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Level 6 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Applying Tourism and International Development in practice: case studies

THM605 · Tourism and International Development — Week 12 of 16

CourseTHM605
Week12 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Applying Tourism and International Development in practice: case studies

  1. Case analysis
  2. Linking theory to practice
  3. Evaluating evidence

What you will be able to do

  • 4.2 Analyse the relationship between international tourism and sustainable development.
  • 4.3 Evaluate how tourism can be used to meet international development goals.

Activity

Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

  • How can we create a sustainable future for global tourism? · YouTube · eCornell · 57 min · for registered students
  • Sustainable Tourism on a Changing Planet 🌍 · YouTube · eCornell · 60 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Tourism for Development: 20 Reasons Sustainable Tourism Counts for Development (World Bank Group, 2017) · Reading · Other, report · for registered students
  • OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2024, ch. 3: Building the evidence base for sustainable tourism policies · PDF · Oecd, report; pp. 71–96 · for registered students
  • Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Theories of International Development
  • Week 2: Categorisation and Status of Developing Nations
  • Week 3: The Global International Development Context
  • Week 4: Development Institutions and Governance
  • Week 5: Non-Governmental Organisations in Tourism Development
  • Week 6: Development Indicators and Measurement
  • Week 7: Evaluating Destination Development Status
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Socio-Economic and Environmental Impacts in Emerging Destin…
  • Week 10: Tourism and the Sustainable Development Paradigm
  • Week 11: Aligning Tourism with International Development Goals
  • Week 12: Applying Tourism and International Development in practice:…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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