HND Assignment Brief

Session: February 2015

Programme title

Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND Travel and Tourism Management

Unit number and title

Assignment number & title 1 of 1

Sustainable Tourism Development

Sustainable Tourism Development

Unit Leader

Lila Moshtael

Assessor (s)

Vipin Nadda

Issue Date

13 Oct 2015

Final assignment
submission deadline

28/12/15 to 09/01/16
11-16 Jan 2016

Late submission deadline

Resubmission deadline

The learners are required to follow the strict deadline set by the College for
submissions of assignments in accordance with the BTEC level 4 7
submission guidelines and College policy on submissions. They should
also refer to Merit and Distinction criteria that require evidence of meeting
agreed timelines and ability to plan and organise time effectively without
which the learner may not expect to receive a higher grade.
TBA
This assignment may have an in-class presentation or test towards
meeting Merit or Distinction criteria.

Remark and Feedback

In-class feedback will be available from draft submissions on a

task-by-task basis as a formative feedback and also for initial submission.
Final feedback will be available within 2 3 weeks of the assignment
submission date.

General

Guidelines

The work you submit must be in your own words. If you use a quote or an
illustration from somewhere you must give the source.
Include a list of references at the end of your document. You must give all
your sources of information.
Make sure your work is clearly presented and that you use readily
understandable English.
Wherever possible use a word processor and its spell-checker.

Internal verifier

N Saleem

Signature (IV of the

brief) *

Nazimudeen Saleem

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Date

06/10/2015

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ICON College of Technology and Management

Pearson BTEC Level 5 HND in Travel and Tourism Management (QCF)
Unit 7: Sustainable Tourism Development (L5)
Session: September 2015
Coursework
Recommended Word Count: 3,000
You are strongly advised to read Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document
before answering your assignment.

Assignment Context and Scenario

You will need to choose a tourist destination, preferably a country anywhere in the world with a
well-established Tourism sector.
You, as an international tourism consultant, have been asked to assess indicators for sustainable
tourism development for the selected country and to make some recommendations for future
development of this tourist destination. As a specialist in the area of Tourism development, you have
ideas for your investigation and you may need to examine the tourism potential in general and
gather relevant information, including the current situation as a tourist destination.
You will also need to consider the concept of sustainability in tourism planning and development and
analyse the relevant national and regional policy issues in order to integrate sustainability concept in
the process. You may need to examine the impacts of tourism development in general with a focus
on the economic, social/cultural and environmental consequences.
What you must do:
You will need to summarise your findings and recommendations into a report based on the five
assignment task given below. All your answers should be focused on the case study scenario
whenever possible.
Task 1
1.1

Identify and discuss how different stakeholders would benefit from tourism development
planning with reference to the chosen country (P1.1).

1.2

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of public-private sector partnerships in tourism

planning and development at the chosen destination (P1.2).
M 1: Demonstrate that you have approached to study and research the public-private
partnership arrangement in tourism development in the chosen country effectively
(This is related to P 1.2 above).

Task 2
2.1 Outline the key steps of tourism development planning process and analyse the features at
different levels such as local authority and national levels using your case study destination.
(P2.1)
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2.2 Explain interactive planning and evaluate the significance of interactive planning systems and
processes in tourism development in the chosen destination. (P2.1)
2.3 Explain tourism impacts and evaluate a range of methods to measure those impacts (consider
all three impacts such as economic, social and environmental) (P2.3)
M 2: Relevant theories and techniques are applied in explaining, analysing and
measuring tourism impacts in the case study destination (related to P2.3).
D 1: Conclusion on the significance of interactive planning in tourism development at
different level has been drawn through synthesis of ideas with justification (related to
P2.1).
Task 3
3.1 Justify the concept of sustainability in tourism development in the chosen country(P3.1)
3.2 Discuss why sustainability is an issue through the analysis of factors that may prevent/hinder
sustainable tourism development your chosen country. (P3.2)
3.3 Identify and analyse the various stage of sustainable tourism development planning with
example drawn from the case study destination. (P3.3)
D 2: Plan, manage and organise substantial activities and research in carrying out a
class presentation on the issues and challenges of sustainable tourism development
(related P3.1 and 3.2).
M 3: On the proposed class presentation of task 3.1 and 3.2, appropriate methods of
communication used effectively
Task 4
4.1 Examine the issues of conflict of interests and evaluate the methods of resolving a conflict of
interests to ensure the future wellbeing using examples from your case study destination. (P
4.1).
4.2 Analyse the implications sustainable tourism development for balancing supply and demand
in your chosen destination. (P 4.2)
4.3 Evaluate the moral and ethical issues of developing and promoting enclave tourism with
examples.(P 4.3)
D 3: Being able to be receptive and impartial to new ideas of resolving conflict of
interest in developing sustainable tourism (related to P4.1).
Task 5
5.1 Compare current issues related to tourism development at your chosen destination and an
emerging destination of your choice where the impacts of tourism are different (P 5.1)
5.2 Evaluate, with recommendations, the future development of tourism in both destinations
(P5.2)
D 3: applied effective thinking and show evidence of receptiveness to new ideas and
originality in recommending (related to P 5.2)
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Relevant Information

1.

Outcome of the Unit

On successful completion
of
this unit a learner will:
L01. Understand the
Rationale for planning in the
Travel and Tourism Industry

L02. Understand different

approaches to tourism
Planning and development

Assessment criteria for pass:

To achieve each outcome a learner must demonstrate;

Questions
reflecting the
Outcome

1.1 Discuss how stakeholders can benefit from planning with

reference to a current case study (P1.1)
1.2 Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of
public/private sector tourism planning partnerships drawing on
a current example (P1.2)
2.1 Analyse features of Tourism Development Planning at
different levels (P2.1)
2.2 Evaluate the significance of interactive planning systems
and processes in tourism developments (P2.2)

Task 1

Task 2

2.3 Evaluate different methods available to measure tourist

impact (P2.3)
L03 Understand the need for
planning for Sustainable
Tourism

3.1 Justify the introduction of the concept of sustainability in

tourism development (P3.1)

Task 3

3.2 Analyze factors that may prevent hinder sustainable

tourism development (P3.2)
L04. Understand current
issues related to tourism
development planning

LO5 Understand the

socio-cultural, environmental
and economic impacts of
tourism in developing
countries and emerging
destinations

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3.3 Analyse different stages in planning for sustainability (P3.3)

4.1 Evaluate methods of resolving a conflict of interests to
ensure the future well-being of a developing tourism destination
(P4.1)
4.2 Analyse the implications of balancing supply and demand
4.3 Evaluate the moral and ethical issues of enclave tourism
5.1. Compare current issues associated with tourism
development in a developing country and an emerging
destination where the impacts of tourism are different (P5.1)
5.2 Evaluate, with recommendations, the future development of
tourism in both destinations (P5.2)

Task 4

Task 5

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2.

Grading Criteria for Merit and Distinction of this coursework

Merit (M1, M2, M3)

Distinction (D1, D2, D3)
Descriptors
Indicative characteristics
Descriptors
Indicative characteristics
Effective
approach
to D1 Take
M1 Effective
research has been applied. responsibility for
approach to study
Substantial activities, projects or
managing and
investigations have been planned,
organising activities
managed and
M2 Present and
communicate
appropriate findings

M3 Select/design
and apply
appropriate
methods/techniques

Relevant theories and

techniques have been
applied
A range of sources of
information has been used
Communication is
appropriate for audiences
and appropriate media
have been used

D2 Use critical
reflection to evaluate
own work and justify
valid conclusions
D3 Demonstrate
convergent/lateral/cr
eative thinking

Conclusions have been arrived at

through synthesis of ideas and
have been justified
Effective thinking has taken place
Receptiveness to new ideas and
originality is evident

3. Preparation guidelines of the Coursework Document

a. All coursework must be word processed.
b. Document margins must not be more than 2.54 cm (1 inch) or less than 1.9cm (3/4 inch).
c. Font size must be within the range of 10 point to 14 point including the headings and body
text (preferred font size is 11).
d. Standard and commonly used type face such as Arial should be used.
e. All figures, graphs and tables must be numbered.
f. Material taken from external sources must be properly refereed and cited within the text
using Harvard standard
g. Do not use Wikipedia as a reference.
h. Word limit must be strictly followed.
4. Plagiarism and Collusion
Any act of plagiarism or collusion will be seriously dealt with according to the College
regulations. In this context the definition and scope of plagiarism and collusion are presented
below:
Plagiarism is presenting somebody elses work as your own. It includes copying information
directly from the Web or books without referencing the material; submitting joint coursework
as an individual effort.
Collusion is copying another students coursework; stealing coursework from another
student and submitting it as your own work.
Suspected plagiarism or collusion will be investigated and if found to have occurred will be
dealt with according to the college procedure. (For details on Plagiarism & Collusion
please see the student hand book)
5. Submission
a. Initial submission of coursework to the tutors is compulsory in each unit of the course.
b. Student must check their assignments on ICON VLE with plagiarism software Turnitin to
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make sure the similarity index for their assignment stays within the College approved level. A
student can check the similarity index of their assignment three times in the Draft
Assignment submission point located in the home page of the ICON VLE.
c. All Final coursework must be submitted to the Final submission point into the unit (not to
the Tutor). A student would be allowed to submit only once and that is the final
submission.
d. Any computer files generated such as program code (software), graphic files that form part
of the coursework must be submitted as an attachment to the assignment with all
documentation.
e. Any portfolio for a unit must be submitted as a hardcopy to examination office.
f. The student must attach a tutors comment in between the cover page and the answer in the
case of Resubmission.
6. Good practice
a. Make backup of your work in different media (hard disk, memory stick etc.) to avoid distress
for loss or damage of your original copy.
7. Extension and Late Submission
a. If you need an extension for a valid reason, you must request one using an Exceptional
Extenuating Circumstances (EEC) form available from the College examination office and
ICON VLE. Please note that the lecturers do not have the authority to extend the coursework
deadlines and therefore do not ask them to award a coursework extension. The completed
form must be accompanied by evidence such as a medical certificate in the event of you
being sick.
b. Late submission will be accepted and marked according to the college procedure. It is noted
that late submission may not be graded for Merit and Distinction.
c. All Late coursework must be submitted to the Late submission point into the unit (not to
the Tutor). A student would be allowed to submit only once and that is the final
submission.
8. Submission deadlines: as above (page 1)
Submit to:

Online to the ICON VLE only

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