Unit aim
Provides insight into global issues which challenge hotel and tourism development in the 21st century. Adopts a student-focused strategy aimed at students developing an understanding of the contemporary trends by focusing on areas/issues of tourism supply and demand (net).
Unit content
This unit is structured around topics as follows:
Topic 1: Tourists
Topic 2: Tourism and the media
Topic 3: Risks and crises
Topic 4: Transport: Air, sea, road and rail development
Topic 5: Accommodation: Hotels, resorts, spas and hostels
Topic 6: Emerging markets
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | understand the growing tourist sectors including backpackers and baby boomers | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 2 | demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which the media can influence tourism development | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 3 | evaluate and apply risk management processes | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 4 | critically evaluate developments in the international transport sector | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 5 | identify trends and influences in hotel and accommodation development | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 6 | analyse the emergence and development of niche tourism markets. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial on-site 3 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Annotated bibliography | 30% |
| Scholarly Discussion Paper | 50% |
| Presentation | 20% |
Online
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning 3 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Annotated bibliography | 30% |
| Scholarly Discussion Paper | 50% |
| Presentation | 20% |
Singapore - MDIS
| Teaching method |
| Tutorial on-site 3 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Annotated bibliography | 30% |
| Scholarly Discussion Paper | 50% |
| Presentation | 20% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2014 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 3
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