Tourism System and Competitiveness

Year
0
Academic year
2021-2022
Code
01011143
Subject Area
Tourism
Language of Instruction
Portuguese
Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face
Duration
SEMESTRIAL
ECTS Credits
6.0
Type
Compulsory
Level
1st Cycle Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

The practical classes will be based on the presentation and discussion of the syllabus. A heuristic method will be used and students will be encouraged to actively participate in class. They will be motivated to apply the skills acquired through practical activities, including multimedia resources and exercises. The system components will encourage a theoretical and practical understanding applied to research. Guidance will be provided to support students in these exercises.

Learning Outcomes

Provide students with solid knowledge of the fundamentals of the tourism system, standardizing the basic training required for course subjects.

Recognize the multiple interpretations of tourism and, in these contexts, the interpretation of tourism as a system.

Interpret the tourism system as a multidimensional and complex reality.

Understand the importance of theories:general systems theory, complexity,chaos and the rhizomes for understanding the tourism system.

Analyze different conceptualizations of the tourism system identifying its main components and the specificity of the functions performed by each of the components.

Recognize the importance of information and communication for the functioning of the tourism system.

Assess the relevance of the environment for the system.

Understand the importance role of quality, sustainability, innovation and competitiveness in the tourist system.

Reflect on the challenges that competitiveness puts on the management of the tourism system.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1.Tourism: different interpretations

2. Tourism as a system: theorizing 

3. The tourism system: perspectives compared

4. The components of the tourism system: specificity of functions

    4.1. Tourism supply

    4.2. Tourism demand

    4.3. Intermediation and distribution in the tourism system 

          4.3.1. Tour operators and travel agencies

          4.3.2. Disintermediation and re-intermediation in the tourism system: the importance of new t

                    technologies

5. Interactions and the functioning of the system: the relevance of information and communication 

6. The system surroundings: analysis of its determinants

7. The determinant of the system: quality, sustainability, innovation and competitiveness 

8. Competitiveness

     8.1. Determinants and models

     8.2. Positioning strategies and benchmarking

     8.3. Challenges for the management of the tourism system

Head Lecturer(s)

Alexandra Maria de Almeida Matos Pereira

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Research work: 20.0%
Class work: 20.0%
Frequency: 60.0%

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