The Induction Module

Section 4

Assessment Point 4

Written Assignment

Guidelines

The aim of this assignment is to prepare students for engagement with their programme of
studies. In doing so, feedback will be provided to give them an indication of how they are
progressing. Choose and answer one of the following questions:

1. A significant increase in the number and variety of online courses has been observed in recent
years. Although online courses have been welcomed as a great opportunity by a number of
students, others still see them as less useful than traditional face-to-face courses. Evaluate the
effectiveness of online education, and discuss to what extent online courses can replace
traditional classroom teaching.

2. Referring to Qantas Airways Ltd, Alan Joyce, the CEO and Managing Director of the company
stated: “We have a very diverse environment and a very inclusive culture and those
characteristics got us through the tough times. Diversity generated better strategy, better risk
management, better debates, and better outcomes.” Do you agree with this view on cultural
diversity in the workplace? Discuss its necessity for multinational companies, evaluating the
challenges that their leaders are presented with.

3. “Tourism should be banned in order to protect local environments, cultures and economies.”
To what extent do you agree with this statement? Evaluate the impact of tourism in these three
areas.
 Your assignment will be assessed on the following marking criteria. Please read them carefully
before and while writing your assignment because it is designed to focus your attention on the
weighting of each area.

Criteria Description Max

score
Introduction The introduction should present the topic and purpose of the essay 10
clearly and concisely.

Structure There should be a well-planned and well thought out structure 10

which includes title, introduction, main content, summary, conclusion
and references.

Organisation All paragraphs should have clear ideas and be supported by 10

Paragraph level examples. There should be a smooth flow of ideas from paragraph to
paragraph.

Content The content needs to answer the question and provide an indication of 20
analysis.

Development The main points should be well-developed with supporting evidence 20

and are appropriately referenced.
Grammar & The text needs to be free of grammatical errors and the punctuation 10
Punctuation should be accurate.

Style The assignment should be written in academic language which 10

demonstrates engagement with the supporting literature.

Format The assignment should be well-presented with consistent font and font 10
size, margins, indentation and spacing.

Total 100
Minimum Requirements

A qualifying assignment must demonstrate that a student has made a reasonable attempt at
answering one of the questions in line with the marking criteria. They must also meet the
following standards:

✓ Word limit: 1500 words (+/- 10%). This excludes the cover page and reference list.

✓ Minimum number of credible sources: 5

✓ Cover page

✓ Page numbers

✓ Font size: 12, Font type: Times New Roman, Line spacing: 1.5

Time constraints: Students are reminded that they cannot attempt the written assignment until
they successfully pass the three quizzes. The assignment must be submitted before the end of
the four (4)-week module. Students will receive informal feedback on their qualifying submission
from their module tutor. There are no extensions granted for the Induction module final
assignment.

Important notes:

• All qualifying submissions will be graded with the number ‘100’ to indicate that a student
has successfully completed the module and can progress to his/her first core module. The
informal grade is recorded in the feedback box to give students an indication of the standard
of their work.

• All non-qualifying submissions as well as non-submissions for students who have

completed at least one of the three quizzes are recorded with the number ‘30’.

• Students lack of engagement with any of the assessment points is recorded with the
number ‘0’.

•Both ‘30’ and ‘0’ indicate that the module was not successfully completed and, in this case,
students need to enrol on a new offer of the Induction to repeat the module.

Good luck!