Holistic Approach to Well-Being Tourism (5cr)
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General information
- Enrollment
- 20.11.2024 - 10.01.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 01.01.2025 - 31.05.2025
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Institution
- LAB University of Applied Sciences, Verkkokampus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 10
- Course
- C-10126-AL00CC24
Unfortunately, no reservations were found for the realization Holistic Approach to Well-Being Tourism C-10126-AL00CC24-3005. It's possible that the reservations have not yet been published or that the realization is intended to be completed independently.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Studies include 3 parts PART 1: BASICS - Online lessons for self-study and online exams 30 % of the grade PART 2: BLOG - Study of a specific concept of well-being tourism 30 % of the grade PART 3: THEORY and REALITY - How theory is used in practice - case study 40 % of the grade
Evaluation scale
1-5
Content scheduling
Explore a holistic perspective on well-being in tourism with our virtual Well-Being Tourism course. This program delves into the essential role of well-being in our lives, its integration into tourism and hospitality, and methods to measure its impact. Students will explore digitalization in wellness tourism and apply their knowledge by analyzing real-world businesses. Through flexible online sessions and self-paced assignments, students will learn to illustrate well-being comprehensively and evaluate wellness practices in tourism.
Objective
The student is able to - illustrate well-being in a holistic way - demonstrate the synergy between well-being and tourism and hospitality business - measure and evaluate the impact of health and well-being
Location and time
The course platform will be opened on January 1, 2025, and you can familiarize yourself with the course materials and tasks. The introductory lecture of the course will be held on Friday 10 January 2025 from 14-16 in Zoom, after which you can complete the course assignments independently at your own pace. The voluntary guidance session is as follows 7.2.2025 at 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. 14.3.2025 at 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. 4.4.2025 at 3 p.m. - 4 p.m. 2.5.2025 at 3 p.m - 4 p.m. 30.5.2025 at 3 p.m - 4 p.m.
Materials
Smith M and Puczko L (2009) Health and Wellness Tourism. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann. More literature and other learning materials are presented in Moodle.
Teaching methods
This is a 100 % virtual course that aims for creating a holistic picture of wellbeing tourism.
Employer connections
Real life case analysed
Exam schedules
Online exams can be renewed three (3) times. Individual assignments can be sent for the teacher to check and comment on during the course, and then correct them three times. After the end of the course, the assignments will be checked once for re-evaluation within six months of the end of the course.
International connections
Moodle
Student workload
One credit means 22 hours of student work in average. This means that during the course student will be working 110 hours in total during 10 weeks. This means approx. 10 hours per week in average. All the assignments and material is available from the beginning of the course and student can proceed in his/her own pace.