Research question : How has the development of technology helped conserve energy in the hotel industry?

1.Write the first draft of your Introduction and Research Background section (500 words). Provide a list of references using MLA or APA formatting style (excluded from word count).

One of the major assignments of this course involves developing a clear, researchable research question and conducting a review of literature that informs the development of that research question.

In this assignment, you will be identifying what other literature contributes to your area of inquiry or problem. You should succinctly summarize the findings from previous literature.

It should include:

1.Working title of your research proposal

2.Brief Introduction of the context of your research and a problem statement (150 words). Here are some questions to guide you (do not write these questions in your draft) – What are the current trends in T&H industry pertaining to your problem of interest? You may provide recent statistics and cite your sources. What is the purpose/objective of your research? What are the implications of your research?

3.Research Background (350 words) – An overview of relevant academic and industry-related literature. Think about the following:

Summary of major studies – What do previous studies, industry research reports, and critical literature reviews have to say about the previous work on this topic? What are the contributions of their work?

Parallel research – What research has been done in related areas that might affect your pursuit of your problem of interest?  How does this research contribute to ways you think about your research project?

Patterns – Where has the research been conducted?  What common threads do you find?  Where do studies contradict each other?

Gaps – What are the gaps in the previous literature?  What is missing, either from content, market, process, method, or findings?

4.List of References cited