Module Identifier | RS12810 | ||
Module Title | THE TOURISM INDUSTRY | ||
Academic Year | 2002/2003 | ||
Co-ordinator | Mr Raymond D Youell | ||
Semester | Semester 1 | ||
Course delivery | Lecture | 22 Hours 11 x 2 hour | |
Practical | 6 Hours 2 x 3 hour | ||
Assessment | Semester Exam | 1.5 Hours Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 4, 5 | 50% |
Semester Assessment | Report on the development of tourism in a selected country Assignment: Outcomes assessed: 3 and 5 | 50% | |
Supplementary Assessment | Students who fail the module overall will be required to retake the element(s) that led to the failure. |
1. define the concept of tourism and understand its context within leisure;
2. recognise the economic significance of the international tourism industry;
3. describe the principal economic, environmental and socio-cultural factors influencing tourism;
4. state the nature of the demand for tourism;
5. describe the main tourism industry sectors and explain their relative significance.
.2 IT and information handling
The report on the development of tourism industry will be word processed and will include graphical data on the scope and scale of tourism in the selected country.
.3 Use and analysis of numerical information
Practical sessions will require students to analyse and interpret numerical data relating to the international tourism industry.
.7 Self-management
In completing the necessary research for their assessments, students will be expected to manage their own time and plan the effective use of learning resources.