Course Details

Tourism Policy Analysis

 

TCTM1-GC3365
Credit: Hospitality, Tourism, and Sports Management

In this course, students develop skills in how to research tourism policy initiatives, collect and analyze data, and use technology to evaluate options and obtain measurable results. Students examine components of the tourism industry and develop tools to analyze and evaluate tourism policy as it impacts tourism organizations in government and private sectors. Strategic policy analysis methods and industry case studies are examined in a framework of public, private, and non-profit systems.

Learning Objectives:
By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Describe tourism public policy and sustainable destination management processes and their relationship to national and international affairs.


2. Understand public and private sector organizations and their involvement in tourism policy formation.


3. Identify major tourism policy and sustainable destination management issues and their influence on related public and private sector organizations.


4. Develop knowledgeable alternative solutions to tourism policy and destination management issues.


5. Analyze specific tourism policy formation topics through the use of comparative critical analysis involving case studies and major research project design.

Prerequisites:
None

 

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