Future Trends and Innovations in Tourism Business - TOU008AS3AE - Opinto-opas

Future Trends and Innovations in Tourism Business, 5 cr - TOU008AS3AE

Upcoming implementations

Future Trends and Innovations in Tourism Business TOU008AS3AE-3001 13.01.2025-14.03.2025 5 op (CONTACT, ...) +-
Learning material and recommended literature

Journals and magazines, studies by international organisations (e.g., Sitra, WEF, UNWTO, WTTC, IATA) and futurists as well as other electronic sources.

Campus

Porvoo Campus

Teaching language

English

Timing

13.01.2025 - 14.03.2025
Groups
- CONTACT
- REE5PCTOUM
Teachers

Annika Konttinen, Annette Toivonen

Seats

20 - 40

Degree Programme

STEM Sustainable Tourism and Event Management

R&D proportion

0.00 cr

Virtual proportion

0.00 cr

Evaluation scale

H-5

Current implementations

No ongoing implementations yet.

Past implementations

No past implementations yet.

Upon completion of the course, you will be able to 1) understand the technologies, trends and innovations that are shaping the future to discover new opportunities for the sustainability and resilience of tourism business,
2) apply innovative development methods to discover alternative sustainable futures for the tourism business
3) develop professional expertise and future skills needed for the tourism business

Future orientation and trend analysis. Innovative development methods for discovering and designing the sustainable future for the tourism business.
Innovation ecosystem: How trends and innovations will shape the tourism industry and help it reach sustainability goals. The competences and future skills tourism professionals need to develop to thrive in it.

Lectures, discussions, debates, workshops (e.g., Futures Frequency), guest lectures and company visits.
Deliverables: assignments and participation in collaborative learning activities.

Journals and magazines, studies by international organisations (e.g., Sitra, WEF, UNWTO, WTTC, IATA) and futurists as well as other electronic sources.

This module will give you insights into the future of tourism business. It will enhance your competences in creativity, complex problem-solving, collaboration and communication as well as future orientation, ethical and analytical thinking. You will learn what trends and technologies will shape the world in the next decades and how the tourism industry and you as a tourism professional can benefit from them. You will be able to discover new opportunities for sustainable tourism and develop your future skills.

The student can identify some technologies, trends and innovations that are shaping the future of tourism. The student finds it challenging to apply innovative development methods to trend research for the sustainability of the tourism business. S/he is aware of the need to develop professional expertise and future skills for the sustainability of tourism business. S/he takes part in the module activities with minimal input.

The student can identify potential technologies, trends and innovations that are shaping the future of tourism. The student is able to apply innovative development methods to trend research for the sustainability of the tourism business. S/he is able to develop professional expertise and future skills needed for the sustainability of tourism business. S/he takes actively part in the module activities.

The student can identify potential technologies, trends and innovations that are shaping the future of tourism extremely well by using versatile sources. The student is able to apply and evaluate innovative development methods to trend research for the sustainability of the tourism business. S/he is exceptionally well able to develop professional expertise and future skills needed to thrive in the tourism business. S/he takes proactively part in the module activities and shows great initiative to learn about the topic.