Destination Finland (5 cr)
Code: CO00FP80-3001
General information
- Enrollment
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04.11.2024 - 15.10.2025
Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
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21.01.2025 - 31.12.2025
Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Opetuksen hallinto ja kehittäminen
- Campus
- Ecampus
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 15 - 200
- Teachers
- Sirpa Sahinjoki
- Teacher in charge
- Sirpa Sahinjoki
- Groups
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RIPA25Cross-institutional studies
- Course
- CO00FP80
Objective
You are able to -use the central concepts of domestic and international tourism -understand text material related to tourism -search information about the pull factors, major tourist areas, destinations and ways of travelling in Finland - analyze Finnish nature and culture as a basis of experience tourism product development for international market -describe the structure of tourism business and traveler streams arriving to and leaving from Finland -work in an international team in English
Content
What are the key concepts of domestic and international tourism in English? Which elements of Finnish nature and culture could be used as basis of experience-based tourism products for the international market? What are the pull factors, major tourist areas, destinations, means of travelling and special features of tourism in Finland? What is the structure of tourism business and what are the traveler streams arriving to and leaving from Finland? How do you work in an international team?
Study forms and methods
This course is for CampusOnline-students, not for Xamk degree students.
This is a nonstop start and students can start their studies approximately within a week after enrolling on this course. Students have two months to complete this course.
The student can proceed from tasks to task independently, there are no certain deadlines. All tasks has to be made by the ending date of the course.
What are the key concepts of domestic and international tourism in English? Which elements of Finnish nature and culture could be used as basis of experience tourism product for international market? What are the pull factors, major tourist areas, destinations, ways of travelling and special features of tourism in Finland? What is the structure of tourism business and what are the traveler streams arriving and leaving Finland? How do you work in an international team?
Timing of exams and assignments
Diffrent type of tests. To pass the tests 80% must be correct.
Evaluation scale
1-5