MGW3542 - Sustainable tourism destinations

Leader(s): Dr Jennifer Laing

Offered

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

Synopsis

This unit is identified and presented as the capstone unit for the tourism major in the Bachelor of Business and Commerce and as such draws together the learning and experiences gained from previous tourism units, other units and general life experiences. It includes consideration of key issues around the general theme of sustainable destinations. It provides an opportunity to apply sustainability principles and ethics to managing tourism destination development and its impacts.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• distinguish a destination's tourism attractions
• explain destination sustainable tourism issues
• outline tourism ethics and its relevance to sustainability
• evaluate sustainability, destination development and impacts.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Contact hours

3 hours per week and one full day field trip

Prerequisites

MGW2501

Prohibitions

MGW3541