TO5033 - Australian Ecotourism and Wildlife Tourism Management

Credit points:	03
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Business

An advanced treatment of ecologically sustainable tourism development focusing particularly on the growing area of ecotourism. Topics include the origins and theoretical background to this culturally and environmentally responsible form of tourism; its potential contribution to the promotion of environmental understanding and conservation and its impacts and their management. A wide range of examples of terrestrial and marine wildlife tourism is examined and its management analysed. The subject includes a substantial fieldwork component and develops practical experience in the interpretation of a wide range of natural and cultural attractions. Special emphasis will be placed on ecotourism in North Queensland environments such as the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics rainforests. Indigenous tourism and cultural interpretation will also be covered.

Learning Outcomes

• acquire ability to solve problems and develop strategies for superior ecotourism management;
• advanced understanding of the key issues in managing human-wildlife interactions in an ecologically sustainable way broad knowledge of the definitions, directions and difficulties relevant to ecotourism;
• up-to-date knowledge of ecotourism operations and developments in North Queensland.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

TO2025 TO6033

Availabilities
Cairns, Block, Study Period 6
Census Date 24-Jun-2010
Face to face teaching 05-Jul-2010 to 09-Jul-2010 (Face to face dates are 5 to 9 July, 2010.)
Coordinator:	Dr Heather Zeppel
Lecturer:	Dr Julie Carmody.
Contact hours:	18 hours lectures - Lectures on 5,7 & 9 July - 9am-4pm 20 hours fieldwork
Assessment:	tutorial attendance and participation (20%); literature review - due date 5 july (20%); field trip reports a) ecotourism field trip report (15%) due 12 july b) wildlife tourism field trip report (15%) due 16 july (30%); practical exercises: a) ecotourism exercises (15%) due 14 july b) wildlife tourism exercises (15%) due 16 july (30%).

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.