Fundamentals and Future in Tourism and Hospitality (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Lectures on Mondays 8:15-10:45 and on Wednesdays at 8:30-11 Porvoo campus
Please, always check the timetables for changes and rooms.

Week 1 Course introduction, Introduction to tourism and hospitality, 27.3. and 29.3.

Week 2 Historical Perspective to Tourism and Hospitality, 3.4. and 5.4.

Week 3 Historical Perspective to Tourism & Hospitality 12.4.

Week 4 Tourism and hospitality today, Service culture, Pitstop - where are we, how far have we come, 17.4. and 19.4.

Week 5 Improve Your Global Competence, 24.4. and 26.4.

Week 6 Concept of Culture, Manners & Etiquette, Finnish traditions, 3.5.

Week 7 Shaping the Future of Hospitality, 8.5. and 10.5.

Week 8 Shaping the Future of Tourism 15.5. and Final Reflection 17.5.

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 blog. Please see Moodle Assignments page for further instructions.

Learning blog

Assignment 1: Learning objectives, individual, 1-5, 25%, DL 2.4..2023

Assignment 2 Culture and customs, individual, 1- 5, 25%, DL 30.4.

Assignment 3: Future, 1-5, 25%, DL 15.5.

Assignment 4: Final reflection, individual, 1-5, 25%, DL 17.5.

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.