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Basics of Sustainable Tourism (1 cr)

Code: KH00CT59-3002

General information


Enrollment

01.07.2024 - 29.07.2024

Timing

30.09.2024 - 13.12.2024

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1 op

Virtual portion

1 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Common Studies (COS)

Campus

Location-independent

Teaching languages

  • Finnish
  • English

Degree programmes

  • Advanced Sustainable Tourism

Teachers

  • Sanna Simola

Scheduling groups

  • Pienryhmä 1 (Size: 500. Open UAS: 500.)

Small groups

  • 1

Objective

Tämän opintojakson osaamistavoitteina on, että

* olet tutustunut YK:n Kestävän kehityksen tavoitteisiin (SDG)
* ymmärrät mitä eroa on vastuullisuudella ja kestävyydellä
* ymmärrät kestävän matkailun eri ulottuvuuksia sekä
* olet perehtynyt Visit Finlandin Sustainable Travel Finland -merkkiin ja sen vaatimiin sertifikaatteihin.

Content

Tälla opintojaksolla pääset tutustumaan kestävän kehityksen ja kestävän matkailun eri ulottuvuuksiin, pohtimaan vastuullisuuden ja kestävyyden eroja sekä perehtymään tarkemmin YK:n Kestävän kehityksen tavoitteisiin ja Agenda2030:n saloihin.

Opintojakso on osa kestävän matkailun asiantuntija -kokonaisuutta.

Materials

Literature related to the topic is available on OpenMoodle.

Teaching methods

Studies are conducted in the OpenMoodle learning environment. All the material covered in the course is compiled in OpenMoodle, and the studies are completed entirely independently by working within the learning environment. The content and tasks are organized into lessons that you complete at your own pace, regardless of time and place. A lesson may also include online discussions, which you participate in on the OpenMoodle discussion board or the Padlet platform. You can also participate in online discussions according to your own schedule.

You will receive login instructions for the OpenMoodle learning environment after you register.

International connections

The course is completed independently as an online course. After completing the course, you will receive a badge of competence.

Student workload

Completing the course and its related tasks on the OpenMoodle platform. Once you have studied all the lessons and completed the tasks within them, you can take the final exam for the course. The final exam consists of multiple-choice questions and true/false statements. You will pass the final exam if all but one of your answers are correct. Note that in the multiple-choice questions, you will receive negative points for incorrect answers.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

A course completion requires successfully passing the tests included in the course.

Content scheduling

In the “Basics of Sustainable Tourism” course, you will ensure that your foundational knowledge is sufficient to complete the “Advanced sustainable Tourism” study module. The course provides a good overview of sustainable development in the tourism industry and also serves as an individual introduction to the topic.

After completing the “Basics of Sustainable Tourism” course, you will be awarded a digital badge of competence.

You can choose whether to complete the course in Finnish or English. The selection is made when you log in to OpenMoodle, where the course is conducted

Further information

Openmoodle.

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment methods and criteria

The course is approved once the learning objectives have been achieved. After you have completed all the lessons and tasks, you can take the test. After passing the test, you will receive a digital badge of competence.

Qualifications

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