2024/5, Trimester 1, In Person,
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Occurrence: | 001 |
Primary mode of delivery: | In Person |
Location of delivery: | CRAIGLOCKHAR |
Partner: | |
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: | Constantia Anastasiadou |
Module Organiser: | |
Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH)) |
Mode of activity | Learning & Teaching Activity | NESH (Study Hours) | NESH Description |
Face To Face | Lecture | 12 | Each week's lecture notes will be shared a few weeks in advance of the class on Moodle for you to review before attending the in person lecture. |
Face To Face | Seminar | 24 | Our weekly seminars are lecturer-facilitated and allow you to explore and apply the theories and concepted introduced during the lectures to consolidate your knowledge and understanding. The majority of the discussion will be student-led and happen within small groups of 3 to 5 students in each group, though the group composition will change each week. To get full benefit from the seminar, you are expected to come prepared having engaged with the lecture material. |
Online | Guided independent study | 164 | Each week reading materials and resources will be issued on Moodle. You are expected to read, view and reflect on the essential reading and other materials which will be discussed during the seminar sessions. The Leganto list and further resources to help you to read and take productive study notes created by the University's Academic Skills team can be accessed on the module Moodle page. |
| Total Study Hours | 200 | |
| Expected Total Study Hours for Module | 200 | |
Assessment |
Type of Assessment | Weighting % | LOs covered | Week due | Length in Hours/Words | Description |
Oral Presentation | 40 | 1~3 | Week 8 | HOURS= 20 minute | Presentation in groups of max three students. You are expected to apply the theories that we discuss in class to propose a new tourism policy or plan for a selected tourism destination. You will consider the roles of different stakeholders in the revised policy/plan document, contextual characteristics, challenges, and issues associated with the destination and the management and leadership structures. You will receive formative feedback towards this assessment in dedicated tutorial sessions. |
Report | 60 | 2~4 | Week 13 | , WORDS= 2000 words | This individual report is a summative assessment- it builds on the feedback you received on your group presentation to work on the analysis of an existing policy document or case study. Drawing on theories from across the module, you will analyse an existing policy document or case study in terms of its commitment to sustainability whilst also considering issues related to its implementation. You will receive formative feedback towards this assessment in dedicated tutorial sessions. |
Component 1 subtotal: | 40 | | |
Component 2 subtotal: | 60 | | | | |
Module subtotal: | 100 | | | | |