BX3194 - Destination Management and Planning
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
The vast majority of tourist experiences and activities occur in tourism destination regions. The boundaries of tourism destinations are often political and can vary from national to local government areas. The core objective of tourism planning and management is to create and support a sustainable tourism destination. This subject focuses on the roles and activities of governments, development agencies and destination management organisations in the management of sustainable tourism destinations.
Learning Outcomes
- critically evaluate the role and importance of destination management and marketing organisations in the sustainable development of competitive tourism destinations;
- analyse the process and challenges associated with the development of destination management plans and strategies;
- appraise the multidimensional nature of destination competitiveness.
| Prerequisites: | 18CP OF SUBJECTS |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BX3092 BX3094 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 26-Mar-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Gianna Moscardo |
| Lecturer: | Assoc. Professor Laurie Murphy. |
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| Assessment: | assignments (40%); presentation on the project (30%); assignment (30%). |
| External, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 26-Mar-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Gianna Moscardo |
| Lecturer: | Assoc. Professor Laurie Murphy. |
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
| Assessment: | assignments (40%); presentation on the project (30%); assignment (30%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 26-Mar-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Gianna Moscardo |
| Lecturers: | Bruce Prideaux, Mrs Michelle Thompson. |
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| Assessment: | assignments (40%); presentation on the project (30%); assignment (30%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 30-Jul-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Gianna Moscardo |
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| Assessment: | assignments (40%); presentation on the project (30%); assignment (30%). |
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An enrolment quota applies to this offering. |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21 | |
| Census Date 02-Apr-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Gianna Moscardo |
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| Assessment: | assignments (40%); presentation on the project (30%); assignment (30%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23 | |
| Census Date 10-Dec-2015 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Gianna Moscardo |
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| Assessment: | assignments (40%); presentation on the project (30%); assignment (30%). |
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