| Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 1 x 2 hour lecture per week |
| Seminars / Tutorials | 1 x 1 hr seminar per week |
| Other | 2 x 3 hr workshops and 1 x 3 hr afternoon field visit per semester |
| Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
|---|---|---|
| Semester Assessment | 2,500 word written assignment | 40% |
| Semester Assessment | Seminar presentation | 10% |
| Semester Exam | 2 Hours Written examinations (2 hours) | 50% |
| Supplementary Assessment | Students who fail the module overall will be required to re-take the element that led to failure. | 100% |
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
1. Understand the core principles of sustainable development
2. Analyse the conceptual basis for sustainable tourism
3. Evaluate the environmental, socio-cultural and economic impacts of tourism
4. Critically evaluate a range of policy tools that can be used in managing for sustainable tourism
5. Assess the practical application of sustainable tourism principles
6. Identify good practice in sustainable tourism management
Designing and implementing effective management strategies and policies for sustainable tourism requires a sound knowledge of the concept of sustainable development and how it applies to the context of tourism. This module will identify core principles of sustainable development approach and examine how they can be put into practice with the aim of making various tourism types and destinations more sustainable. This will involve an in-depth evaluation of good practice on the part of the tourism industry, governments and host communities, non-government organisations and tourists. Environmental, economic and cultural aspects of sustainability will be considered. A practical focus will be adopted through the use of international case studies and classroom-based exercises. There will also be a field visit to observe sustainable tourism in action.
| Skills Type | Skills details |
|---|---|
| Communication | The seminars will require students to read specific book chapters and articles, to make a presentation on the academic content of such material and to engage in debate on the subject matter with fellow students |
| Information Technology | Preparing the assessment reports will require students to use the Library's online catalogue as well as internet sources. Assessment reports will also need to be word processed to a high standard. |
| Problem solving | Two classroom-based workshops will involve students working in groups to solve problems set by the tutor, e.g. evaluation of success parameters implicit in a computer-based simulation model of ecotourism development |
| Research skills | Students will be expected to carry out a wide-ranging programme of reading on the principles and practice of sustainable tourism for both the written assignment and the examination. |
This module is at CQFW Level 6