James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2016

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

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%).

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.