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Level 7 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Data Protection, Privacy, and Ethical Governance

THM704 · Digital Tourism and Hospitality — Week 11 of 16

CourseTHM704
Week11 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Data Protection, Privacy, and Ethical Governance

  1. GDPR and international regulatory compliance
  2. Guest data governance and identity theft prevention
  3. Ethical considerations of biometric data and surveillance technology
  4. Ethical data protection
  5. Data Protection and UK GDPR: Safeguarding Personal Data in the Digital Age
  6. Top tips for innovators: how to build in data protection
  7. TU Delft – Privacy considerations

What you will be able to do

  • 4.2 Critically assess the importance of data protection to the implementation of technology in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Activity

Start with this week’s 4 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: critically assess the importance of data protection to the implementation of technology in the tourism and hospitality industry.

Study materials

Videos

  • Ethical data protection · YouTube · Information Commission's Office (ICO) · 52 min · for registered students
  • Data Protection and UK GDPR: Safeguarding Personal Data in the Digital Age · YouTube · Myerson Solicitors · 54 min · for registered students
  • Top tips for innovators: how to build in data protection · YouTube · Information Commission's Office (ICO) · 40 min · for registered students
  • TU Delft – Privacy considerations · YouTube · TU Delft · 8 min · for registered students
  • Data Protection for Thrillseekers - Dr Victoria Baines · YouTube · Gresham College · 57 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • The European Union General Data Protection Regulation: what it is and what it means · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students
  • ICO: UK GDPR guidance and resources · Reading · GOV.UK, guidance · for registered students
  • CyBOK: Privacy and Online Rights Knowledge Area · PDF · Cybok, textbook chapter; 43 pages · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Historical Evolution of Technology in Tourism and Hospitali…
  • Week 2: The Emergence of the Digital Tourism Concept
  • Week 3: Internet Marketplace Dynamics and Digital Consumer Behaviour
  • Week 4: Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) and Meta-Search Aggregation
  • Week 5: Social Media in International Tourism Marketing
  • Week 6: Destination Marketing and User-Generated Content
  • Week 7: Online Reputation Management and Social Review Platforms
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Contemporary Technologies and Future Sector Growth
  • Week 10: Information Security in Technology Implementation
  • Week 11: Data Protection, Privacy, and Ethical Governance
  • Week 12: Applying Digital Tourism and Hospitality in practice: case …
  • 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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