Course Overview
The course focuses on the introduction of basic tourism management principles, and the issues related to the integration of tourism and resource management to promote sustainable regional and community development
- Retired
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the difference between a local recreational user and a tourist.
- Describe how global societal and economic developments have impacted the tourism industry.
- Provide an overview of the development of the BC Tourism industry, and its importance to the provincial economy.
- Describe the structure and responsibilities of the provincial ministry related to tourism management.
- Describe the level and nature of the interaction between different government agencies, tourism and natural resource management industries, aboriginal organizations, and regional and local governments.
- Describe the existing infrastructure and features of the various provincial tourism regions.
- Analyze current statistics on the number and characteristics of tourists throughout the province.
- Describe common techniques used to collect tourist information.
- Find and summarize current literature related to the cultural variations in the perceptions of resource management activities, and interest in both natural and cultural attractions.
- Incorporate accessibility issues into regional resource and community planning.
- Examine case studies related to successful regional and community tourism development projects.
Effective as of Fall 2009
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