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Corporate Social Responsibility in Tourism (9730)
Coordinating lecturer:Prof. dr. Sebastien LIZIN 
Member of the teaching team:dr. Lise JANSSENS 

Credits: 3,0
Study load hours: 81
Period: semester 2 (3sp)

Language of instruction: English

2nd Chance Exam1: Yes
Final grade2: Numerical
Tolerance3: See included in these programmes
Sequentiality
No sequentiality


Prerequisites

Can describe how mobility demands from tourism cause environmental impact (eg land use).

 


Content

This course introduces students to corporate social responsibility with applications in tourism.

It covers the reasons for why corporate social responsibility is relevant for firms (in the tourism sector). 

It introduces students to how a sustainability strategy is introduced and implemented in a firm in collaboration or in response to stakeholders.

It introduces students to how environmental and social impacts can be quantified and reported. 


Remarks
 

All relevant course material will be distributed using Blackboard


Organisational and teaching methods
Organisational methods  
Lecture ✔  
Response lecture ✔  
Small group session ✔  


Evaluation

Semester 2 (3,00sp)

Evaluation method
Written exam100 %
Closed-book ✔
Case study✔
Open questions✔

Second examination period

Evaluation second examination opportunity different from first examination opprt
No


Learning outcomes
  EC = learning outcomes      DC = partial outcomes      BC = evaluation criteria  
  •  EC 
    		• EC 05: The holder of the degree analyses, from societal, economic, managerial, geographical, and environmental perspectives, the impact of tourism across different spatial scales in both public and private contexts.
  •  EC 
    		• EC 08: The holder of the degree understands the various factors driving global tourism dynamics and is able to develop innovative future perspectives and appropriate solutions in an original and creative manner.
  •  EC 
    		• EC 10: The holder of the degree independently evaluates the moral and ethical issues associated with tourism, links these to sustainable tourism development, and integrates them into sustainability strategies for tourism enterprises or organisations.
 
Included in these programmesTolerance3
Y



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.