and luxury. Make sure
there is clear information on how to get there and what type of transportation would you
recommend and what budget is required (room prices etc.).
Where would locals send you to eat? – follow the same format as the recommended options
for places to stay (3 options) and make sure there is a link between them (affordable
accommodation – cheapest food options, prices, how to get there etc.).
Your presentation, design and your user-friendly blog will be part of this assessment
component (see assessment criteria for detailed information).
Your blog will be made on wix.com and should contain the content listed above but it canbe
extended in imaginative ways if desired. It should be clear and concise with correct use of
English and Harvard style referencing as needed. You will be given a virtual space to display
your blog and will be expected to present your design and to answer questions from both your
tutor and other students. For submission, you will paste screenshots of each section of your
blog into a document and submit it via Blackboard.
Please use the assessment criteria provided overleaf to ensure that you cover the areas where
marks will be allocated .
Blog Format:
The purpose of this assessment is to have a basic idea of how to create and present a
blog that is relevant, user-friendly and pleasing to the eye.
It should have a menu bar with the following webpages:
Homepage
About you
Local Attractions
Places to Stay
Places to Eat
You are encouraged to use creative titles for the above-mentioned pages.
Your blog presentation slides should include:
An “about you” section
a mood board and colour palette
screenshots of each section (homepage, places to visit, places to stay, places to eat)
Must try restaurants with respective dishes.
What needs to be done in the presentation:
Present the user friendliness and design of the blog.
Present the main local attractions, the chosen hotels, and restaurants.
