MPR_SEDT Sustainable Economic Development of Tourism

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Bc. Andrea Holešinská, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Bc. Andrea Holešinská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Bc. Andrea Holešinská, Ph.D.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Ing. Iveta Suchomelová Vašíčková
Supplier department: Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Prerequisites
The knowledge of tourism is an advantage.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/24
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to make students understood the complexity of tourism development. Students acquire knowledge of how to maintain space (a destination) through encouraging tourism business (stakeholders) and through the sustainable handling of resources. Moreover, students gain appropriate skills in managing and planning tourism development in a destination with respect to tourism sustainability and economic benefits. Current trends are included as well.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to: * Understand the complexity of tourism development. * Interpret concepts and pinpoint current trends that boost tourism development. * Analyse and benchmark the level of tourism development in a destination. * Apply the knowledge of managing and planning to encourage tourism business and sustainable handling of resources. * Master team cooperation and participation in the collective task (team project).
Syllabus
  • Block1 Sustainability (international context): 1. Sustainable concepts in tourism: CSR, ESGs 2. Project management 3. Green tourism policy planning (SDGs, Indicators); Block2 Economics (business context): 4. Customers´ trends 5. Technologies in tourism 6. Managing stakeholders (networking) 7. Strategic planning; Block3 Development (public context): 8. Involvement of local communities in development 9. Maintaining of cultural and natural heritage 10. Destination management 11. Land-use policy (planning)
Literature
    required literature
  • MORRISON, Alastair M., Xinran Y. LEHTO and Jonathon G. DAY. The tourism system. Eighth edition. Dubuque: Kendall Hunt, 2018, xxiv, 515. ISBN 9781465299253. info
  • Tourism and sustainable economic development. Edited by Amedeo Fossati - Giorgio Panella. Boston: Kluwer Academic, 2000, xiii, 253. ISBN 079237908X. info
    recommended literature
  • The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Tourism. Edited by Alan A. Lew - Colin Michael Hall - Allan M. Williams. First edition. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014, xvii, 650. ISBN 9781118474488. info
  • DWYER, Larry, P. FORSYTH and Wayne DWYER. Tourism economics and policy. Second edition. Bristol, England: Channel View Publications, 2020, 1 online. ISBN 9781845417345. URL info
Teaching methods
6x 2-hours lectures; 6x 2-hours seminars; a seminar project; a multiple-choice check test
Assessment methods
The seminar project is a part of the assessment. The exam has the written form. It is multiple-choice final exam test. To pass the exam test, students must reach at least 60% of the total score.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
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