Discovering Tourism (5 cr)
Code: A9337-3005
General information
Enrollment
23.11.2020 - 29.11.2020
Timing
12.04.2021 - 24.05.2021
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
4 op
Mode of delivery
20 % Contact teaching, 80 % Distance learning
Unit
Laurea Leppävaara, service
Campus
Laurea Virtual Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
- Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TOP2), Palvelualat
- Complementary Competence, bachelor’s studies in English (CCM2), Services
Teachers
- Annukka Korvenranta
- Marjaana Salomaa
Teacher in charge
Marjaana Salomaa
Groups
-
CCM220SYComplementary competence (bachelor’s studies), S20, Services
-
TOP220SY
Learning outcomes
The student is able to:
- define tourism as a part of the global economy
- analyse the tourism sector
Content
- Travel and tourism sector in Finland
- Tourism organizations (Visit Finland, UNWTO etc.)
- Characteristics of tourism in different regions in Finland, services, actors, attractions etc.
- Subsectors in tourism (business travel, leisure tourism, incentive tourism, special interest tourism etc.)
- Profitable tourism product
Teaching methods
Fully online!
Netscouting
Benchmarking
Document analysis
Location and time
Virtual course
Learning materials and recommended literature
Literature for example:
Tourism : principles, practices, philosophies/ Robert W. McIntosh, Charles R. Goeldner, J.R. Brent Ritchie
Tourism : Principles and Practice / Chris Cooper...[et al.]
Literature will be based on academic journals, such as Annals of Tourism Research, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Tourism Management, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
Databases for articles:
- ebrary
- ProQuest Central
- ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
- EBSCOhost
- Emerald Journals (very good selection of journals)
Alternative completion methods of implementation
N/A
Important dates
Pre-assignment will be sent before course begins.
Course begins 12.4.2020
Students workload
135 hours of independed student work
Content and scheduling
As intensive week(s)
Further information for students
No previous tourism studies required.
Suitable for international students
Grading scale
H-5
Evaluation methods and criteria
Implementation parts:
• Pre-assignment
• Group assignment
Evaluation:
• Pre-assignment (complete/ incomplete)
• Group assignment (grade 1-5)
• Self and peer-evaluation