Fundamentals and Future in Tourism and Hospitality (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Lectures on Tuesday at 14:00 – 16:45 in room G307 at Haaga campus.

Contact lessons 24.1., 14.2., 7.3., 28.3. and 18.4.

Tue 24.1.
-Course introduction
-Introduction to tourism and hospitality

Tue 14.2.
-Historical perspectives to hospitality and tourism

Tue 7.3.
-The concept of culture

Tue 28.3.
-Customs and culture

Tue 18.3.
-Shaping the future of hospitality and 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. Literature and reading list provided as the course starts.

Teaching methods and instruction

Lectures and class activities. 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 (RPL), contact teachers Aarni Tuomi, Haaga and Liisa Wallenius, Porvoo.

Instructions for RPL introduced during first contact lesson.

For more information see Haaga-Helia student pages:
https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning

Learning assignments

Individual Learning Diary (blog). More details on course Moodle page.

Assessment methods

Continuous assessment: active participation in the lectures and activities.

Learning blog with learning assignments and reflection.

Assessment of the learning assignments during the course with grades and brief comments. Also, general feedback for the whole group.

The students are required to pass all parts of the course and to submit all the assignments in the learning blog on time. One grade point will be deducted from each possible late submission.

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