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Høst 2018
REI-1001 Introduction to Arctic Adventure Tourism - 20 stp
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Type of course
Course overlap
Course contents
Objective 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.
Language of instruction
Teaching methods
- Lectures
- Group work
- Oral presentations
- Excursion
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.
Date for examination
The date for the exam can be changed. The final date will be announced at your faculty early in May and early in November.