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| Location | Domestic | International |
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| Brisbane - The Hotel School | ||
| Hayman Island - Hotel School | ||
| Melbourne - The Hotel School | ||
| Sydney - The Hotel School |
Unit description
Introduces students to the contemporary theories and practices which underpin the modern tourism system. Students focus on tourism as both a social, cultural and economic phenomena which draws upon a wide range of academic disciplines and business processes as it seeks to meet the competing demands of various stakeholders.
Unit content
- Study of tourism
- History of tourism
- Whole tourism systems
- People as tourists
- Places in tourists' itineraries
- Tourism environments
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.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate knowledge of the tourism system and contemporary theories and practices |
| 2 | identify and analyse the social, cultural and commercial elements of contemporary tourism and their impacts on stakeholders |
| 3 | demonstrate the capability to develop and propose a tourism product that meets the needs of diverse stakeholders |
| 4 | demonstrate the knowledge and skills to reflect on the challenges of meeting the increasing complex demands of stakeholders in the tourism industry. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of the tourism system and contemporary theories and practices
- identify and analyse the social, cultural and commercial elements of contemporary tourism and their impacts on stakeholders
- demonstrate the capability to develop and propose a tourism product that meets the needs of diverse stakeholders
- demonstrate the knowledge and skills to reflect on the challenges of meeting the increasing complex demands of stakeholders in the tourism industry.
Prescribed Learning Resources
- Current black & white print version - available at the Coop bookshop: Weaver, D & Lawton, L, 2014, Tourism Management, 5th edn (B&W print), John Wiley & Sons, Milton, Qld, Australia. ISBN: 9780730335580.
- Original colour print version - possibly available secondhand: Weaver, D & Lawton, L, 2014, Tourism Management, 5th edn, John Wiley & Sons, Milton, QLD, Australia. ISBN: 9781118644812.
- eBook version - available online at http://www.wileydirect.com.au/buy/tourism-management-5th-edition/: Weaver, D & Lawton, L, 2014, Tourism Management, 5th edn (eBook), John Wiley & Sons, Milton, QLD, Australia. ISBN: 9780730308898.
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Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
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International
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