Sustainable Nature and Event Tourism (5cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The course is focusing on nature, wellbeing and event tourism from the sustainability point of view.



Learning outcomes:

Course is introducing the aspects of sustainability in tourism business.

Important and profitable types of tourism are studied
Students are familiarized with cases concerning each type of tourism.



After completing the course, students are able to:

Consider principles of sustainability in tourism business

Identify motivational factors typical for human nature contact and to apply these factors in developing nature tourism
Understand wellbeing in tourism business and to be able to include aspects of it into developing tourism
Design, organize and manage different kinds of events

Content (course unit)

Which are the principles of sustainability in tourism?
Which are the motivational factors typical for human nature contact and how to consider these in tourism?
Why is wellbeing an important aspect in every type of tourism and how to consider it in designing products?
What is event management and how to design, organize and manage different kinds of events successfully?

Location and time

Tamk, weeks 40-47

Exam schedules

Exam on 20th November 2019
2 possibilities to resit, 1 upgrading

Assessment methods and criteria

Participating team project tasks, applying academic literature in team presentation task, team assessment, passing the exam

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

Lectures and coach meetings, individual studying, team working, exam (material introduced in the first meeting on 2nd October, 2019!)
Presentation 40%, Exam 60%
IMPORTANT: Introduction to Experience Economy 3B00DV87-3001 (or basics of tourism) course must be completed before taking this course. You are not able to take this course, if you can't participate the first meeting during the week 40 and commit yourself in team working in a project.

Learning materials

Specified in Tabula
Exam material introduced in the first meeting on 2nd October, 2019!

Student workload

Team working 40h
Individual studying 80h
Lectures/meetings 15h

Content scheduling

Weeks 40-41: Course and Task description, team building, introduction lecture, individual studying
Weeks 42-43: Team working, individual studying
Weeks 44-45: Coach meeting, team working, individual studying
Week 46: Team presentations
Week 47: Exam

Completion alternatives

Must be discussed with teacher beforehand!

Practical training and working life cooperation

Project commissioned by a company or organized by students.

International connections

International project teams

Further information

IMPORTANT: Introduction to Experience Economy 3B00DV87-3001 (or basics of tourism) course must be completed before taking this course.You are not able to take this course, if you can't participate the first meeting during the week 40 and commit yourself in team working in a project.
Exam material introduced in the first meeting on 2nd October, 2019!

Assessment criteria - fail (0) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

No participating in team working (team assessment), task instructions are not followed, lack in applying academic literature in team presentation, failing exam

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Participating team work is superficial (team assessment). Task description is partly followed, student is able to produce a presentation/text, but there are only few academic references and/or theories are not understood. No original or innovative ideas presented.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Participating team working is active (team assessment). Task description is followed, student is able to produce a presentation/text with academic references and/or theories, which are understood and applied. Original or innovative ideas presented.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Participating team working is very active (team assessment). Task description is followed, student is able to produce a presentation/text with academic references and/or theories, which are understood and applied with professional touch. Highly original or innovative ideas presented.