Curricula

Objectives

The student learns the basic concepts of cultural tourism and understands the potential of cultural tourism for the community and economy. The interdisciplinary approach widens the knowledge of the tourism industry/ creative industries.

Content

Basic concepts in cultural tourism
Introduction to the Tourism Industry/ Creative Industries (depending on the student's major study programme; e.g. cultural management students choose Introduction to the Tourism Industry )
Current phenomena in cultural tourism: live like a local, sustainable travel
Cultural tourism products in Finland
Exploration of cultural tourism offerings in international destinations

Time and location

The course is virtual and is implemented in Moodle learning environment. The course is based on independent studying.

Learning materials and recommended literature

Official websites of organizations related to tourism, cultural management and cultural tourism
DMO websites
Current materials provided by course tutor: videos, articles

Teaching methods

Independent reading materials and information search
Online discussions
Independent assignments
Tutoring webinars

Exam dates and retake possibilities

No exam

Student workload

Tutoring webinars: 10 h
Written assignments: 60h
Individual work online: 65h
Total: 135 h

Content scheduling

The deadlines for the course assignments will be given in the beginning of the course.
Latest deadline for all assignments is at the end of the course.

Further information for students

Weekly assignments are evaluated as passed-failed.
Main assignment is evaluated on the scale 0-5.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

1 (Sufficient) The student has little command of the basic concepts of cultural tourism and shows limited ability to implement these into the course assignments.

2 (Satisfactory) The student has some command of the basic concepts of cultural tourism and is able to a certain extent to implement these into the course assignments.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

3 (Good) The student has good command of the basic concepts of cultural tourism and is able to implement these into the course assignments.

4 (Very Good) The student has very good command of the basic concepts of cultural tourism and is able to implement these into the course assignments in a well-defined manner.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

5 (Excellent) The student has excellent command of the basic concepts of cultural tourism and is able to implement these into the course assignments in a novel and original manner.

Prerequisites

Basic studies completed in the major study programme
Alternatively, basic understanding of the operational field acquired through previous studies or work experience.

Further information

Course will be studied online in Moodle