Principles of Responsible Tourism (4 cr)
Code: PR10001-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.10.2021 - 31.12.2021
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 14.03.2022 - 27.05.2022
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 4 cr
- Local portion
- 4 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Restonomikoulutus (PR)
- Campus
- Wärtsilä Campus Karjalankatu 3
- Teaching languages
- English
- Seats
- 12 - 50
- Teachers
- Tarja Kupiainen
- Liisa Sandvall
- Raija Ruusunen
- Teppo Tarnanen
- Keijo Koskinen
- Teacher in charge
- Tarja Kupiainen
- Course
- PR10001
Evaluation scale
H-5
Teaching methods
Content :
Means of minimize negative cultural, environmental and social impacts
Concepts of sustainability and responsibility in tourism
Carbon footprint & carbon handprint in tourism industry
UN Sustainable development goals
Ethical tourism
Objectives:
You will
* be aware of the principles of sustainable growth and understands their significance for future social development and the tourism industry
* understand the importance of the principle of responsibility in everyday business life
* understand the importance of cultural sensitivity in the tourism industry
* be able to look for more information about the trends of responsible business models
Pedagogical arrangements:
Contact teaching
Online lessons
Online materials for self-studying
Virtual assignments
Working independently and in groups