Fundamentals and Future in Tourism and Hospitality (5 cr)
Code: HOS001RE1AE-3050
Basic information of implementation
- Enrollment
- 01.12.2025 - 15.05.2026
- Registration for introductions has not started yet. Registration starts :startDate
- Timing
- 12.01.2026 - 31.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- ECTS Credits
- 5 cr
- Campus
- Haaga Campus
- Porvoo Campus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 1 - 40
- Degree programmes
- STEM Sustainable Tourism and Event Management
- EXPER Hospitality and Tourism Experience Management
Evaluation scale
H-5
Schedule
The student and the supervising teacher agree on the date of report submission and the demonstration discussion.
Haagan kampus: Hanna Rinne
Porvoo campus: Liisa Wallenius
Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study
Lectures and class activities. Study visits were possible. Individual learning assignments. Experiential and reflective learning, problem-based learning
Intro
Fundamentals and the future of tourism and hospitality provide the foundation for all of the other tourism and hospitality-related courses in the degree program. The tourism and hospitality industry is expanding in many countries around the world, and understanding the evolution, and the components of the industry, as well as the system within which it operates, is increasingly important in order to develop the future of the industry.
Materials
No predetermined learning materials.
Teaching methods and instruction
Students demonstrate their previous learning in a demonstration report and discussion.
Working life connections
Students are encouraged to use their knowledge of the industry and previous work life experiences in the demonstration.
Exam dates and re-exam possibilities
Demonstration discussion (exam) as agreed by the supervising teacher.
Internationality
The demonstration assignments include also portraying the hospitality industry from an international perspective.
Completion alternatives
This Demo implementation is an optional learning method for face-to-face, online, blended, and virtual implementations.
Learning assignments
In the demonstration report, the student writes a report which includes the following learning assignments
1 Traveler's timeline
2 International competence
3 Letter from the future.
Specifications in the DEMO Moodle course.
In the report and oral skills test, you will demonstrate your knowledge of key concepts in the hospitality industry and present your report.
Assessment methods
Evaluation of the report on a scale of 1–5, evaluation criteria in Moodle assignments.
Evaluation of the demonstration discussion according to the course evaluation scale