Module Information
Course Delivery
Assessment
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Exam | 3 Hours | 100% |
| Supplementary Exam | 3 Hours | 100% |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Define the concept of development in tourism within a global context.
2. Evaluate the motivations for tourism development.
3. Analyse tourism development processes.
4. Evaluate the need for strategic planning for tourism at local, regional and national scales.
5.Demonstrate the importance of evidence-based planning.
6. Analyse the implementation of tourism strategies in practice.
Brief description
For professionals engaged in the tourism and recreation industries, decision making at local and larger spatial scales takes place against a background of strategic planning. This module examines the concept of international development. The module critically examines tourism’s contribution to development goals and objectives. The module covers the components of strategic planning, and the techniques and tools available to the tourism planner.
Content
Concepts of development in tourism with a global context
Motivations for tourism development
Tourism development processes
History of tourism and recreation planning
The planning context
Politics and planning
Tourism networks
The planning process
Tourism strategies and their development
Policy audits
Establishing demand and supply
Carrying capacity
Beyond growth
Module Skills
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | |
| Communication | Students will be expected to communicate in writing in the examination. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Preparation for the examinations will be under time constraint, and students will need to plan their time accordingly. |
| Information Technology | Students will need to access and use electronic library resources in conducting research on the case studies for the examination. |
| Personal Development and Career planning | The module will include a site visit to a visitor attraction, giving students an insight into careers in that particular sector of the industry. |
| Problem solving | |
| Research skills | The examination will be based on a pre-released case study, which candidates will be given prior to the examination taking place. Candidates will be expected to collect, digest and process both this case study information and other information acquired through personal research during the time allotted. |
| Subject Specific Skills | Subject-specific learning outcomes (see above). |
| Team work |
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 6