TO2007 - International Tourism
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2008 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | School of Business |
This subject introduces students to tourism structures, patterns and processes underlying the geography of world tourism. Employing a diverse range of case studies stemming from all continents, the subject provides a broad overview of international tourism destinations and their diverse tourism products. In particular, the historical, socio-cultural, environmental/ecological and political resource bases of a wide range of countries are reviewed within the context of global tourism trends.
Learning Outcomes
- to develop a knowledge of the locations and resources and trends of the tourism regions of the world;
- to understand the factors that influence international tourist flows;
- to apply the basic concepts of geography as a means of evaluating international tourism destinations;
- to enhance public speaking skills associated with the preparation and presentation of tourism information;
- to develop tourism information literacy and interpretation skills.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively.
| Prerequisites: | TO1005 or TO1006 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | TO3029 and TO5007 and TO5029 and TO6007 and TO6029 |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 05-Sep-2008 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Pierre Benckendorff |
| Lecturer: | Mrs Jodie Derrick. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); presentations (20% - 30%); assignments (30% - 40%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 05-Sep-2008 | |
| Coord/Lect: | jc153289. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); presentations (20% - 30%); assignments (30% - 40%). |
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