Economic and Social Sustainability in Tourism (5 cr)
Code: PR10002-3001
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
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 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
- PR10002
Evaluation scale
H-5
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
Teaching methods
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
Objectives:
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
Pedagogical arrangements:
Contact teaching
Online lessons
Working independently and in groups
NB! The course includes an excursion to target companies.