AB-2-004 (0) - Environmental Responsibility in Hospitality and Tourism

• Företagsekonomi 2014 (turism) - Turismens verksamhetsmiljö
• Företagsekonomi 2015 (turism) - Turismens verksamhetsmiljö
• Företagsekonomi 2016 (turism) - Turismens verksamhetsmiljö
• Företagsekonomi 2017 (turism) - Turismens verksamhetsmiljö
• Företagsekonomi 2018 (turism) - Turismens verksamhetsmiljö
• Turism 2013 - Turismens verksamhetsmiljö

2 (2018-10-22 till 2018-12-31)

Engelska

Obligatorisk

Yrkeshögskoleexamen

2

5 sp

After successful completing the course the student knows facts and frames of environmental management and understands the meaning of environmental responsibility as a part of competitive business practices. Also, the course offers practical information how to plan and build up main steps of an environmental management system.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student
- understands the general concept of sustainable tourism
- understands the meaning of environmental responsibility as a part of sustainable tourism
- understands the concept of environmental management in the hospitality and tourism industry
- understands the content and process of environmental management as a part of strategic corporate development
- has skills and knowledge to develop environmental responsibility operations in the corporate level
-has capacity to analyze state of environmental management

- Sustainable tourism: definitions and key concepts
- Actors in sustainable tourism
- Initiatives & commitments towards sustainable tourism
- Environmental impacts of tourism
- Environmental management in the tourism field
- Environmental auditing and labels
- Future aspects on sustainable tourism and environmental management

All first year courses
Introduction to Tourism Industry in Finland and
Hospitality Operations Management

The course Environmental Responsibility in the Hospitality and Tourism Industry gives an overview on environmental management for the future hospitality and tourism professionals. Environmental management is, however, only one part of the concept of sustainable tourism. In order to understand the importance of environmental management in the field of tourism, it is essential to understand the big picture of sustainable tourism.
The course
-present a general understanding on the concept of sustainable tourism,
-focuses on how to manage environmental impact of the business operations,
-introduces tools and measurement methods, as well as policy guidelines and regulations in environmentally responsible business context.

Mowforth Martin, Tourism and sustainability :
development and new tourism in the Third World
/ Martin Mowforth and Ian Munt.
Upplaga:2nd ed.
Welford, Richard, Corporate environmental
management 3 : : towards sustainable
developemnt
UNWTO,2008, Climate Change and Tourism -
Responding to Global Changes
Chan W. 2007, Environmental measures for hotel
´s environmental management systems
Weaver, D, 2006, Sustainable tourism : theory
and practice

• Föreläsningar - 2 timmar
• Nätbaserade - 133 timmar

• Kursens totala antal arbetstimmar: 135 timmar
• Varav självstyrda studieformer: 135 timmar
• Varav schemalagda studier: 0 timmar

Självstudier via nätet

För godkänd prestation krävs att studenten
avlägger följande examinationer:
sätt:
Task 1: 15 points/100
Task 2: 15 points/100
Task 3: 20 points/100
Quiz: 50 points/10for completing the course is0
Minimum requirement 50 points
Only one attempt is allowed for tasks 1, 2 and 3

• Fabricius Susanna
• Halmén Mia

Fabricius Susanna

https://arcada.itslearning.com/ Extern länk

Ingen begränsning (17 studenter anmälda)

12 månader efter kursens slutdatum

2018-10-08 till 2018-11-04