Sustainable Tourism in Coastal and Arctic Regions (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Course kick-off, week 37, implementation plan, tips for finding relevant source literature, making a travel plan and observation forms.

Independent learning, travelling and reporting.

Teacher tutoring on demand.

The return date for the personal plan and for the final output will be agreed separately.

Objective

After completing the course the student is able to:

- analyse trends, challenges and opportunities in coastal and arctic tourism
- critically evaluate the student’s own motivational factors and travel experiences in coastal and artic regions throughout the customer journey
- based on the previous points summarize key development suggestions for the sustainable coastal and arctic tourism in Finland.

Content

- The current state of tourism in Finland and changes in the operating environment
- Analysing the different stages of the customer journey - motivations, expectations and experiences
- Identification of areas for development

Teaching methods

The course is based on innovation pedagogy. The focus is on active learning, where initiative, information search, creativity, observation and critical thinking are emphasised in addition to the competence objectives mentioned in curriculum.

Exam schedules

No exam

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

The course emphasizes independent information search, utilising sources that may have been provided, as well as relevant sources that you are looking for yourself. The course is linked to working life in such a way that the student plans his/her trip to the destination of their choice, where using and observing the destination and the tourism services and analyzing own customer experience. Based on the above, he/she makes development suggestions for the destination and service providers. Sustainable development is one aspect to be observed.

Completion alternatives

None

Student workload

Personal plan (chosen literature, itinerary, observation forms)

Three-part output:
1. Analysis of trends, challenges and opportunities in either coastal tourism or arctic tourism based on chosen reliable sources.
2. Introspection, i.e. self-observation (motives, feelings) and analysis of the destination and service offerings during one's own trip to a selected coastal/arctic region.
3. Preparation of justified development proposals for the destination visited and its service providers based on points 1 and 2.

Evaluation methods and criteria

I Personal plan for completing the course: list of selected sources (research articles, reports), itinerary, observation forms (introspection, observation of the destination and its services), scale fail - accepted

II Three-part output:
1. Analysis of trends, challenges and opportunities in either coastal tourism or arctic tourism based on chosen reliable sources. (written output)
2. Introspection, i.e. self-observation (motives, feelings) and analysis of the destination and service offerings during one's own trip to a selected coastal/arctic region. (illustrative output, e.g. recorded power point, video or live presentation)
3. Preparation of justified development proposals for the destination visited and its service providers based on points 1 and 2. (written report)
Scale 0 - 5, self- and teacher assessment.

Further information

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