Study Guide

Objective

Competence objectives of the study course by module (1-6)

Local cultures and traditions:
• know and identify different local cultures and traditions and be able to design measures to protect them in a tourism context
• know how to apply participatory tools in tourism product development
• understand the importance of interaction and care between humans and other species for the sustainability of tourism
• understand what cultural appropriation is and how to prevent it.

Sustainability communication:
• identify the elements of sustainability communication as part of external and internal communication
• be able to design sustainability awareness communication
• understand what responsible content production is and be able to implement it in a goal-oriented way
• take into account regional and local characteristics in communication.

Partnership and stakeholders:
• understand the role of local stakeholders and other business sectors as partners
• be able to critically evaluate and conceptualise travel chains that support responsible logistics and sustainability
• be able to develop tourism operations sustainably with different stakeholders.

Accessibility and diversity
• be able to design physically, communicatively, attitudinally and digitally accessible tourism
• identify different customer groups, understand the importance of catering for all types of tourists and be able to implement diversity-sensitive customer profiling
• identify the factors affecting the reduction of inequalities and non-discrimination in tourism
• Understand and apply local diversity and inclusion in tourism.

Product development
• be able to consider year-round tourism and local culture as part of product development
• understand how to produce resource-wise services and products, and
• understand the importance of futures thinking in product development.

Assessment of societal impacts
• to be able to assess the implementation of tourism sustainability in local, regional and national policy-making
•  to identify indicators of sustainability and critically evaluate tourism monitoring and assessment methods 
• to understand the role of tourism in climate change mitigation and adaptation, and
identify actors and factors affecting biodiversity conservation in the context of tourism

Content

Content:
Local cultures and traditions
Sustainability communication
Partnerships and stakeholders
Accessibility and diversity
Product development
Assessment of societal impacts

You can choose from these modules according to your interests or needs.

Location and time

Nonstop

Materials

Available on OpenMoodle

Teaching methods

: The Advanced Sustainable Tourism e-learning course is organised in OpenMoodle. The course consists of six modules, each worth 1 credit point. The modules have different topics of sustainable tourism. You can choose as many modules as you like, depending on your interests or needs.

The modules include
* theory lessons with activating questions,
* tasks that are strongly linked to working life
* a final exam.

The student completes the modules at their own pace. The teacher can be easily contacted in case of questions.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Completing the study materials
80% of the points are required for passing the exam.

Further information

If you are a student of Lapland UAS restonomi studies, you may have completed three of these modules in the study unit "Kestävän matkailun suunnittelu". In English the modules are called Accessibility and Diversity, Partnership and Stakeholders, and Assessment of Societal Impacts. Thus, you are welcome to take the three remaining modules (Local Cultures and Traditions, Product Development, and Sustainability Communication) but you cannot receive credits for the other modules.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

In each module, the student completes lessons and tasks, such as discussion forum posts.
After completing them, the student receives access to the final exam. 80% of the points are required for passing the exam.

Assessment methods and criteria

In each module, the student completes lessons and tasks, such as discussion forum posts.
After completing them, the student receives access to the final exam. 80% of the points are required for passing the exam.

Further information

It is possible for the student to complete 1-6 credit units according to their own needs.