General information
Course type | AMUPIE |
Module title | Introduction To The Tourism I. Tourism And Business Management. |
Language | English |
Module lecturer | prof. UAM dr hab. Rafał Dymczyk |
Lecturer's email | dymczyk@amu.edu.pl |
Lecturer position | Professor |
Faculty | Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology |
Semester | 2024/2025 (winter) |
Duration | 30 |
ECTS | 4 |
USOS code | 03-AP-ITT |
Timetable
2 hours per week
TBC
Module aim (aims)
- to know the most important information about Tourism;
- to know the most frequently types and motives of Tourism.
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences (where relevant)
No requirements.
Syllabus
Week 1: Types of Tourism.
Week 2: Motives of Tourism.
Week 3: Hotel Management.
Week 4: Hotel Management II.
Week 5: Hotel Management III
Week 6: Hotel Management IV.
Week 7: Food and Beverage in Tourism.
Week 8: Air Transport.
Week 9: Cruisers – the new Face of Tourism.
Week 10: Preparing of good Tourist Presentation – exercise.
Week 11: Students Presentations.
Week 12: Student Presentations II.
Week 13: Student Presentations III.
Week 14: Students Presentations IV.
Week 15:My place in Tourism Business.
Reading list
Veal A. J., Research Methods for Leisure and Tourism: A Practical Guide, 2006,
Weaver D.H., Lawton L., Tourism Management, 1999,
Cooper Ch. P., Essentials of Tourism, 2013.
"Hospitality Career Path : Hospitality Career Path Certifications",