Study Guide

Teaching methods

Week 44 is the intensive week. During that the students get to know destination management in Kuopio region and learn about different destinations in the area. The group assignment is also started. On weeks 45-47 there are two weekly online sessions of 90 minutes. They include guest lectures and workshops for assisted working on the group assignment. On week 48 the students give presentations as a part of the group assignment.

Alternative implementation methods

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Student workload

Intensive week 45 hours
Online sessions 12 hours
Independent studying and group assignment 51 hours

Practical training and working life cooperation

Company visits and guest lectures.

Materials

Given during the BIP.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The course is passed when the individual portfolio is returned and the group assignment is done at least according to following criteria:

- The report is presenting at least the location, climate, population, brief history, number of inhabitants of the chosen destination. The social, economical, cultural and political situation of the destination are described. Role of the tourism sector within the economy of the destination is presented.

- The situation analysis: Both internal and external analysis are described. The state of the destination in the framework of destination life cycle model is recognized.

- Several sources are used, and the information sources are all mentioned in the text and in the reference list. The students should use the previous knowledge, theories, models, literature that they have gathered during their previous studies.

- The presentation is done according to instructions.