The Great Barrier Reef
Assessment 2: LOG OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Type: Individual, written
Presentation Format: 12-point Arial or Times New Roman, 1.5 line spacing, with page numbers inserted bottom right; includes headings/sub-headings and table of content.
Length: 1,500 words (INCLUDING headings, table of content, reference list, diagrams) (± 10%).
Total Weight: 40%. University policies for plagiarism and late submissions apply. https://app.secure.griffith.edu.au/online-support/assessment-support. Assessments with a high text match will automatically be reported to Academic Integrity Management for investigation.
Marked out of 40.
Introduction:
A key role of destination managers is to understand why systems behave the way they do by understanding how each element interact and influence other elements. The purposes of this assessment are to introduce students to the complex nature of tourism systems problems and how their interactions form feedback loops which reinforce (accelerate) or balance (counteract) change within a tourism destination.
Task Description:
To complete this assessment, students are required to select:
any one tourism destination: The Great Barrier Reef
a tourism business within the selected destination: Quicksilver (https://www.quicksilvergroup.com.au/
one key tourism systems problem related to its operation within the broader tourism industry.: Coral Reef Preservation
Based on your weekly learning and the systems problem you have selected, complete the workbook activities.
Citation and Referencing:
You should have minimum EIGHT (8) different in-text citations. Majority of the citations should be from academic sources. Citations could include (1) academic journal, (2) academic book, (3) industry or trade journal/magazine, (4) newspaper, (5) general travel or hospitality source, (6) web pages.
All citations and references must adhere to APA 7 referencing style (https://www.griffith.edu.au/library/study/referencing). In preparing your assignment for submission, familiarise yourself with the content on the following site: https://bblearn.griffith.edu.au/webapps/blackboard/content/listContent.jsp?course_id=_79693_1&content_id=_4827127_1.
WEEK 3: SYSTEM ELEMENTS AND FUNCTIONS
Describe three elements related to the selected systems problem.
Revisit how you tackled this in Assessment 1.
Discuss two functions performed by each of the selected elements.
Revisit how you tackled this in Assessment 1.
Using a behaviour-over-time graph, explain the reference mode of the selected systems problem.
Insert a BOTG and then explain the reference mode and explain how you expect the system behaviour to change with interventions.
WEEK 4: AUXILIARY VARIABLES
List and explain four auxiliary variables related to the systems problem.
Categorise these auxiliary variables as concrete or less concrete stocks or accumulations. Describe which ones are stocks and which are flows.
Revisit how you tackled this in Assessment 1.
Present a table with list of the variables. E.g.
Auxiliary Variables Stock / Flow Concrete / Less Concrete
WEEK 5: SYSTEM DYNAMICS
Analyse two systems dynamics which are of a local scope that emerge from interactions of the tourism systems problem and elements influencing its operation at a local level.
Analyse two systems dynamics which are of an international scope that emerge from interactions of the tourism systems problem and elements influencing its operation at a global level.
WEEK 6 – 9: CONNECTIONS AND FLOWS
Draw EITHER a stock-and-flow diagram OR causal loop diagram of the selected problem.
At a minimum, three loops with key elements, auxiliary variables, and dynamics must be presented. Remember to include feedback loop numbers and names in your diagram. Indicate +/- polarity on the loops if drawing a CLD. Please use a different colouring scheme for each stakeholder/sector. Do not include any new elements or variables in the diagram. Your diagram should only present context you have written in the above sections.
Present a table with list including the loop name (balancing/reinforcing) and number. E.g.
Loop Name Feedback Type (R/B) Feedback Loop Number Variables Involved
