BPR_PCRU Tourism Project

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2018
Extent and Intensity
0/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Bc. Andrea Holešinská, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Martin Šauer, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Ing. Bc. Andrea Holešinská, Ph.D.
Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Ing. Iveta Suchomelová Vašíčková
Supplier department: Department of Regional Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Timetable
each even Thursday 14:35–16:15 S311
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 15 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/15, only registered: 0/15
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The object of the course is to integrate students into the process of collective projecting. Due to the project students learn to treat the development and competitiveness of a destination in the real time. The project is based on a research/case study. The key point of the project is the interaction between Czech students and students from the University of South Carolina. The project results are mutually compared. At the end of the course students should be able • - to cooperate in a team; • - to realise its own research/case study; • - to process and analyse results of a research; • - to interpret the results; • - to express their own suggestions; • - to publicly present the results of their own research; • - to apply language knowledge.
Syllabus
  • • Introduction of the project • Team cooperation • Mutual communication with foreign students • Realisation of the research/case study • Analysing the results of the research/case study • Interpretation of the results • Public presentation of the results
Literature
  • Hammond, M., & Wellington, J. (2013). Research Methods. The Key Concepts. London/New York: Routledge.
  • Ritchie, J. R. B., & Crouch, G. I. (2006). The Competitive Destination. A sustainable tourism perspective. Wellingford/Cambridge: CABI Publishing.
  • TRIBE, John. Strategy for tourism. Oxford: (G) Goodfellow, 2010, vi, 258. ISBN 9781906884079. info
Teaching methods
Lessons take form of seminars (once a fortnight) and individual preparation.
Assessment methods
For obtaining credits students must fulfil two requirements: • to submit the Project Report (the document summarises the results of the research/case study and provide suggestions); • to present the project. The quality of the Project is assessed by points. 60% is the minimum points for scoring the credits.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2017.
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