3. Assignment task
Choose one of the previous Olympic Games from the last 20 years (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016) and choose one of the following questions and apply it to your chosen Olympic Games:
• ‘What effect did (insert chosen Olympic Games) have on tourism to the host nation?’
• ‘What effect did (insert chosen Olympic Games) have on the regeneration of the area where the games were held?’
• ‘What effect did the cost of (insert chosen Olympic Games) have on the country’s economy?’
• ‘What effect did (insert chosen Olympic Games) have on the participation of people in sport afterwards?’
For your assignment you need to complete the following tasks:
• Choose which Games you wish to study and choose your question.
• Choose suitable key words to search for information that covers the topic.
• Search for reputable published information and choose 6 different sources. At least one of these should be an academic journal article and the rest should be a variety of sources including your choice of the following: newspaper report, company information, Olympic committee publication, Government document, website.
• Provide an introduction to your literature review and critique.
• Take each source in turn and review the information you have found and critically evaluate it, using the method you were taught in lab 4, paying particular attention to the author or source of the information and the audience for whom it was intended.
• Finally, write a summary paragraph that answers the essay title question incorporating all your findings from the 6 sources. Ensure that you have considered all angles of the chosen question and come to a conclusion based on this information.
• As part of this you must paraphrase your sources effectively such that you use the information you have found in your own words without plagiarising.
• Reference the information you have cited in Harvard style using the format given at www.Citethemrightonline.com.