Multidisciplinary Tourism Assignment (9723)

Coordinating lecturer:dr. Carmen ADAMS 
Member of the teaching team:dr. Lise JANSSENS 
 Prof. Veerle COPS 


Credits: 12,0
Study load hours: 324
Period: semester 2 (12sp)

Language of instruction: English
Exam contract: not possible

2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
Final grade2: Numerical
Tolerance3: See included in these programmes

Sequentiality
No sequentiality


Content

During this course students will work in groups of 2 to 3 students on a theoretical or practical tourism topic. Students will have to work out a solution based on insights from multiple disciplines (e.g., psychology, sociology, geography, ... ). The solution will have to based upon primary quantitative data collected and analyzed by the students.  

Lectures provided will cover basic quantitative principles (e.g., construction of a questionnaire) as well as basic quantitative analysis (e.g., SPSS introduction to t-testing, ANOVA and regression). 

Each group of students will be assigned a promotor who will provide guidance and feedback during the work sessions. 

At the end of the semester students will have to present and defend their work during an oral presentation as well as a paper. 



Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Collective feedback moment ✔  
Lecture ✔  
Small group session ✔  
Teaching methods  
Discussion/debate ✔  
Group work ✔  
Paper ✔  
Presentation ✔  


Evaluation

Semester 2 (12,00sp)

Evaluation method
Oral evaluation during teaching period25 %
Debat✔
Presentation✔
Written exam50 %
Paper✔
Oral exam25 %
Debat✔
Presentation✔
Evaluation conditions (participation and/or pass)✔
Conditions

All group members are required to participate in all presentations, feedback sessions and work sessions. Participation in lectures is not mandatory.

Consequences

Students who fail to participate in one or more presentations, feedback sessions or work sessions and cannot provide evidence that their absence was due to illness or unforeseen circumstances will receive an N for this course. In case of an excused absence due to illness or unforeseen circumstances, an alternative evaluation will be provided.


Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
Yes
Explanation (English)For the resit the student will have to rework the group assignment (50%
of the grade) as well as execute an individual assignment (25%) and
present both during an oral presentation moment (25%).


Learning outcomes
  EC = learning outcomes      DC = partial outcomes      BC = evaluation criteria  
Included in these programmesTolerance3
Schakelprogramma master in het toerisme verplicht N
Voorbereidingsprogramma master in het toerisme verplicht N



1   Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.12.2, section 2.
2   Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.15.1, section 3.
3   Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.16.9, section 2.