Tourism Development

General

Prefix

HTSM

Course Number

396

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

Herberger Business School

Description

Advanced study of tourism: analyzing and planning tourism resources.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Explain why tourism is best defined as a system vs. an industry by diagramming the various sectors, components and connective elements, and describing their characteristics and functions.

Outcome

Distinguish between the various types of tourists and compare and contrast how each type impacts destinations.

Outcome

Create a sustainable tourism development plan built upon their assessment (authenticity, uniqueness, quality, drawing power and expandability) of a destination's tourism resources.

Outcome

Prepare and deliver an oral presentation based on their sustainable tourism development plan.