Analyse the impacts of holding a new music festival.

• Assessment: Report
• Assessment code: 011
• Academic: Year 2021/22
• Trimester: 3
• Module Title: Academic and Professional Skills
• Module Code: MOD003325
• Level: 4
• Weighting: 70%
• Word Limit: 2000 words This excludes bibliography and other items listed in rule 6.75 of the Academic Regulations: web.anglia.ac.uk/anet/academic/public/academic_regs.pdf
• Assessed: Learning Outcomes 1,2,3 & 5
• Submission Deadline: Please refer to the deadline in the ‘Assessments and Assessment Guidance’ tile on the VLE

• This assignment must be completed individually.
• You must use the Harvard referencing system.
• Your work must indicate the number of words you have used. Written assignments must not exceed the specified maximum number of words. When a written assignment is marked, the excessive use of words beyond the word limit is reflected in the academic judgement of the piece of work which results in a lower mark being awarded for the piece of work (regulation 6.74).
• Assignment submissions are to be made anonymously. Do not write your name anywhere on your work.
• Write your student ID number at the top of every page.
• You must number all pages.
• You must submit a Word document (a .doc, .docx or .odt file), not a PDF.

In order to achieve full marks, you must submit your work before the deadline. Work that is submitted late (up to five working days after the published submission deadline) will be accepted and marked. However, the element of the module’s assessment to which the work contributes will be capped at a maximum mark of 40%.

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ASSIGNMENT QUESTION (100 marks)

Write a 2000-word report responding to the task in the box below.

Task: Analyse the impacts of holding a new music festival.

Use this analysis to recommend ways of maximising the benefits and/or minimising the challenges of holding a new music festival.

READING LIST

• You must use the following source in your answer:

Olander, S., 2007. Stakeholder impact analysis in construction project management. Construction management and economics. [Online] 25 (3), pp.277–287.

• You must also use a range of other sources that you select yourself.

• The report should analyse impacts in general. It should not be about a specific city or country, although you may use specific examples.
• The Analysis section should be split into 3 subsections, where you consider the viewpoints of various stakeholders. The first subsection should cover a perspective relating to your degree (either The Economic Impacts, The Health Impacts or The Impacts on the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Industries). The other perspectives should be The Environmental Impacts and The Social Impacts.
• Your report should include the following sections:
• Cover Page (not included in word count).
• Executive Summary (not included in word count)
• Contents Page (not included in word count)
• Introduction (suggested: 300 words).
• Analysis (suggested: 1200 words. Split into 3 subsections of roughly 400 words each, one for each perspective).
• Conclusion (suggested: 150 words).
• Recommendations (suggested: 350 words. Include 3 or 4 recommendations).
• Reference List (not included in word count).

Cover Page

• Title of the report (the assignment question).
• Title of the module.
• Student Number (1xxxxxx).
• Date of submission.
• Word count. This should exclude the Executive Summary, Contents Page, Reference List and in-text citations e.g. (Smith, 2021).

Executive Summary (not included in the word count)

• Summary of each section of the report and its key points.

• Section headings with page numbers.

Definition of a music festival.

• A discussion (with examples) of the various stakeholders involved in holding a music festival.
• A sentence summarising the main aims of the report

Analysis (suggested: 1200 words, 400 for each perspective)

• One subsection for each of the 3 perspectives. Ideally, each perspective should cover 2 to 3 different issues.
• Each subsection should have a subheading.
• All key ideas should be supported with reliable, relevant source evidence

Relevant issues might include:

➢ Public health issues.

➢ Health and safety issues.

➢ Mental health issues.

For students studying a degree related to Business the first subsection should be The Economic Impacts.

Relevant issues might include:

➢ Job creation.

➢ Costs to the taxpayer.

➢ Opportunities for revenue generation, and changes in revenue for local businesses.

For students studying a degree related to Tourism and Events Management the first subsection should be The Impacts on the Tourism, Hospitality and Events Industries.

Relevant issues might include:

➢ Opportunities for the tourism industry.

➢ Impacts on the events industry.

➢ Impacts on local hospitality businesses.

You will also need to analyse two other perspectives. These perspectives are:

The Environmental Impacts

Relevant issues might include:

➢ The impacts on the host city’s carbon footprint.

➢ The environmental impacts of the festival itself, including extra waste that is generated.

➢ The environmental impact of any construction work that is needed.

The Social Impacts

Relevant issues might include:

➢ The impacts on local residents.

➢ Cultural impacts.

➢ Issues related to crime

Conclusion (suggested: 150 words)

• A summary of key points from the Analysis section.

Recommendations (suggested: 350 words)

• Three or four recommendations. Each one should have a subtitle.
• Each recommendation must suggest a way to maximise a benefit or minimise a challenge which has been discussed in your Analysis section.
• The recommendations should be supported by research.

 Reference List (not included in word count)

• A list of all sources you have cited.
• This should follow the conventions of ARU Harvard referencing.

Your grade is allocated based on four different categories: task fulfilment (worth 40% of your grade), structure, use of sources and language (each worth 20% of your grade). Each of these categories assesses different aspects of your work, as explained below:

Task Fulfilment (40%)

Relevance: Your report should stay on topic. It should not contain any information that does not help answer the report task.

Report section function: Each section of the report should fulfil its function. This means that each section should follow report-writing conventions and should do what the reader expects it to. Your ideas should be included within the appropriate section (for example, you should not make recommendations in the Analysis section).

Analysis: Your report should go beyond being descriptive. You should analyse your points. This means considering the consequences and implications of the ideas you include, as well as their limitations. Your analysis should show original thinking and a thorough understanding of the point you are discussing.

Structure (20%)

Organisation of ideas: Your ideas should be presented in an order that makes sense. Each paragraph should link logically to the next one, and the same idea should not be repeated in multiple sections (although you may make reference to ideas you have previously discussed).

Paragraph structure: Your paragraphs should be structured in a logical way which makes your ideas easy to follow. They should begin with strong topic sentences that make their main ideas clear. Each paragraph should focus on only one main idea, and this idea should be developed fully. Each sentence should link logically to the next sentence.

Cohesive language: You should use a wide range of cohesive devices (e.g. therefore, whereas, however) to show the links between your ideas. The cohesive language you use should be academic and used in a grammatically correct way.

Use of Sources (20%)

• Quality and appropriacy: The sources you choose should be of a high quality, which means they should be academic and reliable. You should use a large enough range of sources to show that you have researched the topic thoroughly. You should use sources in an appropriate way. This means that the ideas you choose to include should support your points and that it should be clear to the reader how they link to your point and to the report task. 
• Use of paraphrase/summary: Your report should demonstrate an ability to summarise and paraphrase. You may also include direct quotes if you wish, but only when it is appropriate to do so. Your paraphrases and summaries should be easy to understand. You should use your own words and the meaning of the original source should remain clear.
• Use of Harvard referencing: You should make it clear when information comes from sources. To do this, you should reference accurately. Your citations and reference list should follow the conventions of ARU Harvard referencing, as detailed here: https://library.aru.ac.uk/referencing/harvard.htm.

Range: Your vocabulary should be varied and relevant to the report topic. You should use a wide range of grammatical structures and subjectspecific language where appropriate. You should avoid sounding repetitive.

Accuracy: Your language use should be accurate and natural. Your writing should be easy to understand and should not cause strain for the reader. The grammatical structures and vocabulary you use should make sense in context.

Academic style: Your writing should be formal and should follow the conventions of academic style. You should avoid contractions, idiomatic language and personal language. Your language should be precise, objective and accurate, and you should use caution where appropriate.