Assessment of societal impacts (1 cr)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Content scheduling

In this course, you will explore the assessment of tourism impacts, key related concepts, and the measurement and indicators of these impacts. You will become familiar with various monitoring and evaluation methods and statistics, and consider their effectiveness in the context of tourism. Additionally, you will delve into tourism and climate change, carbon footprint, and biodiversity. Completing the course involves carrying out tasks related to the topic.

The course is part of the Advanced Sustainable Tourism study module.

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.

Objective

Opintojakson suoritettuasi

* osaat arvioida matkailun kestävyyden toteutumista paikallisessa, alueellisessa ja kansallisessa päätöksenteossa
* tunnistat kestävyyden indikaattoreita ja kykenee kriittisesti arvioimaan matkailun seuranta- ja arviointimenetelmiä
* ymmärrät matkailun roolin ilmastonmuutoksen torjumisessa ja siihen sopeutumisessa
* tunnistat luonnon monimuotoisuuden säilyttämiseen vaikuttavia toimijoita ja tekijöitä matkailun kontekstissa

Content

Tällä opintojaksolla pääset perehtymään matkailun vaikutusten arviointiin, siihen liittyviin keskeisiin käsitteisiin sekä vaikutusten mittaamiseen ja indikaattoreihin. Tutustut erilaisiin seuranta- ja arviointimenetelmiin sekä tilastoihin, ja pohdit niiden vaikuttavuutta matkailun kontekstissa. Lisäksi perehdyt matkailuun ja ilmastonmuutokseen, hiilijalanjälkeen ja luonnon monimuotoisuuteen. Opintojakson suorittamiseen kuuluu aiheeseen liittyvien tehtävien tekeminen.

Opintojakso on osa kestävän matkailun asiantuntija -kokonaisuutta.

Materials

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.

Exam schedules

Opintojaksolla ei ole tenttiä.

International connections

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

Completion alternatives

Ei vaihtoehtoista toteutustapaa.

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.

Further information

OpenMoodle.