BX2091 - Tourism and Leisure Management

Credit points:	03
Year:	2016
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	College of Business, Law & Governance

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 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill
Lecturer:	Dr Alastair Birtles.
Contact hours:	38 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities. 10 hours fieldwork
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); blog (30%).
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coord/Lect:	Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill.
Contact hours:	0 hours 10 hours fieldwork
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); blog (30%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill
Lecturer:	Mrs Michelle Thompson.
Contact hours:	38 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities. 10 hours fieldwork
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); blog (30%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51
Census Date 07-Apr-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill
Contact hours:	38 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities. 10 hours fieldwork
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); blog (30%).
JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 53
Census Date 08-Dec-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill
Contact hours:	38 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities. 10 hours fieldwork
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); blog (30%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
Census Date 07-Apr-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill
Contact hours:	38 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities. 10 hours fieldwork
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); blog (30%).
JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
Census Date 08-Dec-2016
Coordinator:	Dr Tracey Harrison-Hill
Contact hours:	38 hours - Combined Lectures; Tutorials/Workshops; Lecturer directed activities. 10 hours fieldwork
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); individual written report (30%); blog (30%).

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