Sustainable Practice in Tourism Project
TOU332
Overview
Level of study: What does Undergraduate Level 3 mean?
Undergraduate Level 3
EFTSL: What does EFTSL mean?
0.125
Delivery Method: What does delivery method mean?
Fully Online
Prerequisites: What are the prerequisites?
Duration:
13 weeks
Domestic student fee:
$1,178.00 (AUD)
HECS student fee:
$1,178.00 (AUD)
International student fee:
$1,403.00 (AUD)
Description
The aim of this unit is to bring together the theory and practice of previous tourism units and provide students with the experience of assessing, implementing, developing and managing a sustainable tourism project. Students will undertake a tourism project (location-based or simulated) whereby you identify real world concerns, conceptualise and implement alternative tourism opportunities or management frameworks in response to the issues identified. Students (in groups) are expected to assess, plan, develop and present a project proposal and final project brief.
Please note: Assessment values are indicative only; details will be advised at the start of the unit.
Prerequisites
Equivalent units
You cannot enrol in this unit if you have successfully completed any of the following unit(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
- TOU31 — Planning and Management in Ecotourism
Mandatory prerequisites
You must have successfully completed the following unit(s) before starting this unit:
- TOU110 — Introduction to Tourism
If you have completed equivalent study at another university, please contact a Student Advisor for advice.
Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this unit students will be able to:
- assess and evaluate tourism issues and opportunities
- use oral or written presentations as a reporting tool
- work in a team to ascertain clear roles, responsibilities and effective working practices
- communicate effectively in critically analysing tourism opportunities
- identify and implement management frameworks and opportunities in response to contemporary tourism issues
- produce a professional tourism report which establishes clear guidelines, analysis and outcomes relating to sustainable management of a tourism issue
- plan, develop and report on project progress
- clearly articulate the project process, critical issues and outcomes to an audience.
Topics
This unit addresses the following topics.
| Number | Topic |
|---|---|
| 1 | The concept of sustainable management |
| 2 | Planning, developing and managing a tourism project |
| 3 | Sustainable tourism management frameworks and opportunities |
| 4 | Understanding contemporary issues facing the tourism industry, both local and global |
| 5 | Group planning and decision making |
| 6 | Evaluation and assessment skills and tools |
Study Resources
This unit is delivered using the following methods and materials:
Print based materials
- Welcome Letter
Online materials
- Printable format materials
Relevant Courses
This unit is part of a major, minor, stream or specialisation in the following courses:
This unit is an approved elective in the following courses:
This unit may be eligible for credit towards other courses:
- Many undergraduate courses on offer through OUA include 'open elective' where any OUA unit can be credited to the course. You need to check the Award Requirements on the course page for the number of allowed open electives and any level limitations.
- In other cases, the content of this unit might be relevant to a course on offer through OUA or elsewhere. In order to receive credit for this unit in the course you will need to supply the provider institution with a copy of the Unit Profile in the approved format, which you can download here. Note that the Unit Profile is set at the start of the year, and if textbooks change this may not match the Unibooks textbook list.
