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13312 (v.3) Tourism Management (Advanced Topics) 650
Area: | School of Management |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Seminar: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 301211 (v.2) Tourism Management (Impacts and Influences) 565 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | A capstone unit that addresses the many ways of managing and planning within the tourism industry. Bringing together relevant knowledge and skills acquired in other tourism management units and extends this with relevant hands on experiences, further exploration of key concepts already learned, and the application of knowledge to a variety of management and planning problems encountered within tourism enterprises. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have - Exposure to a wide variety of issues and challenges confronting today's tourism managers at the individual business, destination and regional levels. Through balanced theory and practice, been equipped to handle a variety of situations and circumstances. Adopted both a management and systems perspective in relation to tourism management. The capacity to understand contemporary issues confronting tourism managers. The ability to acquire and develop practical skills and competencies necessary to deal with these issues. The capacity to apply these skills, knowledge and abilities to a variety of real world situations. Skills to identify the variety of challenges and opportunities that tourism managers confront at the site specific, destination, regional and international levels. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Bardi, J.A. (1996), Hotel Front Office Management. 2nd. ed. New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold. Bull, A. (1995), The Economics of Travel and Tourism. 2nd. ed. Melbourne, Longman. Davis, B., Lockwood, A. and Stone, S. (1998), Food and Beverage Management. 3rd. ed. Oxford, Butterworth Heinemann. Dickman, S. (1999), Tourism and Hospitality Marketing. Melbourne, Oxford Uni Press. Gee, C. (1997), The Travel Industry. 3rd. ed. New York, Wiley. Goeldner, C.R. (2000), Tourism: Principles, Practices and Philosophies. New York, Wiley. Hall, C. M. (1994), Tourism in the Pacific Rim: Development, Impacts and Markets. Melbourne, Longman Cheshire. Hall, C.M. (2000), Tourism Planning: Policies, Processes and Relationships. Essex, Prentice Hall. Holloway, J. C. andRobinson, C. (1995), Marketing for Tourism. 3rd. ed. Essex, Longman. Keeling, B.L. and Kallaus, N.F. (1996), Administrative Office Management. 11th. ed. Ohio, South-Western Educational Publishing. |
Unit Texts: | Gunn, C.A. and Var, T. (2002), Tourism Planning: basics, concepts, cases. 4th. ed. New York, Routledge. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | To pass this unit students must complete all assessment components and receive an overall grade of 50% or more. Case Study 35%. Critical Issues Paper 35%. Tutorial File 30%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 80300 Business and Management (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
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External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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