Discovering Tourism (5 cr)
Code: A9337-3005
General information
- Enrollment
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23.11.2020 - 29.11.2020
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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12.04.2021 - 24.05.2021
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 1 cr
- Virtual proportion
- 4 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- 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
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
Location and time
Virtual course
Materials
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)
Teaching methods
Fully online!
Netscouting
Benchmarking
Document analysis
Exam schedules
Pre-assignment will be sent before course begins.
Course begins 12.4.2020
Completion alternatives
N/A
Student workload
135 hours of independed student work
Content scheduling
As intensive week(s)
Evaluation scale
H-5
Further information
No previous tourism studies required.
Suitable for international students