TO5061 - Tourism Masters Project

Credit points:	06
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Business

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 work with an individual supervisor, drawn from the Tourism Program staff. A high level of performance in the subject TO5060 is a necessary prerequisite. Assessment is based on the research article, review or industry product and a public presentation of the project.

Learning Outcomes

• acquire objective investigative skills to dissect, analyse and appraise one facet of the tourism industry without bias or favour;
• develop a substantial tourism research article or tourism industry based product;
• enhance professional communication skills in the written and verbal presentation of project outcomes.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

TO6061

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Laurie Murphy
Assessment:	presentations (10%); assignments (90%).
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Laurie Murphy
Assessment:	presentations (10%); assignments (90%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Heather Zeppel
Assessment:	project report.
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator:	Dr Heather Zeppel
Assessment:	project report.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.