Fundamentals and Future in Tourism and Hospitality (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Non-stop course to be finished by 12 December 2025.
The course is open 18 August - 12 December 2025.
All tasks and assignments are to be completed by 12 December 2025.

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 on the virtual course on Moodle.
Literature and reading list published as the course starts.

Teaching methods and instruction

Virtual studies.
Individual studies, learning activities and learning assignments.
Instructor feedback as indicated in the materials and auto-corrected activities.

Working life connections

Authentic materials and examples from tourism and hospitality.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

No exams.

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, please contact Hanna Rinne (Haaga) or Liisa Wallenius (Porvoo). For more information see Haaga-Helia student pages on Recognition of Learning
https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en/recognition-learning

Learning assignments

Graded assignments (list below and details on Moodle), materials and activities, quizzes on Moodle.

Assignment 1 Tourism and Hospitality Glossary, 1-5, 5 %

Assignment 2: Reporting quiz, 1-5, 5 %

Assignment 3 Historical perspective to tourism, 1-5, 10%

Assignment 4 History of gastronomy and hotels,1 - 5, 10 %

Assignment 5 Traveler’s timeline, 1 – 5, 20 %

Assignment 6 Improve your global competence,1-5, 10 %.

Assignment 7 Future of Tourism, 1 - 5, 20%

Assignment 8 Future of Hospitality reading comprehension, 1-5, 10 %.

Assignment 9 Finnish food culture, customs and etiquette illustrated on Canva, 1 - 5, 10 %

Assessment methods

Continuous assessment: active participation in the tasks, activities, and quizzes.
Assessment of the learning assignments during the course with grades (assessment matrix).

The students must pass all parts of the course and to submit all the assignments on time.

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