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.
Unit content
This unit is structured around the following topics:
Topic 1: Global tourism issues
Topic 2: Tourist markets
Topic 3: Tourism and the media
Topic 4: Risks and crises
Topic 5: Transport development
Topic 6: Accommodation development
Topic 7: Emerging experience sectors
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
GA1: Intellectual rigour,
GA2: Creativity,
GA3: Ethical practice,
GA4: Knowledge of a discipline,
GA5: Lifelong learning,
GA6: Communication and social skills,
GA7: Cultural competence| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 |
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| 1 | examine current global issues that may influence tourism and hotel development | Intellectual rigour | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | Communication and social skills | |
| 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 | analyse the emergence and development of visitor markets and experiences | Intellectual rigour | | | Knowledge of a discipline | | Communication and social skills | |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- examine current global issues that may influence tourism and hotel development
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which the media can influence
tourism development
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- evaluate and apply risk management processes
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- critically evaluate developments in the international transport sector
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
- analyse the emergence and development of visitor markets and experiences
- GA1:
Intellectual rigour
- GA4:
Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6:
Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
Prescribed texts may change in future study periods.