Fundamentals and Future in Tourism and Hospitality (5 cr)

Code: HOS001RE1AE-3012

Basic information of implementation


Enrollment
02.01.2023 - 13.01.2023
Enrolment for the implementation has ended.
Timing
16.01.2023 - 17.03.2023
Implementation has ended.
ECTS Credits
5 cr
Campus
Porvoo Campus
Teaching languages
English
Seats
15 - 40
Degree programmes
RESTO Hospitality and Tourism Management
Teachers
Liisa Wallenius
Annette Toivonen
Groups
CONTACT
Contact implementation
RE2PC1
Restonomi, päivä, 2. lukukausi, Porvoo, ryhmä 1
Course
HOS001RE1AE

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Lectures on Tuesdays at 14:00 - 16:45 and on Thursdays at 14:00 – 16:45 Porvoo campus
Please, always check the timetables for changes.

Week 1 Course introduction, Introduction to tourism and hospitality

Week 2 Historical Perspective to Tourism and Hospitality

Week 3 Historical Perspective to Tourism & Hospitality

Week 4 Improve Your Global Competence, Pitstop - where are we, how far have we come

Week 5 Organizational Cultures in Tourism and Hospitality

Week 6 Customs & Culture

Week 7 Shaping the Future of Hospitality

Week 8 Shaping the Future of Tourism

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

Digital material provided during the course
Links to online reading materials on Moodle in the weekly materials.

Teaching methods and instruction

Lectures, class activities and teamwork.
Individual learning assignments
Experiential and reflective learning, problem-based learning

Working life connections

Authentic materials and examples from tourism and hospitality.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

No exam.

Internationality

International perspectives into tourism and hospitality. A selection of international cases, resources and reading materials.

Completion alternatives

Demonstration of competence as recognition of prior learning (exams), contact teachers Liisa Wallenius Porvoo:
For more information see Haaga-Helia student pages Recognition of Learning
https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning

Learning assignments

The assignments of this course gathered into a learning diary or portfolio. Please see Moodle Assignments page for further instructions.

Learning blog, 1-5, individual

Assignment 1: Learning objectives, individual, 1-5, 25%, DL 24.1.2023

Assignment 2 Culture and customs, individual, 1- 5, 25%, DL 3.3.

Assignment 3: Future, 1-5, 25%, DL 12.3.

Assignment 4: Final reflection, individual, 1-5, 25%, DL 13.3.

Assessment methods

Continuous assessment: active participation in the lectures and activities
Learning blog with learning assignments and reflection 100 %
Assessment of the learning assignments during the course with grades and assessment rubrics on Moodle. Also, general feedback.

The students must pass all parts of the course and to submit all the assignments in the learning blog/portfolio on time. One grade point is deducted from each possible late submission.

Assessing one’s own learning is a compulsory part of the course.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities
No exam

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