Tourism Development and Sustainability
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Module Aims
Aim 1
The overall aim of this module is to equip students with an understanding of the opportunities and constraints associated with tourism development underpinned by the principles of sustainability. It provides the basis for a discussion on the validity of the concept of sustainable tourism and explores the management tools and techniques that can be deployed as a means of managing and developing tourism in a sustainable context.Ultimately the module will develop the conceptual and analytical skills of future tourism management graduates who must stay ahead of these themes in a globally conscious industry.
Module Content
Tourism Development
Sustainable Tourism
A Historical Perspective of Tourism’s Role in International Development
Trends and Challenges that Affect Tourism
The Economic, Social and Environmental Costs of Tourism
Tourism as a Global Development Tool
Benefits of Sustainable Tourism for Consumers, Destinations & Businesses
Sustainable Tourism Strategies for Destinations & Businesses
Tourism Policy, Visitor Experience, and Systems Thinking
Visitor Management Frameworks
The Value of Tourism in Communities
Ethics in Tourism Management
Alternative types of tourism
Sustainable transport
Destination Development and Competitiveness
Tourism and Development in Developing Countries
Tools and techniques to manage and monitor the sustainability of tourism
Predicting future scenarios
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, a student will be able to:
Teaching Methods
The student will attend a weekly lecture & seminar
• Lectures will be research informed where possible
• Each lecture will be available on-line & will direct students towards recommended reading
• Seminars will primarily consist of exercises and discussions that underpin and supplement knowledge acquired in the lectures
• As far as possible seminars will be student focussed & flexible enough to respond to student needs
• Two assessments will be undertaken in semester one and two
• Assessment will be both formative and summative
• Assessment will include individual and group work • The students will conduct their presentations within seminars & their peers will be expected/encouraged to question & discuss the content of these presentations
• Some seminars will be set aside for briefings & workshops related to assignments
• A range of supplementary learning materials (notably articles) will be available on E-Learn
• Feedback will be individualised and designed to improve future performance constructively
• Fairness and rigour will be applied to the assessment of student work
Assessment Methods
This module is assessed through one Classroom debate exercise with Literature Review and one Academic Poster & Discussion.
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