1. General
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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 |
BA720 |
SEMESTER |
7 | ||
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COURSE TITLE |
Tourism Policy | ||||
| INDEPENDENT TEACHING ACTIVITIES |
WEEKLYTEACHING HOURS |
CREDITS | |||
| Lectures | 3 | ||||
| Hours Lab | 0 | ||||
| Hours Exercises | 0 | ||||
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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) | ||||
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COURSE WEBSITE (URL) |
https://
eclass.uowm.gr/courses/BA720/
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2. LEARNING OUTCOMES
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Learning outcomes |
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Objectives of the course: Basic concepts & components of tourism policy. General aims, purposes & objectives of tourism policy. Means & measures of tourism policy. Relations which determine tourism policy variables. Tourism policy planning. Decision making process in tourism policy. |
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General Competences |
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Autonomous work. Group work. Adaptation to new situations. Decision making. Program planning & management. |
3. SYLLABUS
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The course content includes: • Potential of tourism. • Post-war development of international tourism. • Purpose & objectives of tourism policy. • Components of tourism policy. • Tourism policy formation procedures. • Tourism policy means & measures. • Tourism policy models. • Quantitative & qualitative analysis. • Tourism policy programs. • Decision making processes. |
4. TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS - EVALUATION
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DELIVERY |
Face to face | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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STUDENT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION |
Final Exam [100%] |
5. SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Andriotis, K. (2008) Sustainability & alternative tourism, Athens: Stamouli. Dionysopoulou, P. (2011) European tourism policy, Athens: Papazisi. Kokkosis, X., Tsartas, P., Griba, E. (2020) Special & alternative forms of tourism, (2nd ed.), Athens: Kritiki. Kokkosis, X. & Tsartas, P. (2019) Sustainable tourism development & environment, Athens: Kritiki. Lagos, G. D. (2023) Tourism planning & policy, Athens: Kritiki. Lagos, G. D. (2016) Theoretical approaches to tourism, Athens: Kritiki. Lytras, P. (2008) Public relations & communication in tourism, Athens: Stamouli. Middleton, V. & Hawkins, R. (2004) Tourism marketing (trans. Antonoglou, E.), Athens: Kritiki. Sdrolias, L., Tsiotas, D., Kalantzi, O., Kakkos, N., Spanos, D. V., Koffas, S. (2018) “The sociological approach of tourism in the period of economic crisis”, International Conference on Strategic Innovative Marketing & Tourism (ICSIMAT), October 17-20, Athens, Greece. Spanos, D. V. (2016) Cultural heritage & residents’ participation: Inhibiting factors, ERSA-GR, June 24-25, Athens. Tsartas, P. & Sarantakou, E. (2022) Greek tourism development & policy, (2nd ed.), Athens: Kritiki. Tsartas, P., Zagotsi, S., Kyriaki, A. (2020) Tourists, trips, places: Sociological approaches to tourism, Athens: Kritiki. Tsartas, P. (2010) Greek tourism development, Athens: Kritiki. |
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