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Unit description
Critically examines the notion of tourist experiences from psychological, social, and political perspectives. There is a particular focus on the impacts that tourist experiences can have on the cultures and natural environments of destinations. Students will understand how to design enjoyable, engaging and memorable visitor experiences within sustainable and responsible frameworks of practice.
Unit content
Topic 1: Understanding tourist experience
Topic 2: The tourist experience contextualised in society and culture
Topic 3: Principles of design and application to tourism
Topic 4: Storytelling and visitor experience
Topic 5: Experiencing nature
Topic 6: Experiencing culture
Topic 7: Incorporating digital technologies
Topic 8: Theme parks and experience design
Topic 9: Methods to evaluate tourist experience
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 understanding of the tourist experience and its broader impacts |
| 2 | Apply principles of design to tourist experiences |
| 3 | Create a tourist experience informed by principles of responsible and sustainable tourism |
| 4 | Design an evaluation approach for tourist experiences |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of the tourist experience and its broader impacts
- Apply principles of design to tourist experiences
- Create a tourist experience informed by principles of responsible and sustainable tourism
- Design an evaluation approach for tourist experiences
Teaching and assessment
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