Sport Tourist Vacation - Assignment Guidelines

Overview: Working in teams of two (2), students will be given a budget figure that will be used
to plan a sport tourist vacation. The budget amounts will be randomly distributed. Each team is
to decide on a theme for their vacation, collect information pertaining to the elements of the
vacation, including costs, and prepare a “portfolio” of their proposed vacation. The trip should be
for 1 or 2 people. Within the PPT you should properly reference 3 key terms/concepts from our
text from any chapter (Chp 11 is a good one to use, but it does not have to be from Chp 11).
The key words should be in bold, cited via APA format, and incorporated in the appropriate
context per their definitions/meanings.

Content: The portfolio should be in the form a PPT or prezi file or website. It should include a
theme song, images, hyperlinks, screenshots, and evidence of your research. BE AS
DETAILED AS POSSIBLE. You must spend ALL of your money (no more, no less). No “free”
tickets; no free lodging. You must start from one of the following cities – Los Angeles, CA;
Atlanta, GA, New York City, NY, London, England. You must travel a minimum of 50 miles from
your starting point and you must end where you begin. Be creative. Elements to consider:
• Transportation (tips; baggage check fees, tolls; gas)
• Meals (tips, tax)
• Lodging (is breakfast included or not?)
• Ticket cost
• Equipment rental (skiing, camping)

Presentation: The pairs will present their portfolio to the class. The presentation should be
professional and well-rehearsed. Presenters should be in business casual attire, speak clearly
and knowledgably about your subject conveying interest/enthusiasm.
o For useful PPT tips visit:
§ http://my.opera.com/vevola/blog/show.dml/275335
§ http://mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/powerpoint.html
§ http://www.ias2007.org/admin/images/upload/813.pdf

Competency Explanation Point

Value
Problem Students engage in cooperative efforts to accomplish tasks. Within a team, 5
Solving in students experiment, exploring and evaluating the advantages and
Teams complications of cooperative problem solving.
i.e. uses entire budget, uses theme, is creative

Lifelong Student makes explicit references to previous learning and applies in an 5

Learning and innovative (new and creative) way that knowledge and those skills to
Transfer demonstrate comprehension and performance in novel situations.
i.e. provides evidence of planning (screenshots, hyperlinks, images)

Solve Learn, think, and solve problems independently and in teams, as is required 5
problems to engage in the life-long consideration of, and the fostering of cooperative
independently solutions to, complex problems.
and in teams. i.e. includes as many details as possible (menu prices, budget, hotel
prices, transportation prices)