Policy, Planning and Development for Tourism

Course aim

The aim of the course is to enable students to analyse the various approaches to planning in the development of tourism as major social, environmental and economic activities. This course also aims to enable students to assess the importance of political, physical and social environments to the tourism policy, planning and development process.

Course content

Understanding tourism policy, planning and development; key actors in tourism policy and planning; policy instruments, implementation and evaluation; tourism planning processes; local, national and regional policy and planning; cases in policy and planning including protected areas and Indigenous development; community-based planning and empowerment; policy and planning for sustainability; challenges and issues.

Textbook(s)

Hall C. Michael 2008, Tourism Planning: Policies, Processes and Relationships, 2nd Edition, Pearson Education, England

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
TOUR 2005	Managing the Hospitality Experience
TOUR 1001	Understanding Travel and Tourism
TOUR 2009	Foundations of Event Management

Courses listed plus 18 units.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 13 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External (Unmoderated online student discussion group)	1 hour x 13 weeks
External (Online staff consultation)	2 hours x 13 weeks
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Lecture	2.5 hours x 8 days
Tutorial	10 hours x across 14 weeks
External (Online discussion board)	1 hour x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Key Concept paper, Major Project

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.