Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Course Delivery
| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 1 x 2 hour lecture per week |
| Practical | 3 x 3 hour field visits to study UK tourism/recreation firsthand |
Assessment
| 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 Outcomes assessed: 5 | 50% |
| Semester Exam | 1.5 Hours Outcomes assessed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Students will be required to re-take the element(s) that led to failure of the module. |
Learning Outcomes
On 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. Explain the economic significance of the UK tourism and recreation industries.
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.
Brief description
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 issue that will influence the future development of tourism and recreation in the UK.
Aims
This is an introductory module that will enable students to describe the scale, scope and significance of the UK tourism and recreation industries, identify the structure and organisation of UK tourism and recreation, and examine the issues surrounding the development of tourism and recreation in the UK.
Module Skills
| 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 integrate 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. |
Reading List
General TextBroadhurst, R. (2001) Managing Environments for Leisure and Recreation Routledge Primo search Curry, N. (1994) Countryside Recreation, Access and Land Use Planning E & F Spon Primo search Keirle, I (2002) Countryside Recreation Site Management: a Marketing Approach Routledge Primo search Page, S.J. (2003) Tourism Management: Managing for Change Butterworth-Heinemann Primo search Wales Tourist Board (2000) Achieving our Potential: A Tourism Strategy for Wales WTB Primo search Should Be Purchased
Sharpley, R (2003) Tourism and leisure in the countryside 3rd Elm Publications Primo search Youell, R (1998) Tourism: an introduction Addison Wesley Longman, Harlow Primo search Reference Text
Department of Culture, Media and Sport (1999) Tomorrow's tourism DCMS, London Primo search English Tourism Council (1999) Insights ETC, London Primo search Recommended Consultation
Reports of the Countryside Commission;Countryside Agency, Sports Councils, Countryside Council for Wales, Scottish Natural Heritage etc Primo search
Notes
This module is at CQFW Level 4