Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | Term5 | Term5 |
| Online | Term5 | Term5 |
Unit description
Uses a case-study approach to develop student’s knowledge of a range of tourist behaviours at key stages in the travel experience.
Unit content
Module 1: Conceptualising the tourist within contemporary society
Module 2: Motivation, expectations and satisfaction
Module 3: Destination decision-making and destination image
Module 4: Embodiment: Gender and disability in tourism
Module 5: Tourist behaviours: Sightseeing, photography and shopping
Module 6: Synthesis: Tourist behaviour in theory and practice
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 | explain a range of tourist behaviours |
| 2 | conduct a research interview |
| 3 | contrast literature with experience |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- explain a range of tourist behaviours
- conduct a research interview
- contrast literature with experience
Prescribed Learning Resources
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.