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APG5389 - Tourism industry and marketing

12 points, SCA Band 3, 0.250 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

National Centre For Australian Studies

Coordinator(s)

Dr Jeff Jarvis

Offered

Caulfield

First semester 2016 (On-campus block of classes)

Synopsis

This unit introduces students to the structure of the tourism industry from a global perspective. The key questions of: what types of tourists exist, who are the key players driving development and what are the basic economic principles of demand, supply and yield management that underpin its existence are addressed. Students are then presented with an overview of basic international service marketing concepts within a marketing planning framework. Topics include marketing research and analysis, the marketing mix, segmentation, target marketing, marketing strategy, communication methods, advertising, public relations and publicity.

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit students will have:

An understanding of the structure and operation of the tourism industry globally, and within Australia
The ability to undertake a critical analysis of tourism marketing strategies employed by countries, regions and individual firms
An understanding the basic economic concepts associated with the tourism industry
An understanding of the concepts and theories of marketing as applied to the tourism industry
An understanding of the basic techniques and tools of marketing management as applied to the tourism industry
Developed their research and presentation skills on tourism related subjects.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A 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 Jeff Jarvis

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study

International sustainable tourism management
Journalism
Tourism

Prohibitions

ATD4010, APG4389