Welcome to "Tourism Principles and Practice" at Dalarna University

Welcome to " Tourism Principles and Practice ". It is intended primarily for students taking the Bachelor’s Programme in International Tourism Management. We welcome also exchange students as well as individual students.

Course Content

The course introduces tourism as a multifaceted phenomenon in modern world. The relation of tourism to the environment, the economy and society and culture are discussed and related to the sustainability of destinations. The course introduces basic concepts in tourism studies around destinations, management, marketing, governance and discusses tourism as a system to illustrate how destinations are embedded in a dynamic socio-economic and socio-ecological world. It discusses global and local trends that shape and influence tourism as a phenomenon and destinations in different parts of the world. The course focuses on issues of sustainability, destination development, and global trends.

Upon completion of the course, the student should be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

• Explain the principles and applications of the tourism system and the historical background to tourism.
• Discuss the effects of tourism and destination development on local communities, the environment and businesses.
• Explain global trends and their impact on tourism.

Skills and abilities.

• Discuss and evaluate basic tourism concepts through writing.
• Communicate tourism impacts through oral presentations.

Evaluation and approach

• Illustrate integration of knowledge about different aspects of tourism as a phenomenon in society.
• Critically analyse and discuss sustainability in tourism

We hope you engage in inspiring, interesting, and challenging discussions with your teachers and fellow students. As with all courses at Dalarna University, this course has a strong foundation in theory and research.

An important feature in the design of the course is that it connects theory with practice. It also aims to familiarise students with terms and concepts of tourism studies and introduce tourism as a field of study.

We view group work as an important resource. This was evident by the feedback of previous participants of the course, who highlighted the value of group work and group discussions. Due to the broad scope of the course, it is impossible to go into depth on all topics, but we hope that what you learn will inspire interest and help you develop the tools you need in your studies or as a continued professional development.

Study format

Most of the lessons in this course will be taught at Campus Borlänge. Lectures will be streamed via Zoom and will be recorded. Recordings will be made available on our learning platform Canvas.

Start of the Course

The course will run for the period September 2 - November 8 on campus Borlänge

Course schedule

A preliminary schedule (still subject to changes) may be found through Studentweb or HÖGSKOLAN DALARNA - GTR2UP_H3J22 (timeedit.net)

IMPORTANT

It is important that you read the information on our Welcome Page to find out more about your upcoming studies, how to find accommodation and what it is like to study at university.

Contact

The course co-ordinator is Ioanna Farsari  ifa@du.se

If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact me.

Looking forward welcoming you to the course!

Ioanna

	Course Syllabus			Contact information
	Reading List			Ioanna Farsari Course Coordinator ifa@du.se
				Helén Holmquist  Teacher hho@du.se
				Eleonora Rossi Teacher ers@du.se
				Jana Brehmer Teacher jbm@du.se