Responsible tourism and digitalisation (5 cr)

Objective

Student is able to search and critically evaluate knowledge concerning the impact of digitalisation of tourism locally, regionally and globally
Student is able to recognize and evaluate the positive and negative effects of digitalisation of tourism locally, regionally and globally.
Student is able to find and apply different ways of promoting responsible tourism with the help of digitalisation.

Content

Where to find reliable information of the positive and negative effects of digitalisation of tourism locally, regionally and globally?
What are the positive and negative effects of digitalisation of tourism locally, regionally and globally
How to promote responsible tourism with the help of digitalisation?

Evaluation

Assessment 1 (pre task), individual
• Student must pass this test with 80 % correct in order to pass the course. You can re-take the test as many times as needed
• Assessment 2 individual, grading 1-5, 1 ects
• Assessment 3, individual, grading completed/approved, 1 ects
• Assessment 4, individual/group, grading 1-5, 2 ects

All assignments must be passed.

Course material

Material from AC sessions
Material provided in Learn
Other reliable and relevant material students find

Timing of exams and assignments

Assessment 1 (pre task), individual
• Student must pass this test with 80 % correct in order to pass the course. You can re-take the test as many times as needed
• Assessment 2 individual, grading 1-5, 1 ects
• Assessment 3, individual, grading completed/approved, 1 ects
• Assessment 4, individual/group, grading 1-5, 2 ects


Activity
15.5. Beginning of the course, opening Learn
7,6. Deadline for task 1 (key concepts)
7.6. AC 1: Orientation and the “big picture”
25.6. Deadline for task 2 (analysing)
25.6.-2.7. Task 3: (Learn-discussion and peer evaluation)
2.7. AC 2: Discussion of tasks 2 and task 4 (developing)
16.7. AC 3: Discussion and Q&A
24.7. Deadline for task 4
30.7. AC 4: Summary, evaluation and development suggestions

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment criteria, good (3)

You can
a) use professional vocabulary and concepts of responsible tourism and technology used in tourism in an expert way in different situations
b) evaluate information sources related to tourism and technology critically
c) identify and describe the problems of technology in the hospitality field
d) evaluate the use of technology in customer, user and target group situations in terms of responsibility
e) choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices
f) apply critically the ethical principles of tourism in different situations connected to technology

Assessment methods and criteria

Assessment criteria (grade 3)
You can
a) use professional vocabulary and concepts of responsible tourism and technology used in tourism in an expert way in different situations
b) evaluate information sources related to tourism and technology critically
c) identify and describe the problems of technology in the hospitality field
d) evaluate the use of technology in customer, user and target group situations in terms of responsibility
e) choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices
f) apply critically the ethical principles of tourism in different situations connected to technology