BX2091 - Tourism and Leisure Management

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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.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate essential knowledge of the nature of leisure and tourism;
• explain the Tourism and Leisure products and who provides and delivers these services;
• appreciate the broad social, cultural, economic and environmental impacts of tourism;
• discuss how tourist and leisure activities are managed and marketed for a sustainable future.

Subject Assessment

• Written > Test/Quiz 1 - (20%) - Individual
• Written > Workbook - (50%) - Individual
• Blog entry with written - 10% and video presentation - 20% - (30%) - Group & Individual.

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.