DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM, SPORT & HOTEL MANAGEMENT
1002HSL – Introduction to Research
Quantitative Report Due: Friday, 14th October, 2016 12pm
ALL STUDENTS MUST SUBMIT THE QUANTITATIVE REPORT ONLINE USING THE TURNITIN SUBMISSION POINTS ON LEARNING@GRIFFITH.
Assignment Background
The organisers of a large annual cultural event “The Brisbane Good Food and Wine Show” are seeking to
develop a better understanding of attendee motives. From previous iterations of delivering the event, the
managers know that attendees can be classified into two primary groups: tourists and non-tourists. The event
organisers want to develop understanding of:
(1) The demographic profile of attendees;
(2) The relative importance of each motive tested;
(3) Whether the motives of tourists and non-tourists are different;
(4) Whether attendees’ event satisfaction is correlated with intentions to attend the event next year.
To complete the assignment you are required to:
– Write a brief literature review (300-400 words) in relation to event motives and event
tourist motives that includes a minimum of three academic references. The review should
contain research questions to frame the analysis, which follows. It is recommended to
include “cultural events” as a search term. Do not specifically search Brisbane Good
Food and Wine Festival.
– Write a brief method section, which outlines the analysis procedures used and provides an
outline of quantitative research.
– Present a demographic profile of attendees in the form of a frequency table including each
of the demographic variables captured.
– Present a table containing the means and standard deviation values for each of the event
motives, plus the event satisfaction and future intentions questions for tourists, non-tourists
and the whole sample.
– Conduct t-tests to examine whether any differences in event motives, between the tourist and
non-tourist groups are significant (this analysis should be in the table with the means).
– Conduct three correlations to examine the strength of the relationship between event
satisfaction and future intention to attend the event (i.e., in 2017) for the total sample, tourists
and non-tourists. Correlations (r = ) should be presented in the text, not in a table.
Students will receive clear guidance on the completion of each stage of the analysis in tutorials from Week 6-10. Further details on this assignment can be obtained from the data file (questionnaire etc.), and the marking guidelines.
1002HSL: Introduction to Research Assignment 3
Report Format
Style Requirements:
? Size 12, Times New Roman font with 1.5 line spacing.
? Remember, an evaluation report is succinct and to the point. Make sure everything you write is meaningful. Succinct writing is much better than taking many words to explain what you mean. Spend effort in cleaning up your writing for basic grammar and referencing errors before you submit.
? Marking will be concentrated on:
? your processes
? the results, conclusions and recommendations sections
? Keep an electronic copy of your coded data, it may be requested for marking.
Report outline:
The report should be of a professional evaluative style that would be easily understandable to the event organisers and relevant stakeholders.
The Quantitative Report should contain the following headings:
Introduction:
The Introduction should include a brief introduction of the event and what Quantitative Research involves. This could include a brief description of the following:
– What the purpose of the report is?
– What you have done – how you did it and why you did it?
– Why it is important?
Literature Review:
A 300-400 word Literature Review exploring event attendee and tourist motives with a minimum of 3 academic references is required.
Research Questions:
Students should also list their research questions, which frame the analysis of data, following the Literature Review.
Research methods:
What was the research design? How was the data analysed?
Results:
What was found (what came from the analysis)? A description/report plus any tables that may help explain. The presentation of tables for the report will be covered in computer lab sessions
Conclusions:
Your interpretation of what the data says; what the results mean. The conclusion should follow logically from the analysis, not just repeat the analysis but restate the problem and apply research outcomes to the problem. Apply overall finding generally to future research.
Recommendations:
What might the event organisers do to improve the event in the future based on the data collated on motives, satisfaction and intentions?
