COURSE CODE THRM 311 COURSE LEVEL 3rd year and 5th semesterCOURSE TITLE Sustainable Tourism DevelopmentCOURSE TYPE Faculty CoreLECTURER(S) Prof. Dr. Habib AlipourCREDIT VALUE 3 ECTS VALUE 6PREREQUISITES NoneCOREQUISITESDURATION OF COURSE 14 WeeksAIMS & OBJECTIVESThe promotion of sustainable development opens up the debates surrounding our relationship with the natural world, what constitutes social progress, and the character of development in the present and into the future. The main aim of this course is to provide students with an introductory yet comprehensive overview of The concept of sustainable development and its application with emphasis on the methods and processes to achieve sustainability goals. After the understanding of general concept, it will be discussed in the context of TOURISM sector/industry. The main aim is to provide the students of tourism with a practical alternative to develop, plan, and mange tourism sector. Sustainable tourism has become a newly developed tourism practice around the world. Students not only will learn about the concept and its application, they will also learn and acquire practical knowledge how to establish a viable tourism business which is sustainable and profitable. While an understanding and familiarity with the ‘sustainability’ is established, students will be able to reorient themselves based on their new understanding which will allow them to interact and relate to the environment, resources, communities with a responsible attitude.GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMESOn successful completion of this course, all students will have developed KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING of:

1. Sustainable land use systems,2. Nature and meaning of the sustainability,3. Mechanisms for sustainability?4. Island states and their socio-economic characters5. Community involvement as principle not rhetoric.

On successful completion of this course, all students will have developed their SKILLS by:6. Solving case studies by designing policies and plans to achieve sustainability.7. Turning theory into practice through application of methods and decisions for utilization of the resources.8. Respecting and following ethical behavior in personal and professional activities

On successful completion of this course, all students will have developed COMPETENCIES in9. Specialisation and learning from experiences and vidences regarding the current master planning10. Practice related to formulate constructive solutions to problems.

GRADING CRITERIAThe following grading criteria is used university wide:

Grade Marks ValueA 85-100 4.0A- 80-84 3.7B+ 75-79 3.3B 70-74 3.0B- 66-69 2.7C+ 63-65 2.3C 60-62 2.0C- 57-59 1.7D+ 54-56 1.3D 50-53 1.0D- 45-49 0.7F 0-44 0.0NG 0.0

RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER COURSESThis course can benefit from general management theories and organizational knowledge provided in modules under those titles. In the meantime, it is a complementary course to any planning and development oriented courses as well as courses emphasizing on the environmental quality.

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LEARNING / TEACHING METHODBesides the regular lecture process, various external articles will be presented to the students to read and reflect upon. Visual presentations of various cases will be furnished from different parts of the world and ecosystems.

New development and innovations regarding the sustainability issues and impacts will be part of the learning process. The cases of island states will be emphasized. Students will be given a task of reporting from cases with associated with resource depletion. Constant feedback will be provided on how and in what ways students can relate.

METHOD OF ASSESSMENTStudents have to undertake the following forms of assessment: Mid-term exam: 30% Weekly assignment: 10% Final Examination: 30% Major Project: 10% Group work/discussion: 10% Presentation and participation: 10%

ATTENDANCEAttendance is compulsory and if absenteeism exceeds by more than 20% of the total lecture hours, students will jeopardize their grades. Students with no attendance, no interest and no data will be graded NG.

TEXTBOOK/SLiburd, J.J., & Edwards, D. (2010). Understanding The Sustainable Development of Tourism. Oxford: GoodfellowPublishers Ltd.EXTENDED READING LIST

1) International Journal of Sustainable Development (IJSD)2) Please refer to the World Bank data base.3) Baker, S. (2005) Sustainable Development. London: Routledge.4) Hawkins, D. E., (2006) Corporate Social Responsibility: Balancing Tomorrow's Sustainability and Today's

Profitability. London: Palgrave Macmillan.5) Dresner, S. (2002) Principles of Sustainability. London: Earth scan Publications Ltd.6) JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.7) JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM8) INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING9) ELECTRONIC SOURCE: WWW.ENN.COM

SEMESTER OFFERRED2016-2017 Spring Semester

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CONTENT & SCHEDULEThe lecture topics within the semester are as in the following schedule:

WEEK TOPICS READING

1 Understanding the sustainable development of tourism Chapter 12 Sustainable tourism planning Chapter 23 Sustainable operation management Chapter 34 Marketing for sustainable tourism Chapter 45 Sustainable human resource management Chapter 56 Class works and case studies7 MID-TERM WEEK8 Corporate social responsibility in tourism Chapter 69 Triple bottom line reporting in tourism organizations to Chapter

7 support sustainable development10 Supplier-driven innovations for sustainable tourism Chapter 811 Managing sustainable festival, meeting and events Chapter 912 The future of sustainability Chapter 1113 Presentation -14

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Course Code: THRM 311Number of ECTS credits: 6 ECTS (student work load: 180)

Course Name: Sustainable Tourism Development Instructor Name: Assocıate Prof. Dr. Habib Alipour Date:Student Work Load Weight of

Asses. (%)Week Course

LOSProgram LOS Educational Activities Lectures Independent

WorkAssessment Hours

1 1,2,9 2,3,4,7 Lecture 1:Understanding the sustainable development of tourism 3 22 1,2 2,4 Lecture 2:Sustainable tourism planning 3 23 1,2,4,9 1,2,3,4,7 Lecture 3:Sustainable operation management 3 24 1,4,8 1,2,4,8 Lecture 4:Marketing for sustainable tourism 3 25 Lecture 5:Sustainable human resource management 3 26 Class works and case studies Weekly assignment –

15 hrs.10

7 1,3,4 1,2,4 MID-TERM WEEK Exam – 40 hrs. 308 1,3,4 1,2,4 Lecture 6:Corporate social responsibility in tourism 3 29 2,9,10 2,3,4,7,8 Lecture 7:Triple bottom line reporting in tourism organizations to

support sustainable development3 2

10 2,9,10 2,3,4,7,8 Lecture 8:Supplier-driven innovations for sustainable tourism 3 211 2,9,10 2,3,4,7,8 Lecture 9:Managing sustainable festival, meeting and events 3 212 5,9 2,3,4,7 Lecture 10:The future of sustainability 3 213 7,9,10 3,4,7,8 Presentation Presentation-15 hrs. 1014 Final Exam Exam – 40 hrs. 30

Groupwork/discussion -10 hrs.

10

Project- 10 hrs. 10Total 180 30 20 130 100

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