Economic and Social Sustainability in Tourism (5cr)
Code: PR10002-3005
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.10.2025 - 31.10.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 09.03.2026 - 15.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Restonomikoulutus (PR)
- Campus
- Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 60
- Degree programmes
- Complementary Studies
- Degree Programme in Tourism and Service Business
- Teachers
- Teppo Tarnanen
- Keijo Koskinen
- Teacher in charge
- Teppo Tarnanen
- Groups
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TOP25_26Other Complimentary Studies Group Semester 2025-2026
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PRAS23Bachelor of Hospitality Management, Tourism and Service Business, Blended Learning, Fall, 2023
- Course
- PR10002
Evaluation scale
Approved/Rejected
Objective
The student
* understands the importance and dimensions of corporate social responsibility
* understands the main factors affecting profitability in a tourism SME
* is able to analyse the profitability and social responsibility of a tourism SME and suggest recommendations for improvement
Content
Business environment analysis (external analysis), including corporate social responsibility in tourism context.
Factors affecting profitability (internal analysis)
Cost-volume-profit analysis
Link between productivity and profitability
Seasonal variations as a challenge for business
Analysis of a predefined tourism business case
Location and time
Semester 2 / Spring 2025
Online and on campus lessons
Excursion
Materials
Study material provided in Moodle.
Teaching methods
The student
* understands the importance and dimensions of corporate social responsibility
* understands the main factors affecting profitability in a tourism SME
* is able to analyse the profitability and social responsibility of a tourism SME and suggest recommendations for improvement
Business environment analysis (external analysis), including corporate social responsibility in tourism context.
Factors affecting profitability (internal analysis)
Cost-volume-profit analysis
Link between productivity and profitability
Seasonal variations as a challenge for business
Analysis of a predefined tourism business case by using TourCert sustainability reporting tool
Excursion to a sustainable tourism company
Student workload
The course is 5 ECTS which corresponds to 135 hours of student work.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
For a passing grade the student has to actively participate in teamwork and submit requested assignments.