Discovering Tourism (A9337), 5 op

                                                                                                                      1/2
Implementation plan Finished



 Study unit                            Discovering Tourism (A9337), 5.0
 Implementation                        CCA1711: 1/2017-2018 (23.10.2017 - 22.12.2017)
 Type                                  TOURISM SERVICE DEVELOPER (A817)
 Groups                                Primary: CCA17SY Others :
 Involved in the project
 Lecturers
 Number of participants                Minimum: Maximum:
 Enrolment period                      15.05.2017 08:00 - 20.08.2017
 Main timing for implementation        As intensive week(s)
 Applicabililty                        For exchange students: Yes For elective studies: No Open UAS student:
                                       No Suitable for virtual UAS: No

 Teachers                              Salomaa Marjaana (Teacher in charge), Miinalainen Petri (Other teacher)
 Campus                                Laurea Leppävaara
 Main location for implementation      At the campus
 Implementation method                 Optima realization/student group Language: English Virtuality: 0 cr Integration of
                                       R&D: 0 cr
 Implementation class                  LbD supporting knowledge and skills development
 Focus areas                           Service business
 Evaluation at the latest              22.01.2018 Storing of graded material ends.: 22.12.2018
 Exam days

 Having completed the study unit the   The student is able to:
 student is able to                    ●      define tourism as a part of the global economy
                                       ●      analyse the tourism sector
 Previous studies
 Previous studies, more information    No previous tourism studies required
 Learning objectives
 Contents                              ●      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, tourism, fishing tourism, nature tourism,
                                              Christmas tourism etc.)
                                       ●      Profitable tourism product
 Study material                        Literature for example:Tourism : principles, practices, philosophies/ Robert W.
                                       McIntosh, Charles R. Goeldner, J.R. Brent RitchieTourism : 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
                                       ManagementDatabases for articles:
                                       ●      ebrary
                                       ●      ProQuest Central
                                       ●      ScienceDirect (Elsevier)
                                       ●      EBSCOhost
                                       Emerald Journals (very good selection of journals)
 Tutoring and communication            Optima, lectures, team guidance
 Evaluation criteria and methods       Implementation parts:
                                       ●      Active attendance: Lectures, visitors, visit 10%
                                       ●      Online exam 20%
                                       ●      Development project (group work) 70%

SoleOPS 3.5.5 Study offer © 2005-2016 Solenovo Oy
                                                                                                                         2/2
Implementation plan Finished



                                       Evaluation:
                                       ●        Active attendance: Lectures, visitors, visit
                                       ●        Online exam
                                       ●        Development project (group work)
                                       ●        Self- and group evaluation
 Project (name)                        Resto 2018
 R&D methods                           NetscoutingBenchmarkingDocument analysisCustomer profiles
 Work strain                           ●        56 hours of lectures
                                       ●        79 hours of independed student / group work
 Other arrangements                    First meeting is mandatory for attending the course. If you must be absent from the
                                       first meeting, report it in advance by email to teacher. Otherwise we take it that you are
                                       not attending this course at all. Please prepare to attend to all lectures in schedule since
                                       this is an intensive course.

Learning events
 Date             o'clock/at h   Subject          Content                                         Status             Teachers
 23.10.2017       9.00       6   Introduction     Introduction, case, groups, key concepts        see Asio




SoleOPS 3.5.5 Study offer © 2005-2016 Solenovo Oy