MGW3502 - Tourism policy

Leader(s): Dr Warwick Frost

Offered

Berwick First semester 2009 (Day)
South Africa First semester 2009 (Day)

Synopsis

The unit considers how and why governments develop tourism policies that affect the tourism industry, related sectors, the community and the environment. The first half considers the tourism making framework in Australia. The second covers some major contemporary issues in tourism policy.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• explain the role of government in tourism
• analyse government consultation and engagement with communities and other stakeholders
• identify and evaluate government policy processes
• identify key contemporary issues and critique government response to these.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 60%
Examination (2 hours): 40%

Contact hours

3 hours per week

Prerequisites

MGW2501

Prohibitions

MGW1502, MGW2502