Thinking about the individual presentations

Thanks to everyone who handed in the reports on the Randy Pausch presentation today. A few folk will be emailing work over the weekend or on Monday.

We moved on to the next task - preparation for outcome two (the individual 10-12 minute analytical presentation). I gave the brief out on that (see previous post).

As this next presentation is focused on your analysis of an issue or aspect associated with tourism, I asked you folk to come up with some ideas for presentation topics. This is what you came up with:

· Analysis of current trends in tourism
· Impact of climate change on tourism
· The development of tourism in the former GDR
· New trends in tourism in ...
· The impact of the global recession on tourism
· An evaluation of tourism in …
· The historical development of tourism in …
· Challenges facing the tourism industry in …
· A history of tourism …

These suggestions are good as they all take an analytical approach – ie. Anyone presenting these topics would be doing more than just giving us information – they would be analysing as well.

These topics are just suggestions from the class, you don’t need to do these, but they give you an idea of the kind of approach you need to take. Words like “development”; “challenges”; “impact” suggest an analytical approach.

I’ve put up a link on SWOT analysis on the “useful links” section.

I also gave out log books (a blank one and a sample one). These need to be completed before the presentation.

Finally, we agreed that the presentations will start on Friday the 30th April. We will use the week that we come back (23rd April) as preparation for the assessment.

Again, if you have any questions or queries, just get in touch. Otherwise, have a good Easter break.