BX2091 - Tourism and Leisure Management
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | School of Business |
This subject focuses on fostering a sustainable future for tourism and leisure. It builds from a social science foundation of tourism and leisure: namely geography, economics, psychology and history; into an analysis of the positive and negative impacts on the physical, ecological, economic and socio-cultural environments. The subject may include a fieldwork component which will provide a practical understanding of the relationship of the Tourism and Leisure Product to its environments.
There are additional charges for this subject; please contact the School for details.
Learning Outcomes
- Discuss the nature of leisure and tourism;
- Examine the factors impacting the growth in tourism and traveller numbers;
- Explain the Tourism and Leisure product and who provides and delivers tourism services;
- Discuss how tourism destinations are managed and marketed for a sustainable future;
- Appreciate the broad social, cultural, economic and environmental impacts of tourism; Demonstrate critical and ethical appreciation of environmental impacts important to sustainable leisure and tourism development.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
- The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
- The ability to evaluate that information;
- The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
- The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
- The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
- The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
- The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
- The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
- The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies;
- The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.
| Prerequisites: | 6CP LEVEL 1 SUBJECTS |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | TO1005 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
| Lecturers: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill, Dr Alastair Birtles. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (20%); mid semester exam (20%); presentation (20%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
| Lecturer: | Professor Bruce Prideaux. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (20%); presentation (20%); mid semester exam (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 21-Mar-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (20%); mid semester exam (20%); presentation (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 14-Nov-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (20%); mid semester exam (20%); presentation (20%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 18-Jul-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (20%); mid semester exam (20%); presentation (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 18-Apr-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (20%); mid semester exam (20%); presentation (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 13-Dec-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (20%); mid semester exam (20%); presentation (20%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 15-Aug-2013 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); assignments (20%); mid semester exam (20%); presentation (20%). |
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