CONTEMPORARY TOURISM PRACTICES

INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM

General Data

Code: VS-01
Type of credits: ECTS
Number of credits: 6.00
Engagement hours: 179.98
ISCED-F: Travel, tourism and leisure
Status: Core
Type: Course
Academic Year: 1º
Term: 1º
Modality: Workbased
Languages: Slovenian
Available for Mobility Students: No
Restricted to alliance: No

Coordination

izr. prof. dr. MARJETKA RANGUS

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Description

Course objectives are to: • To explain historical aspect of tourism development. • students understand and use basic concepts of tourism science and tourism industries. • To explain Slovenian tourism sector and international tourism. • To explain tourism industries and tourism products. • To discuss tourism planning and development tourism on a destination. Competencies that are gained by the students are: • Understandig tourism as developmental policy. • Understanding tourism as a complex and interdependent phenomenon. • Understanding and the use of professional expresions in tourism.

Subject area

Course objectives are to: • To explain historical aspect of tourism development. • students understand and use basic concepts of tourism science and tourism industries. • To explain Slovenian tourism sector and international tourism. • To explain tourism industries and tourism products. • To discuss tourism planning and development tourism on a destination. Competencies that are gained by the students are: • Understandig tourism as developmental policy. • Understanding tourism as a complex and interdependent phenomenon. • Understanding and the use of professional expresions in tourism.

Instructors

This course uses a range of teaching methods including: • Lectures. • Discussion groups. • Guest lecturers. • Multimedia presentations. • Good practices examples.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and understanding: The foreseen study results of a students are shown in: - Understand historical development of tourism. - Understand and use basic concepts in discussion. - Identify various forms of tourism products. - Recognize various concepts pf tourism development. - Describe Slovenian tourism products. - Identify components of tourism sector and stake-holder structure in tourism. - Know contemporary trends in tourism.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Written exam. 60% Seminar work. 30% Field work. 10% A student passes the course when each segment of the course is graded with a positive grade.