Assessment2-ÂâBookReview(20%)DueDate:22MARCH2019Youwillfindarangeoftourism,hospitality&eventsrelatedacademicbookstochosefrominthelibrary.Therearealsoanumberofe-ÂâbooksavailablethroughCurtinâslibrary,thechoiceisyours!However,yourbookselectionwillneedtobeapprovedbythelecturerinWeek2(thiscanbedonebyemail).Yourbookreviewneedstobesubmittedelectronically:SavethebookreviewasaWorddocument(yournameâbooktitle.doc)anduploaditontoBlackboard(AssignmentBox2).DuringWeeks6-Ââ11studentsarerequiredtomakeanappointmentwiththeirlecturertobrieflydiscusstheirselectedbook(5%ofmark).MarkAllocation:Writtencomponentâ15%Presentationâ5%Beforeyougetstartedwiththeactualreview,pleaseconsiderthefollowing:Abookreviewisdifferentfromasummaryinthatitincludesadescriptionbutalsoanevaluationofthebook.InthecontextofPrinciplesofTourism,Hospitality&Events(MGMT2010)thismeansthatyouwillhavetoconsiderifyouwouldrecommendthetextyouhavechosentoreviewtoyourfellowstudents.Sowhenwritingthereviewkeepyouraudience(i.e.theotherclassmembers)inmindasthiswillhelpdefinetheemphasisyouputonvariouspartsofthereview.Writingabookreviewdoesnotnecessarilymeanthatyouwillhavetoreadtheentirebookfromthefirsttothelastpage!Butyouwillhavetoassessitsstructureandgetafeelfortheauthor(s)âwritingstyle,ifinformationispresentedinaneasytodigestmanner,ifthetextiswellstructuredwithalogicsequenceofargumentsandifclaimsmadearewellsupported(i.e.referencing).Thismightbedonebestbyreadingafewkeychapters.SomeGuidelines:Â§ď§ Ingeneral,thereviewshouldbebetween500-Ââ1000wordslong.Â§ď§ Thestructureisthatofanessay(introductionâmainbodyâconclusion).Â§ď§ Startwiththemostobviousinformation,e.g.author(s)/editor(s),theiraffiliation,publisher,yearofpublication,whicheditionitis,ifitisatextbookoraresearchtext.Â§ď§ InanintroductionparagraphbrieflysummarisewhatthebookisallaboutâreadingtheblurbatthebackofthebookcovermightbeusefulforthisâŚÂ§ď§ Provideanoverviewofthestructureofthebook(lookatthecontentpage!)Â§ď§ Highlightingparticularfeatures,e.g.theuseofcasestudies,thetextâsinternationalfocus,theinclusionofreviewquestionsaftereachchapter,iftherearemanydiagrams/photos/maps,ifthebookiswellindexed.Â§ď§ Discussinmoredetailaparticularaspectfeaturedinthebookandevaluatethewaytheauthor(s)âhaveapproached/presentedthisaspect.Youcan,forexample,usequotationsfromthebooktoillustrateyourpoint.Remember,youarenottodiscussthecontentofthebookassuch,butassessthewayitispresented!Â§ď§ Summariseyourassessment(e.g.appraisalofthebookâsstrengthsandweaknesses)andconcludewitharecommendationorotherwisetoyourfellowstudents.Examplesofbookreviewscanbefoundinmostacademicjournals.ThereisalsoanexampleofareviewuploadedontoBlackboard.WriteMYProject Assignment status: Already Solved By Our Experts (USA, AUS, UK &