Safety in Tourism NON-STOP (5 cr)
Code: C-02507-TM00BG70-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.11.2024 - 02.06.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 07.01.2025 - 31.07.2025
- Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Institution
- Satakunta University of Applied Sciences, SAMK kampus Pori
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 0 - 499
- Course
- C-02507-TM00BG70
Evaluation scale
1-5
Content scheduling
The course topics are: Security crises natural disasters other crises and disasters risk management recovery and communication dark tourism After each topic there is a quiz to assess your learning.
Objective
Knowing the concepts of safety and security in tourism and having a holistic, global approach to their dimensions. Analyzing safety and security as core attributes of service quality and the tourism industries and destinations’ competitiveness at the international level. Understanding the meaning of risk management and preventive safety work in customer encounters. Identifying the role of cooperative networks and tourism-oriented policing and protection services in the advancement of international tourism destination safety and security.
Content
Safety and security; co-operational network; tourism-oriented policing and protection services; tourism safety tools; risk management; preventive safety work; recovery.
Location and time
The course is a non-stop: students can choose the starting time and pace of the course. The course can be started at any time between 7th of January 2025 and 13st of July. The course teacher will admit new students starting from 7th of January 2025. After that, the students will be accepted on a weekly basis.
Materials
Mansfeld, Y., & Pizam, A. (Eds.). (2011). Tourism, security and safety : From theory to practice. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis. Additional material provided in Moodle.
Teaching methods
The course is a self-paced online course. The course is divided into topics, allowing students to learn in manageable pieces. Please read the text below carefully before enrollment. You will only be admitted to the course after the teacher's approval. The teacher does not accept new students on a daily basis (acceptance at least once a week).
Employer connections
Case-studies of destinations.
Exam schedules
All assignments to be completed at your own pace by 31.07.2025, when the course closes.
International connections
Moodle, Turnitin
Completion alternatives
None available.
Student workload
5 ECTS equals to 135h of student's work. This includes studying the Moodle materials, independent study work and assignments.