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12599 (v.3) Tourism Management (Impacts and Influences) 200


 

Area:

School of Management

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

3.0

Seminar:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

12598 (v.3) Tourism Management (Principles and Practices) 102 or any previous version

Syllabus:

Focus on the various impacts and influences associated with the management of the tourism industry. Various management issues concerning the social, cultural, heritage and environmental aspects of the tourism industry are investigated at a local, destinational and regional level. Examination of management issues relating to tourism in a global context. Encouragement to adopt both a management perspective and a conceptual approach when addressing the impacts and influences of management within the tourismindustry from a stakeholder perspective.
 

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit, students will develop - The capacity to discuss tourism from a systems perspective, identifying the major stakeholders and factors involved in managing tourism and associated tourism planning activities. The abilityto identify and discuss the ways that tourism and associated industry trends have affected the role of tourism management in the form of social, cultural and heritage impacts whilst questioning the validity of ethics and social responsibility within the tourism industry. A knowledge of the issues, responsibilities and impacts of tourism relating to environmental tourism management and sustainability of the tourism industry. The skills necessary to identify specific industry related challenges such as seasonality, change, health, security and passenger movement; and future directions and challenges that relate to tourism management in general.

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:

Douglas, N. Douglas, N. and Derrett, R. (2001), Special Interest Tourism. Brisbane, John Wiley and Sons. Hall, C.M., (2003), Introduction to Tourism, 4th ed., Brisbane, Pearson (In Press). Hall, C.M. and Page, S.J., (1996), Tourism in the Pacific - Issues and Cases, Suffolk, International Thomson Business Press. Hall, C.M. and McArthur, S., (1996), Heritage Management in Australia and New Zealand - The Human Dimension, 2nd ed. Melbourne, Oxford University Press. Kelly, I. and Nankervis, T., (2001), Visitor Destinations, Queensland, John Wiley. Leiper, N., (2003), Tourism Management, Melbourne, Pearson. Ritchie, J.R.B. and Goeldner, C.R., (1994), Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Research - A Handbook for Managers and Researchers, 2nd ed., NY, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. Selwyn, T., (1996), The Tourist Image - Myths and Myth Making in Tourism, West Sussex, John Wiley and Sons. Urry, J., (2002), The Tourist Gaze, 2nd ed. London, Sage Publications. Weaver, D., (2001), Ecotourism, Australia, John Wiley and Sons.

Unit Texts:

Weaver, D. and Lawton, L. (2002), Tourism Management. Brisbane, John Wiley and Sons.
 

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Final Examination 50%. Oral Presentation 10%. Tutorial Assessments 15%. Written Assessment 25%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Field of Education:

 80300 Business and Management (Narrow Grouping)

HECS Band (if applicable):

2  

Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information:

 Informational  

Result Type:

 Grade/Mark


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  
2004Bentley CampusSemester 2Y  
2004Joondalup CampusSemester 1Y  
2004Joondalup CampusSemester 2Y  

Area
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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