| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 1 x 2 hour lecture per week |
| Practical | 3 x 3 hour visits to study UK tourism/recreation at first hand |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | Written report or essay of approximately 2,500 words on a specific topic taken from the syllabus Assignment. Outcome assessed: 5 | 50% |
| Semester Exam | 1.5 Hours Exam: Assessing Outcomes 1 2 3 4 5 and 6 | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Students must resit the element(s) that caused the failure |
On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
1. Define tourism, leisure and recreation
2. Explain the historical development and current economic significance of UK tourism and recreation
3. Evaluate the role of various UK tourism and recreation sectors
4. Explain the roles and functions of the private, public and voluntary sectors in UK tourism and recreation
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the critical issues relevant to particular UK tourism and recreation sectors
6. Describe the principal issues that will affect the future development of UK tourism and recreation
This module provides students with an overview of the tourism and recreation industries in the United Kingdom. It addresses the historical development and current significance of UK tourism and recreation through an exploration of private, public, and not-for-profit industry sectors. The module also investigates the issues that will influence the future development of tourism and recreation in the UK.
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Application of Number | Students will be expected to include numerical information in their coursework, including finding data, manipulating it and displaying it visually. This will be assessed through the coursework assessment criteria. |
| Improving own Learning and Performance | Students will be encouraged to develop realistic learning and self-management strategies through the use of project-based coursework. Students will need to manage their time input to completing the coursework on time and to a high standard. |
| Information Technology | The assignment will require students to make use of the Internet and data-retrieval systems (both bibliographical and statistical). Students' ability to track down and integrage suitable material will be assessed through the coursework assessment criteria. |
| Research skills | Coursework will be project-based, requiring students to determine their own subject (within stated guidelines), choose a suitable research question and decide how they are going to address it. Students' ability to do this will be included in assessment criteria and marked. |
This module is at CQFW Level 4