Undergraduate - UnitMGP3521 - Tourist behaviour

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Peninsula First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Jami Hurley

Synopsis

This unit is focused on theories and models of tourist behaviour including consumer behaviour, tourist decision-making and on-site behaviour. It explores the concept of the tourist experience. Issues, theories and debates around topics such as authenticity, tourist motivation and tourist satisfaction are also examined.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

explain and analyse theories of authenticity and dissonance
distinguish and analyse models and theories of tourist motivation
analyse tourist expectations and drivers of satisfaction
explain and critique tourist decision-making, experience and on-site behaviour.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Glen Croy

Prerequisites

MGP2501 or MGX2501

Co-requisites

NIL

Prohibitions

MGW2521, MGW3521