BX2091 - Tourism and Leisure Management
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | School of Business (pre 2015) |
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 sociocultural 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;
- discuss how tourism destinations are managed and marketed for a sustainable future;
- demonstrate critical and ethical appreciation of environmental impacts important to sustainable leisure and tourism development;
- explain the tourism and leisure product and who provides and delivers the relevant services;
- explain the broad social, cultural, economic and environmental impacts of tourism.
| Prerequisites: | 6CP LEVEL 1 SUBJECTS |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | TO1005 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
| Lecturers: | Miss Allison Rossetto, Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill, Dr Alastair Birtles. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); group blog (30%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); group blog (30%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
| Lecturer: | Professor Bruce Prideaux. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); group blog (30%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 20-Mar-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); group blog (30%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53 | |
| Census Date 13-Nov-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); group blog (30%). |
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An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 17-Apr-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); group blog (30%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 11-Dec-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); group blog (30%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 14-Aug-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); group blog (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.