Sustainable Experience Economy - Study guide

After having completed this course or attained an equivalent competence level, the student
• Understands the basic concepts and theories of experience economy.
• Knows the basics of sustainable business operations and recognizes the objectives and steps of Sustainable Travel Finland -programme
• Understands the importance of corporate responsibility and sustainability in business operations
• Recognizes relevant legal concepts and regulations applicable in the hospitality industry and is able to search and use legal information from reliable legal sources
• Is able to outline the basic contractual principles and assess basic contractual liabilities
• Knows the basics of consumer protection rules regulating consumer contracts as well as the core rules regulating employment contracts

Experience economy ecosystem
Core components of corporate responsibility
Principles of Sustainable Travel Finland -programme
Basic legal concepts
Introduction to legal environment of the hospitality industry
Basics of contract, consumer protection and employment law

The student
Recognizes the key concepts and principles of experience economy.
Is able to describe main principles of sustainability and sustainable operations in business
Recognizes core legal concepts and rules regulating the hospitality field and related essential legal sources.

The student
Understands the relevance of experience economy in tourism and hospitality businesses
Is able to evaluate and execute sustainability principles in business operations
Understands the basics of corporate responsibility and how to implement them in practice
Recognizes typical legal questions relevant for hospitality field, finds suitable legal sources and is able to apply them to basic practical situations.

The students
Understands the relevance of experience economy in development of tourism and hospitality businesses
Is able to analyse any development needs for sustainability in a company’s business operations.
Recognizes typical legal questions relevant for the hospitality field, is able to find broad variety of legal sources and apply them independently to customary situations faced by businesses in the hospitality field.

When the implementation type of the course is contact, online or blended it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25%, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50%, the course is failed.

If you already have acquired the skills and competences set out in the learning objectives of this course, you can demonstrate your skills and competence. The demonstration will be completed within this DEMO implementation, to which you should enroll in PEPPI.

Please also notify one of the responsible teachers rilla.engblom@haaga-helia.fi, antti.kurhinen@haaga-helia.fi or pia.vapaavuori@haaga-helia.fi during the first week of the implementation of your willingness to complete the demonstration.

The Sustainable Experience Economy course consists of Law Studies (3 credits), which affect the course grade 60% and other Experience and Sustainability Studies (2 credits), which affect the course grade 40%.

Rilla Engblom and Antti Kurhinen are responsible for the demonstration of the Experience and Sustainability part of the course, and Pia Vapaavuori for the Law part of the course.

English

19.08.2024 - 31.07.2025

01.08.2024 - 15.12.2024

Contact a responsible teacher at the beginning of the course implementation during the first week.

DEMO

Antti Kurhinen, Pia Vapaavuori, Rilla Engblom

1 - 40

In the demonstration, you will show your previously acquired skills in an exam and/or interview. Your competence will be assessed according to the course assessment criteria. The grade obtained in the Law part affects 60% of the grade of the entire course, and the grade obtained in the Experience and Sustainability part affects 40% of the grade of the entire course.

More information on the demonstration process can be found here: https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/career-planning/recognition-learning

STEM Sustainable Tourism and Event Management

0.00 cr

H-5