Assessment 3: Literature Reviews – Instructions

Assessment 3 Literature Review – Instructions

Worth 50% – 2400 words for 2 literature reviews (i.e. ~1200 words for each review)

(NOTE – please always consult the Unit Information Guide for full details regarding each Assessment)

Choose 2 unit Topics from the list provided below that particularly interest you, and choose 1 theme in each topic for your reviews (or 1 from the list and another approved by your lecturer/tutor).

Prepare a literature review for each theme that critically evaluates the relevant academic literature, theories and practices.

For each review use at least five sources of academic literature (books and/or academic journal articles) from 2003 onwards, and a selection of non-academic references (such as industry annual reports, statistics, web sources, etc.) which provide evidence or information, theories or models regarding the theme and how it is practised or demonstrated in the industry.

NOTE: It is important for the success of the literature review to read more than five sources of literature for each review in order to choose the most appropriate ones, and be sure to note that 5 academic references per review is the minimum requirement not to fail this criterion.

In regard to the Note above and the Marking criteria below – for high marks in the “Range and relevance of literature” criterion aim for about 10 academic references in each Literature Review as well as a selection of industry reports, statistics and relevant cruise web sources for each review. The marker will mark this section on the basis of number AND quality, relevance and use of the references in the review.

The literature reviews should:

• demonstrate relevant criteria for selecting the literature and reference sources to address the theme and address the marking criteria;
• address and critically review the issues identified in the literature regarding this theme, particularly stating what are the major conclusions from these publications and your considerations regarding their implications for the cruise industry (but keep all language in the 3rdperson as these are critically ‘objective’ literature reviews, i.e. no use of “I” or “my”); and
• be 2400 words in length (no longer) in total, which means each literature review is approximately 1200 words in length (provide the word length of each Literature Review beneath its title in the submitted assessment).

NOTE – the Reference List is not included in the word count.

Theme #	Unit Topic	Description of theme
1	Topic 4: demand for cruise	Cruise passenger behaviour, motivation and experiences
2	Topic 4: demand for cruise	Understanding and/or comparing the US market, Asian market or Australian market
3	Topic 4: demand for cruise	Cruise segments: Compare and contrast two specific cruise market segments
4	Topic 5: itineraries and impacts	The economic and social impacts of cruise tourism
5	Topic 5: itineraries and impacts	Sustainable cruise tourism: Dream or reality?
6	Topic 5: itineraries and impacts	Planning cruise itineraries: comparing perspectives from cruise lines and DMOs
7	Topic 6: working on board	Challenges of working and living on board

 

IMPORTANT TO NOTE –

1/ Assessment word lengths are important.  2400 words (+/- 10%) will be read for marking purposes in this assessment.

2/ Late submissions will incur a late penalty of 5% per day, up to 25% per week (ie. for each day it is late 5% will be deducted from the assessment mark and if 2 weeks late then 50% will be deducted), AND no submissions will be accepted 2 weeks after the due date (without appropriate consultation with your lecturer and special consideration approval).

 

Assessment 3 Marking criteria: 50% for 2 Literature Reviews

Criteria for each Literature Review	Marks
Range and relevance of literature related to the chosen topic (you will not get the full marks if you only present five academic references – this is the minimum requirement not to fail this criteria)	10
Logical argument and discussion of what is known by theory and practices relevant to the topic – this includes the logic of your discussion regarding the implications for the operations and practice of the cruise industry now and/or in the future stemming from the findings and conclusions presented in your reviews.	10
Clarity of expression throughout the review	3
Referencing (within review and reference list)	2
Marks	25
Total marks for 2 x Critical Reviews	50 = to 50% of total unit mark