Fundamentals and Future in Tourism and Hospitality (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

NB subject to change
Lectures on Tuesdays at 8:15 – 10:45 in room A420 / Aican
Please, always check the timetables for changes.

13.9 Course introduction
Introduction to tourism and hospitality

4.10 The concept of Culture

1.11 Customs & Culture

29.11 Driving forces shaping the future of the tourism and hospitality industry: trends and megatrends

13.12 Online: Conclusion and discussion - reaching objectives

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 published as the course starts.

Teaching methods and instruction

Lectures, class activities and teamwork.
Study visits and guest lectures as feasible.
Individual learning assignments
Experiential and reflective learning, problem-based learning

Competences (Porvoo peda)
communication, teamwork, digital literacy, sustainability, diversity

Working life connections

Visits to industry if feasible. 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 Violeta Salonen, Haaga and Sari Sinisalmi-Airila, Porvoo:
For more information see Haaga-Helia student pages Recognition of Learning
https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning

Learning assignments

Subject to change by the start of the course/learning module.
The deadlines will be finalized by 22 August 2022.


Learning blog, 1-5, individual
part 1 learning objectives, competences to be developed individual, 10%
learning reflection, bi-weekly, individual

part 2 Culture assignments 1- 5, 20%

part 3: individual, 1-5, 20%,
Customs: How do you experience the prevalent customs from your point of view in the context of tourism and hospitality? Do the customs and values reflect your own ones? Reflect on what type of changes there might appear in customs in the near future?

part 4: Guest lecture or study visit report, reflect on the guest lecture or study visit as instructed, individual, 1-5, 20%

part 5: Future, 1-5, 20%

Write yourself / someone else a letter from year 2042 (20 years in the future) (approx 400 words)

In the letter, describe where you are travelling, with who you are travelling, how you are travelling, what you are doing once you get there. Effectively, how the world has changed in 20 years, and how that has impacted tourism and hospitality.

Inspiration for this: Aarni did a research project like this in 2019. We got 600+ letters written from year 2039; see https://travel2039.org/


part 6: final reflection, a video, reaching the individual goals 10%
Instructions for blog available on Moodle as the course starts.

Assessment methods

Continuous assessment: active participation in the lectures, activities, and study visits/guest lectures.
Learning blog with learning assignments and reflection 100%
Assessment of the learning assignments during the course with grades and brief comments. Also, general feedback.

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.