Assessment brief
Title: Contemporary Issues in Events
 
Assessment Instructions
 
Individual Report
 
This is an individual assessment and your submission will be in the form of a 2500 word report.  This assignment allows you to focus on a specific area of interest to you as you are required to choose an event/sector of the industry and identify and discuss the key drivers (e.g. climate change; politics; increasing urbanisation; rising geo-political powers; changing demography; increasing globalisation/anti-globalisation; technological developments) likely to affect the event/sector in the future. Your discussion should demonstrate awareness of links between different drivers and their impacts.  You should conclude as to the future outlook of the event/sector based on your discussion before making recommendations for the event/sector based on your conclusion.
 
This assignment contributes to your attainment of the UWE graduate attributes by encouraging you to be future-facing and ready and able.
 
Learning Outcomes
 
Upon successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:
 
· Understand key concepts in events studies and apply them in a range of contemporary events contexts
 
· Critically analyse a broad range of contemporary issues in events, with reference to leading edge research in events and cognate fields
 
· Evaluate the contribution of related academic fields to the analysis and understanding of events in society
 
Marking Criteria
 
The following criteria will be used in evaluating this assessment:
 
· Structure and command of written English and Harvard referencing (10%)
 
· Identification and discussion of key drivers likely to affect the future of the chosen event/sector (20%)
 
· Application of theory to practice (20%)
 
· Critical Analysis (30%)
 
· Conclusion (20%)
 
Formative feedback and Support
 
Formative feedback
 
Formative feedback provides opportunities to reflect on your ongoing work and preparation for your assignment. Feedback gained for assessment A and verbally in class may be used for this assignment.
 
Further information about this assessment is available on the Blackboard site for this module and includes:
 
module handbook, reading list, and report writing guide.
 
Formatting
 
All work should be word processed in 12 point font Times New Roman, Arial or Calibri and double spaced 
 
Please use the following file format(s): Word 
 
Please ensure that you provide the following details on the first page of your coursework:
 
· Student Number
 
· Assessment Title
 
· Module Name and Module Number
 
· Word Count 
 
Please ensure that your report follows the professional style conventions of report writing making use of plain English, numbered headings and sub-headings, bullet points, and tables/figures as appropriate.  See the guide to report writing in the Assessment B folder on Blackboard for further guidance.  The suggested structure for your report is as follows:
 
· Front Page
 
· Executive Summary
 
· Contents Page (produced using Word).
 
· Introduction (125 – 250 words).
 
· Overview of Event/Industry Sector (250 words)
 
· Key drivers (identify all and list as bullet points before focusing on most relevant in the following section)
 
· Impacts of Key Drivers on Event/Industry Sector (focus on the most relevant) (1750 words)
 
· Conclusion (250 words)
 
· Recommendations (bullet points)
 
Word Limit
 
The word limit for this coursework is 2500 words
 
· Word count includes everything in the main body of the text (including headings, tables, citations, quotes, lists, etc.).
 
· The references, bibliography and footnotes (provided footnotes only include references) are NOT included in the word count.
 
· There is no direct penalty for exceeding the word count but the marker WILL stop reading once the word limit has been reached and nothing further will be taken into account in the allocation of marks.
 
Referencing:
 
Please adhere to the principles of good academic practice and ensure you reference all sources used when developing your assessment, using the UWE Harvard system. Failure to properly reference your work to original source material can be grounds for the assessment offence of plagiarism and may result in failure of the assessment or have more serious implications.
 
Instructions for submission
 
You must submit your assignment before the stated deadline by electronic submission through Blackboard. Notification that the electronic submission portal is open for your assignment is displayed (usually two weeks before the submission date) in the Coursework tab, the Coursework tab in Blackboard and via an announcement in the Blackboard course.
 
Please allow sufficient time to upload your assignment, noting that the system becomes busier and slower as the deadline approaches. Only your final upload will be counted. Ensure all your information is submitted at one attempt to avoid ‘overwriting’ your intended submission. Always check and retain your receipts.
 
Late submission in the 24 hours following the deadline will be accepted but the assignment mark will be capped at 40%. Submissions after 24 hours will not be accepted. For full guidance on online submission through Blackboard, see:
 
Submissions of coursework by any other method (including a paper copy, on disk or by email) are NOT permissible for this module unless specifically agreed in advance of the submission date.
 
Before submitting your work, please ensure that:
 
· You have proof read you work thoroughly to ensure your work is presented appropriately
 
· You have addressed all the required elements of the assessment
 
· You have referenced in accordance with the guidance provided
 
· You have addressed each of the marking criterion
 
· The submission is in the correct format
 
Final feedback and marks release
 
Students will normally receive marks and feedback on their submission within 20 working days of the submission deadline (not including any public holidays or university closure days). Any delay in returning students’ work will be communicated by the module leader via Blackboard.
 
Feedback on this module is not limited to the written comments you will receive on individual written assessment submissions.
 
Feedback and marks for this module will be available by the 19th of May 2019.
 
For further guidance on feedback, please refer to the module handbook.
 
Personal Circumstances
 
If you are experiencing difficulties in completing a piece of assessment on time due to unexpected circumstances (for example illness, accident, bereavement), you should seek advice from a Student Support Adviser at the earliest opportunity.
 
Please note the module leader cannot grant personal circumstances or extensions.
 
Quality and Grade/
 
Grading Criteria
 
Structure, and command of written English and Harvard referencing (10%)
 
Identification and discussion of key drivers likely to affect the future of the chosen event/sector (20%)
 
Application of Theory to Practice (20%)
 
Critical Analysis (30%)
 
Conclusion (20%)
 
A: Outstanding (90% – 100%)
 
A: Exceptional (80% – 89%)
 
A: Excellent (70% – 79%)
 
The structure, written English, and Harvard referencing are outstanding/exceptional/excellent. There are no grammatical, spelling or typographical or referencing errors.
 
The key drivers most relevant to the future of the chosen event/sector have been identified. Discussion of key drivers demonstrates both breadth and depth of understanding as well as the linkage between different drivers.
 
Outstanding/exceptional/excellent application of theory to practice demonstrating originality. The discussion is well supported and a wide range of sources have been consulted.
 
Outstanding/
 
exceptional/
 
excellent level of critical analysis demonstrating originality, depth, and breadth of understanding.
 
Outstanding/exceptional/
 
excellent critical synthesis of the findings that informs valid and original recommendations.
 
B: Very good (65% – 69%)
 
B: Good (60% – 64%)
 
The structure, written English, and Harvard referencing are very good/good. However, there may be minor errors relating to structure/grammar/spelling/referencing/
 
typography.
 
The key drivers most relevant to the future of the chosen event/sector have been identified. However, the discussion could be further developed.
 
Very good/good application of theory to practice. The discussion is well supported though the occasional citation may be missing. A very good/good range of sources have been consulted.
 
Very good/good level of analysis.
 
Very good/good synthesis of the findings that informs valid recommendations.
 
C: Competent (55% – 59%)
 
C: Adequate (50% – 54%)
 
The structure, written English, and Harvard referencing are competent/adequate. However, there may be errors/omissions evident.
 
The key drivers most relevant to the future of the chosen event/sector may/may not have been identified. Discussion of the drivers is adequate/competent.
 
Competent/adequate application of theory to practice. There may be a lack of references in places. The reference list provided is adequate but not extensive.
 
Competent/adequate attempt to provide analysis.
 
Attempts to synthesise findings to draw a valid conclusion and offers some critique. Some recommendations are offered but these could perhaps be enhanced.
 
D: More work needed (40% – 49%)
 
The structure/writing/
 
referencing require development. There are a number of errors or omissions evident.
 
The key drivers discussed are not the drivers most relevant to the future of the event/sector, and the discussion is superficial. Some understanding is however demonstrated.
 
Theory may be present but may be disjointed rather than synthesised. There may be a lack of references to support. The reference list provided is likely to be limited both in terms of the number and quality of the sources listed.
 
Some attempts made to make analytical points although this is limited.
 
The conclusion summarises the report. The recommendations are not linked to the findings.
 
Fail:
 
Not quite there yet (35% – 39%)
 
Presentation only partially addresses the brief (34% – 39%)
 
Presentation bears little relevance to the brief (15% – 24%)
 
No presentation delivered/nothing of relevance/very little of relevance presented (0% -14%)
 
The structure/writing/
 
referencing fall below the threshold standard/there may be no citations provided.
 
Only a limited number of drivers have been identified and/or discussed, and the discussion is v. superficial and/or suggests misunderstanding.
 
The presentation lacks theoretical underpinning and the reference list provided is either extremely limited or absent.
 
The presentation lacks analysis and is overly descriptive.
 
The conclusion is brief and limited in scope/not provided. The recommendations are not linked to the conclusion and/or are not logical/no recommendations are made.
 
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