AUS3210

Tourism Industry Development in Scandinavia and Northern Europe ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: David Dunstan and Jeff Jarvis

Offered:
Not offered in 2005.

Synopsis: This unit provides students with a hands-on study tour understanding of issues in the development of sustainable tourism in established western destinations, such as Scandinavia, and in developing destinations in Eastern Europe. Patterns of tourism product development and infrastructure and the contemporary role of planning for tourism are assessed as well as the development of tourism in transition economies. The subject will be taught intensively during the mid semester break (June/July) based at Uppsala University in Sweden and includes study tours, fieldwork and industry visits within the region.

Objectives: Students can expect to: 1. demonstrate an understanding of: the contrasting development models of tourism in established western and emerging post communist Eastern European destinations; tourism development theory as it applies to 'real life' destinations; the tourism development process; the development of specific sectors of the tourism industry; 2. learn techniques of reading varied tourism landscapes from which they can draw conclusions and raise questions about future tourism development; 3. develop research, analytical and reporting skills.

Assessment: Individual site analysis1500: 30%, Essay 2000: 40%, Written group presentations 1000 words: 20%, Participation & oral presentations: 10%. Preliminary on campus and concluding lectures with a study tour experience of Northern Europe.

Contact Hours: 22 hours of lectures at Berwick and Clayton and on a 14 day field trip and study tour in Northern Europe.

Prerequisites: 18 points of undergraduate subjects in Tourism, Geography and Environmental Science, Australian Studies or BusEco, or as approved.