1. General
SCHOOL |
SCHOOL OF ECONOMIC SCIENCES |
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ACADEMIC UNIT |
DEPARMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE |
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LEVEL OF STUDIES |
Undergraduate |
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COURSE CODE |
BA810 |
SEMESTER |
8 | ||
COURSE TITLE |
Tourism & Regional Development | ||||
INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES |
WEEKLYTEACHING HOURS |
CREDITS | |||
Lectures | 3 | ||||
Hours Lab | 0 | ||||
Hours Exercises | 0 | ||||
Total |
3 | 6 | |||
COURSE TYPE | Required, Elective | ||||
PREREQUISITE COURSES | No | ||||
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION and EXAMINATIONS | Greek | ||||
IS THE COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS | Yes (upon request) | ||||
COURSE WEBSITE (URL) |
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2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning outcomes |
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Objectives of the course: The tourism system & its modern potential. The tourist management system. Spatial units as vacation spots. Functions, organizations & activities & spatial units. Tourism development of spatial units through reception of tourists. Administrative decentralization & responsibilities. Central & decentralized administrations in tourism (greek & international experience). |
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General Competences |
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Autonomous work. Group work. Adaptation to new situations. Decision making. Planning & management of projects & policies. |
3. SYLLABUS
The course content includes: • Theoretical & empirical data of tourism as a productive, consuming & administrative system. • National tourism policy pursuits. • Examination of the regional dimension of tourism development (regions, municipalities, coastal zones, rural zones, mountainous areas). • Significance of spatial dimension for the formulation of integrated tourism development policy. • Comparative develpment framework of the administrative structure & organization of tourism (EU countries). • Sustainability & tourism. |
4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
DELIVERY |
Face to face | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
USE OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY |
Use of the electronic platform e-class. During office hours. Presentations are made using Power Point. There is also the possibility of electronic communication via e-mail to the teacher. Providing electronic teaching presentations to Students, via e-class. |
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TEACHING METHODS |
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STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION |
Final Exam [100%] |
5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
-Suggested bibliography: |
Andriotis, K. (2008) Sustainability & alternative tourism, Athens: Stamouli. Andriotis, K. (2005) Tourism development & planning, Athens: Stamouli. Dionysopoulou, P. (2011) European tourism policy, Athens: Papazisi. Igoumenakis, N. G. & Igoumenakis, G. N. (2021) Tourism development, Athens: Faidimos. Kokkossis, X. & Tsartas, P. (2019) Sustainable tourism development & environment, Athens: Kritiki. Lagos, G. D. (2023) Tourism planning & policy, Athens: Kritiki. Varvaresos, S. (1999) Tourism development & administrative decentralization, Athens: Propobos. |
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