James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2016

TO5104 - Tourist Management Strategies

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

Tourists form the core of the demand sector of tourism systems. Managing tourist expectations, experiences, behaviours and impacts is a key element of sustainable tourism operations and destination competitiveness. This subject will combine perspectives from anthropology, sociology, social psychology, consumer behaviour and human geography to create tools for analysing and understanding tourists and their role in tourism systems. This subject will particularly concentrate on critically evaluating strategies for dealing with both positive and negative tourist impacts on the physical and socio-cultural dimensions of destinations.

Learning Outcomes


Availabilities

JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52
Census Date 11-Aug-2016
Coordinator: Professor Philip Pearce
Contact hours:
  • 36 hours workshops/Seminars - As per Subject Guide
    Assessment:end of semester exam (50%); presentations (25%); assignments (25%).

    JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 21
    Census Date 07-Apr-2016
    Coordinator: Professor Philip Pearce
    Lecturer: Dr Niki Macionis.
    Contact hours:
    • 36 hours workshops/Seminars - As per Subject Guide
      Assessment:end of semester exam (50%); presentations (25%); assignments (25%).

      JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 23
      Census Date 08-Dec-2016
      Coordinator: Professor Philip Pearce
      Lecturer: Dr Niki Macionis.
      Contact hours:
      • 36 hours workshops/Seminars - As per Subject Guide
        Assessment:end of semester exam (50%); presentations (25%); assignments (25%).

        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.