autumn 2018
REI-1001 Introduction to Arctic Adventure Tourism - 20 ECTS
Course content
The course gives an introduction to the tourism field, its history and todays status quo, emphasizing an understanding of tourism as a multi-faceted phenomenon in a broad context, from the regional Arctic to a global context. The course focuses on impacts of tourism related to society, development, economy, management, nature, culture, events and sustainability. The course also offers an introduction to social science, scientific thinking and contemporary debates in theory of science, and provides a good foundation for further studies in humanitarian and social studies.Objectives of the course
Knowledge
The candidate:
- Has basic knowledge of different theoretical perspectives on tourism.
- Has knowledge of tourism as a business, including impacts on tourists, local and global society, service facilities and other tourism related services and offers.
- Has basic knowledge of the history and theories of social science, as well as models of humans and society.
Skills
The candidate is able to:
- Reflect on tourism as a field of study, and make use of basic literature on the subject.
- Apply relevant tourism theory to the tourism business field.
- Apply and comprehend methodological and theoretical competence within own studies.
Competence
The candidate:
- Understands central academic and professional ethical challenges in the tourism industry.
- Is able to convey basic academic material and sources used in today's tourism industry.
- Can reflect on new innovative tourism products, and tourism industry's role in the world, related to responsible and sustainable tourism contexts.
- Master critical thinking.
Assessment
- 1 written individual assignment
- 1 written group assignment, including oral presentation
- 70% attendance
Required attendance, including participation in the excursion, and assignments must be approved in order to take the exam.
- Individual, written school exam. Duration: 6 hours.
Grades: A - E for passed exam, F for failed. Possibility of resit exam in case of F.
Error rendering component
- About the course
- Campus: Alta |
- ECTS: 20
- Course code: REI-1001
- Responsible unit
- Institutt for reiseliv og nordlige studier
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