James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2004

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TO6061:06

Tourism Masters Project

Townsville, Cairns, Sydney

HECS Band 2

Semester 1 and 2.

Available ONLY to students enrolled in the Master of Tourism.

Staff:

Professor P Pearce (Townsville campus),

Dr H Manwa (Cairns campus).

This subject involves the development, execution and reporting of either a supervised tourism research article or review or the development of a tourism industry based product. The work may be undertaken using primary or secondary data or by linking to applied industry issues using archival resources and/or assessing current practices. Students will work with an individual supervisor, drawn from the Tourism Program staff. A high level of performance in the subject TO6060 is a necessary prerequisite. Assessment will be based on the research article, review or industry product and a public presentation of the project.

Learning Objectives:

develop a substantial tourism research article or tourism industry based product;

acquire objective investigative skills to dissect, analyse and appraise one facet of the tourism industry without bias or favour;

enhance professional communication skills in the written and verbal presentation of project outcomes.

Assessment by assignments (90%); public presentation (10%).