BX3194 - Destination Management and Planning
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2018 |
| 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 INCLUDING BX2091 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | BX3092 BX3094 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 22-Mar-2018 | |
| 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 22-Mar-2018 | |
| 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%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 51 | |
| Census Date 05-Apr-2018 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Gianna Moscardo |
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| Assessment: | assignments (40%); presentation on the project (30%); assignment (30%). |
| JCU Singapore, Internal, Study Period 52 | |
| Census Date 02-Aug-2018 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Gianna Moscardo |
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| Assessment: | assignments (40%); presentation on the project (30%); assignment (30%). |
| JCU Brisbane, Internal, Study Period 22 | |
| Census Date 02-Aug-2018 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor Gianna Moscardo |
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| Assessment: | assignments (40%); presentation on the project (30%); assignment (30%). |
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