spring 2020
REI-1003 Arctic Tourism Management I - 20 ECTS
Admission requirements
Admission requirements Applicants from Nordic countries: Generell studiekompetanse.
International applicants: Higher Education Entrance Qualification and certified language requirements in English.
A list of the requirements for the Higher Education Entrance Qualification in Norway can be found on the Norwegian Agency for Quality Assurance in Education website - nokut.no
Application code: 9199 (Nordic countries).
Objectives of the course
Knowledge
The candidate:
- Has broad knowledge of basic concepts, models and theories related to tourism management, HR and risk management.
- Is familiar with R&D work within HR, risk management and sustainable tourism.
- Can update ones knowledge within tourism management topics.
Skills
The candidate:
- Is able to use knowledge and relevant R&D work from the tourism management field on practical and theoretical challenges, and make well founded choices.
- Can reflect one's own performance and make use of guidance to improve behaviour.
- Is able to find, evaluate and refer to disciplinary information within tourism management and use this to illuminate practical challenges for businesses.
- Can make use of tour planning and risk management tools, basic concepts and professionals' forms of expression.
Competence
The candidate:
- Has insight into relevant ethical and disciplinary challenges.
- Is able to plan and carry out work tasks and projects alone or in a group according to juridical and ethical demands.
- Can present theories problems and solutions orally and in writing.
- Can communicate with other actors within tourism and contribute to development of both specific businesses and the tourism industry.
Assessment
Coursework:
- One individual written assignment
- One group assignment
- 70% attendance in all student activities and lectures
Required attendance and assignments must be approved in order to take the exam.
Exam:
- Individual written home exam. Duration: 14 days. The exam must be answered in English
Grading: scale A to F with F for failed.
A re-sit exam will be arranged for this course in case of F.
- About the course
- Campus: Alta |
- ECTS: 20
- Course code: REI-1003
- Responsible unit
- Institutt for reiseliv og nordlige studier
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