James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2009

TO5104 - Tourist Management Strategies

Credit points: 03
Year: 2009
Student Contribution Band: Band 3
Administered by: School of Business

Tourists form the core of the demand sector of tourism systems. Managing tourist expectations, experiences, behaviours and impacts is a key element of sustainable tourism operations and destination competitiveness. This subject will combine perspectives from anthropology, sociology, social psychology, consumer behaviour and human geography to create tools for analysing and understanding tourists and their role in tourism systems. This subject will particularly concentrate on critically evaluating strategies for dealing with both positive and negative tourist impacts on the physical and socio-cultural dimensions of destinations.

Learning Outcomes

Graduate Qualities


Availabilities

JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator: Professor Philip Pearce
Contact hours:
  • 39 hours workshops/Seminars
    Assessment:end of semester exam (50%); presentations (25%); assignments (25%).

    JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22
    Census Date 14-Aug-2009
    Coordinator: Professor Philip Pearce
    Contact hours:
    • 39 hours workshops/Seminars
      Assessment:end of semester exam (50%); presentations (25%); assignments (25%).

      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.