FINAL AWARD: MASTER OF TOURISM ECONOMICS AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT (MTEHM)

Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (Pg. DTEHM)

Leading to

Master of Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (MTEHM)

Awarding Institution/Body: University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND

In spite of widespread political and economic constraints imposed on global tourism

development during last few decades, world tourism industry has emerged as one of the

fastest growing single industries in the world. Its performance has been highly acclaimed to

the comparable performances of many other export industries during the same period. At

present, global tourism industry represents around 11% of the world’s GDP, around 8% of

global employment and around 9% of global wages. It is also the largest single employment

generator of the world economy today. International visitors’ spending represents around 8%

of world exports too. Moreover, tourism has been identified as one of the top five export

categories in 83% of the total countries of the world.

With increasing recognition of the contributions of the tourism industry to economic

development, Sri Lanka has made significant efforts to improve this industry during the last

few decades. Today tourism has become one of the largest foreign exchange earners in Sri

Lanka. It is estimated that the direct impact of tourism industry in Sri Lanka on GDP is more

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than 2 percent, but this could be much higher when considering both indirect and induced

impacts.

Projected foreign tourist arrivals by 2016 will be 2.5 million tourists. Though the industry

currently provides around 150,000 direct and indirect employment opportunities, this amount

should go up to more than 500,000 by 2016. Nearly 20 percent of these forecasted

employment opportunities are also management level employment.

It is worthwhile mentioning that many universities and educational institutions are currently

conducting various postgraduate study courses/programmes in the fields of travel, tourism,

hotel and hospitality management. Most of these universities/organizations are located in

advanced countries or affiliated with these countries. On the other hand, in relation to the

growing demand for these types of educational training programmes and also demonstrably

inadequate educational facilities in Sri Lanka, a large number of Sri Lankan candidates are

now seeking educational opportunities in foreign universities and consequently, a large sum

of money is currently flowing out from the country.

Several national universities in Sri Lanka currently conduct few degree programmes in

tourism studies (e.g. University of Rajarata, University of Sabaragamuwa, University of

Kalaniya). Some of these national universities have also introduced tourism or tourism

related study modules as a part of their postgraduate or master level programmes, but not yet

introduced a postgraduate diploma or master level programmes specializing in tourism

studies.

OBJECTIVES

Main Objective

To provide the knowledge and skills in tourism economics and hotel management to those

people whose activities will have a positive impact on development of the tourism industry in

sustainable manner, but who have as yet not had the opportunity of obtaining a structured

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understanding and critical analyses of the relevant issues of tourism development and hotel

management and related practices. The knowledge and skills are provided in nationally and

internationally acceptable and competitive manner.

Sub-Objective

Empowered the tourism industry by enhancing tourism professionals with following competencies

Critically assess ideas and theories concerning tourism economics and hotel

management and their practical usages and applicability

Recognize the underpinnings of global tourism development and its recent patterns

and identify their relationships between tourism development in destinations or

countries

Explain the historical development of the tourism industry and its impact on present

and future economic, social, and environmental well-being.

Distinguish different methods in tourism research and project preparation and

understand how to apply these methods for tourism research and project activities and

implementation, within a multidimensional context and through interdisciplinary

approaches by using a sound knowledge of diverse aspects of the academic and

professional disciplines in tourism and hotel management

Evaluate the concept of sustainable tourism and its effects on the planning and

development process of tourism through understanding the process and application of

tourism planning within sustainable tourism development context.

Gain advanced analytical skills and knowledge and to develop interpersonal and

leadership skills in teams to solve the practical problems and issues of tourism and

hotel industry

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ADMISSION CRITERIA

The minimum academic entry qualification is a general degree from a recognized

university in Sri Lanka.

Or

A postgraduate diploma or a professional qualification recognized by the University of

Colombo as equivalent to a degree

Or

Three Year Management Diploma of Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel

Management (SLITHM)1 with Two Year (02) Industry Experience

Or

Four Year Management Diploma of Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel

Management (SLITHM)2 with One-Year Diploma Programme (non-graduate) in Travel

and Tourism Economics and Hotel Management3 and Two Year Industry Experience

Or

Any other qualifications or experience which demonstrates that a candidate possesses

appropriate knowledge and skills at degree level may also be required.

And

Good working knowledge of English and the applicants must satisfy the University that

they are sufficiently competent in the English language.

1 This is three years-specialized diploma courses in professional cookery or in food & beverage operation, or in front office operations, or in hotel housekeeping. Two Industrial Training (IT) Report (with positive comments) is mandatory in the related areas of her/his specialization Entry educational qualification of this programme is two (02) passes at G.C.E (A/L) for the main three (03) subjects in one setting; ‘Pass’ in English at GCE (AL) is required if the applicant does not process a ‘Credit’ for English at the G.C.E (O/L). 2 Entry educational qualification of this four-year management diploma programme is G.C.E (O/L) with six subjects in not more than two sittings including ‘Pass’ in Mathematics and English and three ‘Credit’ passes. One has to successfully complete all four basic level modules (4BL) at the certificate level plus the intermediate level (IL) and advance level modules of his/her choice of specialization in order to receive the Management Diploma in Hotel and Catering Operation. 3 The DTTEHM is a multi-disciplinary one-year non-graduate diploma programme conducted by the Department of Economics, University of Colombo. The diploma provides opportunities for the integration of knowledge and skills with hands-on practice of the different fields of the industry, by providing practical and analytical competence in socio-economic, ecological, marketing, managerial, accounting & statistical and legal aspects of travel and tourism, hotel management, ticketing, information technology and other related fields.

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SELECTION CRITERIA

The candidates will be selected on the basis of an aptitude test and interview conducted by

the Department of Economics.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This programme is appropriate for:

Hotel managers and officers catering to tourist enterprises

Tourism sector policy designers, formulators and decision-makers

Government and private organizational officers engaged in tourism activities

Officers and individuals associated with institutions related to tourism.

Personals engaged in supplying supportive and complementary services to the

tourism industry.

Key officers engage in providing security for foreign visitors and developing the

quality and standards in keeping with international best practices.

Medical and insurance institute officers engaged in providing health services to

foreign visitors and tourism institutions.

Marketing and advertising firm executives and media personals engaged in a career

with tourism

International and domestic airline managers, holiday destination business owners,

tour operators and work staff

Environment protection officers, and in particular, coast conservation, forests and

heritage protection institutions, waste disposal and congestion management

organizations with respect to the tourism industry.

INGOs/NGOs staff executives

Research officers/Extension and field officers in specialized subject fields in tourism

and related areas

National and other types of tourist guides

Prospective new entrants into different fields of the tourism industry

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KEY DETAILS OF THE PROGRAMME

This MTEHM programme is designed as a diploma leading to Master of Tourism Economics

and Hotel Management. It has two separate levels. They are:

I) Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism Economics and Hotel Management

(Pg. DTEHM)

II) Master of Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (MTEHM)

Only those candidates who successfully completed the Pg.DTEHM are eligible to read for

the MTEHM programme. Those students who completed Pg.DTEHM, but do not wish to

proceed for MTEHM will be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism Economics and

Hotel Management. Those students who successfully completed the MTEHM will be

awarded the Master for Tourism Economics and Hotel Management.

Duration of the Programme

Duration of the programme will be two years part time, in which First Year will be devoted

to the Pg. DTEHM and the Second Year will be allocated for the MTEHM programme. The

entire program covers two academic calendars of four (4) semesters

Duration for Post Graduate Diploma (Pg. DTEHM): One (01) year

Duration for Master Degree (MTEHM): Pg.DTEHM + One (01) year

Medium of Instruction

The medium of instruction shall be English.

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Structure of Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (Pg.

DTEHM)

The postgraduate diploma consists of three components.

(a) Eight compulsory course modules

(b) One optional module for specialization

(c) Extended essay.

A. Compulsory Modules:

DTEHM C501: Tourism Operation for Destination Development

DTEHM C502: Tourism Marketing and Destination Promotion

DTEHM C503: Hotel & Resort Operations and Consumer Service Development

DTEHM C504: Tourism Economics and Practical Applications

DTEHM C505: Human Resource Management for Tourism Development

DTEHM C506: Tourism Planning and Development Administration

DTEHM C507: Statistical Analysis and Accountancy

DTEHM C508: Applications of GIS, Information Technology and E-Tourism

B. Optional Course Modules for Specialization:

(Select one from the following)

DTEHM S501: Ecotourism and Tourism Typologies

DTEHM S502: Travel Agency and Tour Operation

DTEHM S503: Media and Advertising Management in Tourism

DTEHM S504: Finance Management for Tourism Managers

DTEHM S505: Transport Operations and Ticketing

DTEHM S506: Tourism Product Designing and Quality Advancement

DTEHM S507: Managing Small Scale Enterprises in Tourism

C. Extended Essay (DTEHM-EE)

The Extended Essay (EE) is one of the requirements of the Pg.DTEHM. The

maximum limit of the EE shall be 5000 words. It provides the students with an

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opportunity to conduct independent research on a topic approved by the coordinator

and the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Arts. The topic should be related to the

programme. A supervisor shall be appointed by the Faculty Board on the

recommendation of the coordinator of the programme to supervise the extended

essay. There is also a short course on the report writing of the extended essay. It

comprises guiding lectures for report writing, discussions and presentations. Twenty

hours are allocated for this purpose.

Structure of Master of Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (MTEHM)

The students those who successfully completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism

Economics and Hotel Management (Pg. DTEHM) are offered the opportunity of continuing

their studies in the Master of Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (MTEHM)

programme.

Master of Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (MTEHM) programme consists of

three parts.

A) MTEHM 501: Research Methods and Project Appraisal

As this master program is expected the student to do a self-study dissertation or project report

related to tourism this course module has been designed to provide necessary knowledge and

skills in conducting a research study or a project report preparation. It is a compulsory course

module and the evaluation procedure of this module shall be done by written papers,

assignments and presentations.

B) Seminar Research Paper Presentations

Seminar research paper presentations should be carried by each student and these seminar

presentations will be organized by the Department of Economics with the participation of

experts in each subject area. The evaluation will be done by an appointed panel from the

examination board meeting of the Department of Economics.

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C) MTEHM 502: Thesis The main component of the Master programme shall be the Dissertation. The major objective

of the programme is to do a successful research thesis by the students. Students should carry

out a research on an approved topic of their choice falling within the fields of travel, tourism

and hospitality studies. The candidates are free to choose the research field but related to the

programme and shall be recommended by the coordinator and approved by the Faculty Board

on the recommendation of the Department of Economics. The thesis shall be a major piece of

independent research. Supervision will be provided by either the academic staff of the

University of Colombo or those appointed for the purpose from outside.

The length of the dissertation shall be a minimum of 25,000 words and maximum of 30,000

words. It must be submitted in triplicate by the end of the second year of the programme. An

oral examination will be held on the thesis.

COURSE OUTLINES

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN TOURISM ECONOMICS AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT (Pg.DTEHM)

I). Compulsory Course Modules:

DTEHM C501: Tourism Operation for Destination Development

Objectives: This course is designed to give the student an understanding of basic concepts in tourism by considering various functions of tourism, systems of tourism and types of tourism and their operation in different contexts.

Course Contents:

1. Definitions and concepts related to tourism, tourists, destinations, services etc and their relationships.

2. Nature, characteristics and components of tourism industry; Tourism products and production system: Tourism Product Life Cycle.

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3. Inbound and outbound tourism; Domestic and international tourism; Inter–regional and intra–regional tourism

4. Typologies of tourism: Religious, Historical, Social, Adventure, Health, MICE, Sports, Senior citizen tourism, Culture, Nature, Ethnic, VFR and other forms in tourism.

5. Tourism distribution systems and channels, networks and role players,

6. Tourism supportive and complementary services; Role of public/private sector organizations and other stakeholders

7. Future of tourism operations and challengers

            Suggested Readings: Mill, R.C. & Morrison, A.M. (1992), The Tourism System: An Introductory Text,

Prentice- Hall; New Jersey Charles R. G, Brent Ritchie J. R. (2009), ‘Tourism: Principles, Practices, Philosophies’,

11th edn, John Wiley & Sons, New York . Burkart and Medlik, (1981), Tourism: Past, Present and Future, Heinemann, London Mill, R.C., (1990), Tourism: The International Business, Prentice Hall, New Jersey.

DTEHM C502: Tourism Marketing and Destination Promotion

Objectives:

The course includes the operation techniques of tourism marketing. The students are expected to attain a basic knowledge of marketing principals, study to suitability of alternative promotional approaches to and formulate marketing plans and promotional approaches to tourism and other related organizations.

Course Contents:

1. Definition of marketing and related concepts in tourism and hotel industry

2. Marketing orientations and the market environment affecting tourism and hotel industry

3. Introduction to marketing philosophies and their relationship on products and selling; Marketing and societal perspectives; Economic importance of marketing

4. Marketing environment and consumer buying behaviour; Competitive differentiation and competitive marketing strategies; New product development. and product life cycle; Customer satisfaction and related strategies in internal and' external marketing

5. Product and product strategies; Product lines, Product Mix, Branding, packaging and pricing considerations; Managing relationships and building loyalty in the tourism sector

6. Market segmentation, market targeting and positioning strategies in tourism; Marketing Mix and Promotional Mix in tourism etc.

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7. Specific marketing strategies in airlines, hotel, resort, travel agencies and in other tourism related services

8. Destination Mix Elements; Strategic destination development and marketing; Managing destination life cycles, destination marketing, on destination branding and loyalty development; Analyzing destination competitiveness; e-marketing and its relevance to destination marketing; Destination differentiation and positioning

9. Marketing research in tourism and hotel industry

Suggested readings:

Kotler, Philip (2005), Marketing Management & Hospitality and Tourism Marketing, Pretience Hall, New Jersey

Michael R. S, Greg M, Elnora S (2005), Marketing: Real People, Real Choices, 5th Edition, Pretience Hall, New Jersey

Chris H, Chris R (1995), Marketing for tourism, 3rd edn, Addison-Wesley Longman, London

Crough (2001), Marketing Research for Managers, Pretience Hall, New Jersey Patel, S.G. (2000), Modern Marketing Research, Himalaya Publishing, India

DTEHM C503: Hotel & Resort Operations and Consumer Service Development

Objectives:

This Course is to provide the knowledge and skills for the students about the functions of important departments of a classified hotel and to teach various aspects related to hotel and accommodation industry. This course also helps to understand the key dimensions, processes and influences upon human behaviour at the level of individual and the group in the context of work organizations of the hotel industry by developing the students understanding of such complex human behaviour interactions in determining consumer behaviour in tourism and hotel industry.

Course Contents:

1. Key departments of a classified hotel, namely Front Office, House Keeping, Food and Beverage, Personnel and Accounts and their different roles and functions

2. Requirements and procedure for constructing classified Hotel; Prescribed application form for approval of hotel projects, regulatory conditions and guide lines for approval of hotel projects in different classifications, star categorization; Sources of finance,

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incentives and subsidies extended to hotels and accommodation sector; Backward areas in hotel and accommodation sector.

3. Types of resorts such as beach resorts, country side resorts, spas and health resorts, integrated resorts, etc; Basic elements of a resort complex such as loading facilities, landscaping, dinning and drinking facilities, family oriented services, shops and services, entertainment; use of community resources

4. Resources components of hotels and resorts development (such as land use, product design, regulatory issues, landscaping, environmental integration); Resort/Hotel Life Cycle (renovation, repositioning, revitalization),

5. Resort/hotel planning and preliminary consideration in resort hotel planning and development; Phases of resort planning and development

6. Resort/Hotel Management: general operations, entertainment and activity programs, clubs, managing amenities, commercial/retail activities, community management, sales promotion

7. Capacity planning, Inventory management, materials requiring planning, operations scheduling, Health and safety, Job design, Facility layout, Quality and productivity management, Operations network, Supply Chain Management, Business Process Outsourcing.

8. Determinant factors of organizational change, process of change; Organizational goals and effectiveness. Organizational strategic planning etc.

9. Characteristics affecting Consumer Behaviour: Cultural factors, social factors, personal factors, psychological factors, Models of consumer behaviour – black box model. High commitment and low commitment consumer behaviour.

10. Buyer Decision Process and Post-Purchase Behaviour, Buyer Decision Process for New Products, Stages in the adoption process, individual differences in innovativeness, Influence of product characteristics on rate of adoption

Suggested Readings:

Andrews, Sudhir (1985), Hotel Front Office, Tata M C Graw – Hill, New Delhi. Andrews, Sudhir (1987), Hotel House Keeping, Tata M C Graw – Hill, New Delhi. Andrews, Sudhir : (1991), Food and Beverage Service, Tata M C Graw–Hill, New Delhi. Invancevich JM, Mateson MT, (1998), Organizational Behaviour and Management, Tata

M C Graw–Hill, New Delhi Nonaka I, Takeuchi, H. (1995),. The Knowledge-Creating Company,. Oxford University

Press, New York Gisslen W. (1995), Professional Cooking, John Wiley & Sons, New York,. Knight J, Kotschevar L. (1989),. Quantity Food Production, Planning, and Management,

John Wiley & Sons, New York

DTEHM C504: Tourism Economics and Practical Applications

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Objectives:

The objective of this course is to examine the fundamental economic principles and their application to the hotel and tourism industry by emphasizing the use of economic analysis in management, marketing, financial, and policy decisions.

Course Contents;

1. Microeconomics and its application to tourism and hotel industry (Opportunity costs, economic problem, Demand & supply Analysis, Price system, Market structures, factor market behavior

2. Tourism demand and supply and their determinants; estimation and forecasting of these concepts, Supply chains of tourism; Consumer behaviour in tourism demand; Measurement of impact of tourism, Types of tourism and their trends in demand and supply; Local and regional economic development through tourism

3. Basics of macroeconomics and its application to tourism and hotel industry (such as economic growth and development, inflation, employment, exchange rate and international trades etc, and tourism and hotel industry)

4. Role of government in tourism, taxation and budget policies, tourism planning and issues, national, regional, and local tourism management structures

5. Basic principles of Development Economics, Environmental economics, Welfare Economics etc and their application to tourism development

Suggested Reading

Lovelock C, Young R.F. (1979), ‘Look to consumers to increase productivity’, Harvard Business Review, May/June, pp 168- 178.

Lundberg S, Krishhamoorthy. (1995), Tourism Economics, John Wiley and Sons, London.

Vanhove N (2005), The Economics of Tourism Destinations, Elsevier, London James M (2004), Tourism and the Economy, University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu James M, (2008), Developing a Dream Destination: Tourism and Tourism Policy

Planning, University of Hawaii Press, Hawaii Larry D, Peter F (2006), International Handbook on the Economics of Tourism, Edward

Elgar Publishing, Ltd, UK

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DTEHM C505: Human Resource Management for Tourism Development

Objectives:

This course is to improve the knowledge and skills of the students on the principles of HRM and their application to human resource development in hotel and tourism industry.

Course Contents:

1. Concept, nature, process and significance of HRM; Evaluation of management theory; Schools of management thoughts; Functions of management; Concepts of HR planning, Management by objectives (MBO) and decision making process, tools and techniques; Components of effective decision making.

2. Concept of organizing and types of organization; Line and staff authority and their responsibility; Span of control, delegation of authority, centralization versus decentralization; Organization structure and design; Staffing and selection process.

3. Process and types for effective communication; Barriers and principle of effective communication (Horizontal and Vertical communication), Motivation theories and practices.

4. Concepts of leadership and related concepts; Theories of leadership; Styles of leadership; Successful versus effective leadership styles in travel trade and hospitality organizations, Concept of controlling in HRM.

5. Concepts of production management; Objective and inventory management; Production methods/techniques for HRD

Suggested Readings:

Noe  R.,  Hollenbeck  J.,  Gerhart,  B  and Wright,  P.  (2006),  Human  Resource Management: Gaining  a  competitive  advantage, 5th edn,  McGraw Hill, USA

Marchington  M and Wilkinson  A.  (2005),  Human Resource Management  at  Work, People  Management  and  Development, Chartered  Institute  of  Personnel  and Development, UK  

Noe R.  (2005), Employee Training  and  Development, 3rd  edn, London:  McGraw Hill, USA   

Woods R.  (1997), Managing  Hospitality  Human  Resources, 2nd  edn, Educational Institute of American  Hotel  &  Motel  Association, USA    

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DTEHM C506: Tourism Planning and Development Administration

Objectives: This course is to provide the students with the knowledge and skills of planning principles and policies on tourism development, emphasizing the theoretical and conceptual background. Tourism development policies at local, national and international levels, by cortically analyzing the tourism planning and policies introduced in Sri Lanka since 1967.

Course Contents:

1. Role of public and private sector in tourism development, Role of international, multinational and local tourism organizations on tourism policies and planning

2. Conceptual meaning of tourism planning; Evolution of tourism planning; Levels and types of tourism planning; Background approach and planning scale

3. Tourism policy in Sri Lanka: Study of national tourism policies; Function of Ceylon Tourism Board and Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority, and other related tourism organizations and their functions; Ecotourism plans and special tourism area development programmes in local and provincial levels

4. Regional planning, Regional issues and integrated planning, Destination (Macro) planning, site (Micro) planning; Role of community in planning and its implementation; Managing disasters in tourism organizations

5. Case studies of tourism policies and planning by considering the design of plans, implementation and monitoring; Investment opportunities and government policy for investment in hotel/tourism industry; Sources of funding.

6. Legal concepts and legal framework for tourism and related activities; Analysis of specific contracts such as Sales, Agency, Legal responsibility of operators, Labour law, Workers compensation Act, Tourism Acts, Workers compensation Act, Principles of Licensing for Tour Operators; Basic principles of the law of Tort; Prevention of child sex and other social malevolence activities.

Suggested Readings: Gunn C.A. (1994), Tourism Planning: Basics. Concepts and. Cases, Taylor & Francis,

Washington D.C Burkart and Medlik (1981), Tourism: Past, Present and Future, Heinemann, London. Mill R.C.(1990), Tourism: The International Business, Pretience Hall, New Jersey. Inskeep N, Edward P (1991), Tourism Planning: An Integrated and Sustainable

Development Approach, VNR, New York. Ashworth, G. J. (2000), The Tourist Historic City. Retrospect and Prospect of Managing

the Heritage City, Pergamon, Oxford, UK

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Sharma J. K. (2000), Tourism Development. Design for ecological sustainability, Kaniska Publication, New Delhi.

DTEHM C507: Statistical Analysis and Accountancy

Objectives:

The objective of this course is to introduce the key concepts of statistics and accountancy and their applications in hotel and tourism industry (e.g. estimating the trends, patterns and performance of hotel and tourism industry; maintaining the subsidiary ledgers and special journals; balance sheet and the statement of profit & loss; statement of cash flows etc) .

Course Contents:

1. Introduction to Double Entry, Book Keeping and Transaction Analysis, Cash Book and Bank Transactions, Trial Balance etc and their applications to tourism and hotel industry.

2. Balance Sheet, Rectification of Errors, Bank Reconciliation Statement, Accounting for Non-Trading Concerns. Miscellaneous Accounts, Depreciation Accounting, Travel Accounting etc

3. Introduction to basic statistical concepts (frequency distribution; measures of central tendency, measure of dispersion etc)

4. Elementary probability and statistical distributions (binomial, poison, normal)

5. Types of sampling methods (e.g. simple and random, stratified and clustered etc)

6. Correlation, ANOVA and regression analyses

7. Cross-Sectional Analysis and Time Series Analysis

8. Computer packages for accounting and statistical analyses (e.g., SPSS, E-views etc)

Suggested Readings: Barrow M.(1998), Statistics for economics, accountancy and business studies, Longman,

UK. Langley E P, Harden G S, (2002), Introduction to Accountancy for Business Studies, 6th

edn, Idedman, London. Frechtling C. D (1996), Practical tourism forecasting, Butterworth-Heinemann, UK. Glautier M W E. (2001), Accounting: theory and practice, Trans-Atlantic Publications,

UK.

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DTEHM C508: Applications of GIS, Information Technology and E-Tourism

Objective:This course is designed to provide the necessary knowledge of the basic components of GIS applications for tourism studies, computer information technology and e-businesses for tourism development.

Course Contents:

1. GIS applications and map preparation to geographical conditions and variations, natural resources identification and utilization for tourism

2. Basic computing including use of an operating system, various programme languages, communication and office systems/applications such as word processor, spreadsheet and MS Office etc.

3. Management information systems, Office automation, E-mail and Internet, Web page designing

4. Computer Networking for Rail Transport, Hotel Bookings, Airlines etc.

5. New developments in IT industry and their applications to tourism development in Sri Lanka

Suggested Readings:

Inkpen, G. (1994), Information Technology for Trave1 and Tourism, Pitman Publishing, London

Marshall K.P. (1996), Marketing Information Systems: Creating competitive advantage in the information age, International Thompson Publishing (ITP), San Francisco.

McGee J. & Prusac L. (1993),. Managing Information Strategically, John Wiley and Sons Inc, New York.

Hall C M and Page S J. (2005), The Geography of Tourism and Recreation, Routledge, UK.

Poon A. (1993), Tourism. Technology and Competitive Strategies, CAB International, Wallingford

Sheldlon, P. J. (1997), Tourism Information Technology, Oxford, UK Braham B (1988), Computer System in Hotel & Catering Industry, Cassell, UK.

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II). Optional Course Modules for Specialization:

(Select one from the below)

DTEHM S501: Ecotourism and Tourism Typologies

Objective:

This course provides the knowledge of the principles and practices of ecotourism and other specific interests based tourism typologies.

Course Contents:

1. Ecotourism definitions, concepts and evolution

2. Ecotourism as a world wide phenomenon,

3. Planning for ecotourism destinations,

4. Developing and implanting ecotourism guidelines,

5. Ecotourism and community development

6. Ecotourism and developing countries

7. Environmental relevance and concept of carrying capacity

8. New tourism typologies such as adventure, rural, agro, green, wilderness or nature, country- side, community based, culture, health, heritage, archeological, religious, spiritual, MICE and other special interests based tourism.

9. Sustainable tourism development and its indicators and measurements

Suggested readings: Buckley, R. (2003), Case studies in ecotourism, Cambridge, London. Buckley, R. (2004), Environmental impacts of ecotourism, Oxfordshire: London. Fennell, D.A. (1999), Ecotourism: an introduction, Routledge, London. Lindberg, K. and Hawkins D.E. (1993), Ecotourism: a guide for planners and managers,

Routledge, London. Wearing, S. and Neil J. (1999), Ecotourism: impacts, potentials, and possibilities,

Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford. Weaver, D. (2001), Ecotourism, Wiley & Sons, London. Middleton, V.T.C. and Hawkins R.(1998). Sustainable Tourism: A Marketing

Perspective., Butterworth Heinemann, Oxford Mowforth, M. and Munt.I (1998), Tourism and Sustainability: New Tourism in the Third

World, Routledge, New York:

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DTEHM S502: Travel Agency and Tour Operation

Objectives:

This course is to provide the students with the theoretical and practical knowledge of travel agency and tour operation by understanding about the formalities and documentation needed to set up these units and their operation.

Course Contents:

1. History, growth, and present status of travel agency operation; definitions of travel agency and differentiation between travel agency and tour operation business; travel agency and tour operators: linkages and arrangements with hotels, airlines and transport service providers and with the other segments of tourism sector.

2. Understanding the functions of a travel agency - Travel information and counseling to the tourists, itinerary preparation, reservation, ticketing, preparation and marketing of tour packages, handling business/corporate clients; Travel terminology: Current and popular travel trade abbreviations and other terms used in preparing itineraries; Income sources of travel agencies.

3. Travel formalities such as Passport, Visa, Health requirements, taxes, customs, currency, travel insurance, baggage and airport information; Appearance of staff, working area, agencies internal environment, checklist for display areas, Health and safety at work; Filing system in travel agencies, effective communication in travel agencies

4. Functions of a tour operator, tour package formulation, assembling, processing and disseminating information on destinations, Liasioning with principles, preparation of itineraries, tour operation and post-tour management. Sources of income for tour operation.

5. Rules and regulations for the approval of a travel agency, approval by Airlines and Railways etc

6. Fiscal and Non–fiscal incentives available to travel agencies and tour Operations business.

Suggested Reading:

Holloway, J.C., (1983), The Business of Tourism, McDonald and Evans, Plymounth. Syratt Gwenda, (1995). Manual of Travel Agency Practice, Butterworth Heinmann,

London Stevens Laurence, (1990). Guide to Starting and Operating Successful Travel Agency,

Delmar Publishers Inc., New York. Foster, Douglas (1983), Travel and Tourism Management, McMillan, London

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DTEHM S503: Media and Advertising Management in Tourism

Objectives:

This course intends to train the students about printing and electronic media for the planning and management of advertising and other communication tools for promoting tourism services.

Course Contents:

1. Media decisions and media selection process; Different media types: print media, television, radio and the new electronic media; Preparation of brochures, booklets, maps etc.

2. Advertising and its purpose and function, benefits of advertising, non-commercial advertising, ethical issues in advertising and need for advertising.

3. Advertising agency function, Organization and selection: Major functions of an advertising agency, consideration for advertising agency selection, the role of advertising in consumer decision process; Specialized advertising, industrial advertisements, institutional advertisements, non-commercial advertisements.

4. Major promotional tools, developing effective communication, identifying target audience, determining the response sought, selecting message, choosing different media types, selecting message source and collecting feedback; Establishing the total promotion budget and factors in setting the promotion mix.

5. Major decisions in advertising or Five Ms of advertising, telemarketing and sales Promotion.

6. Managing and developing sponsorship, organizing events, promotion at exhibitions, conferences, openings and inauguration

Suggested Readings:

Diwan, Parag (1998), Advertising Management, Routledge, UK. Thakur, D (1999) Advertising, Marketing and Sales Management, New York University

Press. Chattarji, Subarno (2008), Tracking the Media, Routledge, UK Paul Marris, Sue Thornham (2000), Media Studies, New York University Press,

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DTEHM S504: Finance Management in Tourism

Objectives:

The objective of this course is to provide the principles of financial management and their practicable applications in tourism industry.

Course Contents:

1. Meaning, role, scope and importance of financial management; Job of the financial manager, financial goals, financial control, organization & objective of financial function.

2. Financial planning and capitalization: capital structure: concepts related to capital, theories of capitalization, over capitalization and under capitalization, optimum capital structure, determinant of capital structure, financial leverage, debt capacity of company debt equity ratio etc.

3. Working capital management: concepts, need, determinant of working capital, estimates of working capital and financing of current assets. capital budgeting and capital investment decision: management of fixed assets, meaning, roles and analysis of capital investment in fixed assets:

4. Financial statements and analysis: concepts, analysis such as ratio, fund flow, cash flow, cost volume analysis.

5. Costing a product or service, pricing a product or service, accounting for contribution, introduction to decision accounting, planning and budgeting, standard costing and flexible budgeting, variance analysis, capital investment decisions.

Suggested Readings:

Pandey, L.M (2000), Management Accounting: A Planning and Control Approach, Vikas Publication, India.

Davis D. (1999), the Art of Managing Finance, Mc Graw Hill, USA. Pandey, I.M. (1995), Financial Management, Vikas Publication, India Van Horne (2002), Financial Management and Policy, Prentice Hall, New York.

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DTEHM S505: Transport Operations and Ticketing

Objectives: This course is intended to prepare the students with well verse knowledge of the modalities of air ticketing and other related transport handling

Course Contents:

1. Aviation Geography: Time difference, flight times, elapse times, division of the world by IATA. OAG (ABC), book familiarization, important airlines, airports of the world, minimum connecting time, coding & decoding of country, city, airport, airline domestic ticketing.

2. Global indicators, international ticket sales indicators, practice itinerary planning, passengers documentation/travel formalities (TIM), familiarization of air tariff, introduction to fare construction, mileage principles, fare construction with extra mileage allowance (EMA) & extra mileage principle, highest intermediates point (HIP), circle trip, minimum (CTM), back-haul check, add-on.

3. General limitations on indirect travel, mixed class journeys, special fares (excursion, students & seaman), passenger ticket & baggage check (with issuance of ticket with itineraries – one way (OW), return (RT),circle trip (CT), mixed class special fares, passengers expenses en route, credit cards usages in international travels, universal air travel plan (UATP), baggage rules.

4. Function and fair handling of surface transport, rail transport, water transport etc

Suggested Readings:

Semer-Purzycki and Jeanne (2001), A Practical Guide to Fares and Ticketing, 3rd

edition, Farmington Hills, Michigan Red Inc Inc (2002), The Official Red Hat Linux User's Guide, John Wiley & Sons,

Singapore IATA (2008) Travel Information Manual ( TIM ), IATA Head Offices, Geneva IATA Ticketing Hand Book. Mohinder Chand (November 1, 2007), Travel Agency Management: An

Introductory Text, 2nd edition, Anmol Publications, India Mohinder Singh (1998), Transport Management, Anmol Publications, India

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DTEHM S506: Tourism Product Designing and Quality Advancement

Objectives:

This course is to provide specific knowledge about the process and analysis of physical designing of tourism products based on local and international designing concepts. Students are expected to create innovative ideas on designing tourism products and the quality development of tourism products/services.

Course Contents:

1. Natural, socio-cultural, archeological, sacred resources for tourism development

2. Sri Lanka’s tourist destination sites and tourism product development and quality enhancement according to the global context

3. Traditional indigenous medicines, healing methods, meditation and religious practices, handicrafts and handlooms, and other community based products and resources and possible development to tourist attraction

4. Quality management and advancement in hotel and tourism industry: Different dimensions of service quality in tourism, models and measurement of service quality, models of service excellence in the tourism and hotel industry (e.g. the Malcolm Balridge Award. TQM and TQS concepts) service guarantee and service recovery processes, empowerment in service quality, impact of technology on service quality, case studies and practical applications;

Suggested Readings: Jay Kandampully, Connie Mok, Beverley A. Sparks (2001), Service Quality Management

in Hospitality, Tourism, and Leisure; Haworth Press, London Chris Cooper, John Fletcher, Stephen Wanhill, David Gilbert (2008), Principles and

Practice, Pearson Education, Hong Kong Williams C. and Buswell J. (2003), Service Quality in Leisure and Tourism, Oxon:

CABI, UK Ball S., Jones P., Kirk D. & Lockwood A. (2003), Hospitality Operations: A Systems

Approach, London: Continuum. Brown S., Gummesson E, Edvardsson B. & Gustavsson B. (1991), Service Quality,

Lexington, New York: King J.Z., Woods R.H. (1996). Managing for Quality in the Hospitality Industry,

Educational Institute American Hotel and Motel Association, New York Olsen M.T., Teare R. & Gummesson E. (1997), Service Quality in Hospitality

Organizations, Cassell, Maryland Rutherford, D. G. and O’Fallon, M. J. (2006), Hotel Management and Operations, John

Wiley & Sons, New York.

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DTEHM S507: Managing Small Scale Enterprises in Tourism

Objectives: This course is to provide knowledge about the current situation and prospective development of small-scale tourism enterprises for a community driven, pro-poor tourism development. Feasible career options for new local investors in tourism and hotel industry and the issues that are facing by this sector are analytically discussed.

Course Contents:

1. Definitions and related concepts in small scale tourism entrepreneurshipand management.

2. Roles and functions of small-scale tourism entrepreneurs at different contexts in relation to the economy.

3. Entrepreneurship as an interactive process between the individual and the environment.

4. Small business as the seedbed of entrepreneurship in tourism.

5. Ecological sustainability and small sector tourism operation

6. Economic sustainability and small sector tourism operation

7. Social sustainability and small sector tourism operation

8. IT and e-commerce in small businesses in tourism

9. Informal tourism and regularization

10. Small scale tourism entrepreneurship and community based tourism development

11. Issues and challenges facing by small scale tourism sector

Suggested Readings: Briguglio, R. Butler, D. Harrison, & W.L. Filho, (2002), Sustainable Tourism in Islands &

Small States: Case Studies, Cassell, London Robinson, M (2000), Developments in Urban and Rural Tourism., : The Centre for

Travel and Tourism in association with Business Education Publisher, University of Sunderland, UK

Sharpley, R. and J. (1997), Rural Tourism: An Introduction, : International Thomson Business Press, London.

Suansri, P. (2003), Community Based Tourism handbook. Responsible Ecological Social Tours Project, Bangkok.

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MASTER OF TOURISM ECONOMICS AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT (MTEHM)

MTEHM 501: Research Methods and Project Appraisal

Objectives: As this master program is expected the student to do a self-study dissertation or project report related to tourism and hotel management, this course has been designed to provide necessary knowledge and skills in conducting a research study or a project report.

Course Contents

1. Scientific research elements, techniques and processes

2. Research methodologies and applications

3. Sampling and field surveys and other data collection methods and their applicability

4. Descriptive and qualitative statistical techniques

5. Quantitative and inferential statistical technique

6. Market research and consumer/customer surveys

7. Tourism feasibility studies and tourism development plans

8. Practical application by using analytical software (such as SPSS) specializing in data mining, customer relationship management, business intelligence and data analysis

9. Presentation of research results & writing research reports

10. Project Cycle Management and Project planning techniques

11. Need assessments, Problem tree analysis, Solution tree analysis, Logical framework analysis, Stakeholder analysis

12. Measurement of project performance, investment appraisal, impact assessment,

Suggested Readings:

Adams G.R and Schvaneveldt J D. (1991), Understanding Research Methods, 2nd edition. Longman, New York

Dann, G.(1988), Methodology in Tourism Research,. Annals of Tourism Research, 15, pp.1-28.

Kim, E.J., & Geistfeld, L.V. (2003), Consumers’ Restaurant Choice Behavior and the Impact of Socio-Economic and Demographic Factors, Journal of Foodservice Business Research, 6(1), 3-24.

Veal, A J (1997) ‘Research Methods for Leisure & Tourism’, Brunel U, London

Teitelbaum H (1982, 1975) ‘How To Write Book Reports’, Monarch Press, New York. Newby M (1989, Writing a guide for students, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge

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Potts D. (2002), Project Planning and Analysis for Development, Lynne Reinner Publishers, New York

Schwalbe K (2006) ‘Information Technology: Project Management’, Thomson Course Technology, Baba Barkha, India

By Laws of Pg. DTEHM and MTEHM

1. Subject to these By-Laws a person may be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (hereinafter referred to as the Diploma or Pg.DTEHM) or Master (hereinafter referred to as MTEHM) as the case may be, if he/she has:

(a) been a registered student of the University for these programmes for the period prescribed by these By-Laws;

(b) thereafter pursued the programme of study of the University to the satisfaction of the Vice- Chancellor as prescribed by these By- Laws, and other Regulations and Rules of the University;

(c) satisfied the examiners for the Diploma at the take-home assignments, class room tests, course work as well as year-end examinations in prescribed courses, and the extended essay submitted on a subject approved by the Faculty;

(d) Presented and satisfied the Examiners for the MTEHM in the thesis embodying research on a subject approved by the Senate;

(e) Satisfied the Examiners for the MTEHM at the oral examination that she/he has been required to attend;

(f) Paid such registration, tuition, supervision and examination and other fees as may be payable by her/him to the University; and

(g) Fulfilled all other requirements prescribed by these By-Laws and the Regulations and Rules of the University

2. 2.1 Applications for registration for the Diploma /Master in Tourism Economics and Hospitality Management (MTEHM) shall be invited by notice in the newspapers.

2.2 A person who wishes to become a candidate for the Diploma /MTEHM shall make an application to the Registrar when the said programme is advertised.

2.3 The application shall be on the prescribed form providing the information as he/she may be required to submit, including his/her qualifications for undertaking the course of study.

3. There shall be a Co-ordinator for the programme who shall be appointed by the Vice-

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Chancellor on the recommendation of the Head of the Department, Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts.

4. Applications received by the Registrar shall be referred to the Co-ordinator of the programme. The Co-ordinator, having examined the applications for necessary initial qualifications, shall call the qualified candidates for an interview, on which selections may be made. An entrance test may be held, if necessary, prior to the interview, if the number of applicants is very much in excess of the number of candidates that can be accommodated in the given year. The final list of candidates to be enrolled shall be recommended to the Faculty Board through the Head of the Department, Department of Economics and Faculty of Arts.

5. No person shall be considered for admission to the course leading to the Diploma unless he/she has satisfied the following qualifications.

(a) A Degree from a recognized University (or an equivalent

Qualification so recognized by the University of Colombo)

OR

(b) Five years of work experience in a relevant field with substantial Research writings considered adequate by a committee appointed

by the Vice-Chancellor in terms of pre-set criteria approved by

the Senate.

AND

(c) A good working knowledge of English.

6. 6.1 On acceptance by the Faculty Board a person shall forthwith pay the prescribed fees to the University in order to register for the Diploma. Initially a student shall register for the Diploma only.

6.2 The minimum period of registration for the Diploma shall be one year and for the MTEHM the minimum period of registration shall be two years, where the first year of Diploma shall be counted as the first year. The initial registration shall be valid for one year counted from the date of commencement of the course (hereafter referred to as first period of registration). Any registration after the lapse of the first period of registration shall be for a period of one year, with a maximum of two years.

6.3 The registration for the Diploma shall be deemed to have lapsed at the expiry of its period of validity. A candidate, whose registration has so lapsed may re-new the registration for a further period, provided the Faculty considers him/her eligible for such registration. However, no registration shall be

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renewed after the expiry of two academic years from the end of the first period of registration.

6.4 If the number of persons who have applied and/or who are registered for the course in any given year is not sufficient, in the opinion of the Department of Economics, Faculty of Arts, to make the conducting of the course financially viable, the Faculty Board reserves the right not to conduct the course, subject to the University refunding any fees, except the application fees, that may have been received.

6.5 Notwithstanding anything stated to the contrary, the University shall have the right to cancel at any time the registration of a candidate for cause assigned.

7. 7.1 No such student shall keep away from classes, withdraw from the examination or a classroom test without prior approval from the Faculty Board unless on medical grounds.

8. 8.1 The Diploma programme shall include, as prescribed in the schedule,

(i) Nine course modules (Eight Compulsory Modules + One Optional Specialization Module)

(ii) An extended essay

8.2 The title of course modules taught shall be those set out in the schedule, and the Senate shall have power, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board, to amend the schedule.

9. The Senate shall have power, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board, to amend the number of course modules, the course structure, the syllabi and the scheme of evaluation.

10. 10.1 The Senate, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Arts , shall appoint a Board of Examiners to conduct the examinations leading to the conferment of the Diploma.

10.2 The performance in the six course modules and the extended essay shall be assessed during or at the end of the course by teachers concerned, who will also be members of the Board of Examiners.

11. The scheme of evaluation shall be as laid down in Sections15,16,17,18,19,20 of theses By- Laws.

12. The medium of instruction and examination shall be English.

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13. In each of the taught course modules, 40 percent of the aggregate marks shall be allocated to take-home assignments. The balance 60 percent shall be awarded on the performance at the written examination held after the period of teaching.

14. 14.1 A candidate may not be evaluated unless she/he has duly registered as a

Diploma candidate as from the commencement of the academic year as well as satisfied the attendance requirements at lectures, seminars etc. as prescribed by the Faculty Board from time to time.

14.2 All rules relating to the examination procedure, offences and punishment Regulation No.1 of 1986, mutatis mutandis, apply to, or in relation to, all assessments/tests of the Diploma.

14.3 Without prejudice to the generality of the Regulation No.1 of 1986, rules relating to assignments/tests and extended essay shall be formulated and implemented by the Coordinator with the approval of the Faculty Board and any matter, relating to them shall be decided by the Faculty Board on the recommendation of the Coordinator, the Dean of the Faculty.

14.4 Rules relating to assignments/tests and the extended essay shall be announced with the concurrence of the the Faculty Board from time to time, by the Coordinator in consultation with the teachers and such rules shall not be changed or revoked unless otherwise so decided by the Faculty Board.

Scheme of Evaluation

15 15.1 Each of the six course modules and the extended essay shall carry a maximum mark of 100.

15.2 A candidate’s performance in the six course modules and the extended essay shall be graded according to the following scheme:

Grade A – 75 and aboveGrade B – 65 - less than 74Grade C – 50 - less than 64Grade D – 31 - less than 49Grade E – 30 and below

15.3 A candidate should obtain a minimum of 50% or more to pass in that subject.

16. 16.1 A candidate shall be deemed to have been successful at the examination leading to the award of the Diploma if he/she obtains,

(a) a pass mark or above in all the papers and the extended essay.

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(b) (i) passes in all but one paper and obtains an average of 50% having secured not less than 40 marks in the other paper.

and

(ii) a pass mark or above in the extended essay

17. A candidate who has been successful at the examination leading to the award of the Diploma may be awarded a distinction pass at the examination if he/she obtains an overall average (viz. an average of 65 for all the papers and the extended essay) of at least 65 marks in the first period of registration.

18. A candidate who has been successful at the examination leading to the award of the Diploma may be awarded a merit pass at the examination if he/she obtains an overall average (viz. an average of 60 marks for all the papers and the extended essay) average between 60 and less than 65 marks in the first period of registration.

19. 19.1 A candidate shall be deemed to have been referred in one paper of the Diploma if he/she passes in all but one of the papers having obtained a mark of not less than 30% in the paper in which he/she failed.

19.2 A candidate shall be deemed to have been referred in two papers of the Diploma if she/he passes in all but two of the papers, having obtained a mark of not less than 30% in each of the papers in which he/ she failed.

19.3 Candidates referred in course modules, no more than two modules other than the extended essay may opt either to repeat the examination at the end of the following year or submit a term paper/papers of not less than 5,000 words within three months time, on an approved topic/s in lieu of the course work provided s/he has a valid registration.

19.4 Candidates who opt for term paper/papers under 19.3 shall be deemed to have passed the examination if they receive a minimum of C grade in each course module or the alternative term paper/papers. However, if a candidate obtains more than the pass mark he/she will be credited with 50 marks only.

19.5 Notwithstanding anything contained in other sections, a candidate who fails to obtain at least 50 marks in the extended essay shall be considered as being referred in the extended essay, and shall be required to resubmit the extended essay within a period of one year.

19.6 A candidate who re-submits the extended essay under 19.5 shall be deemed to have passed in the extended essay if he/she receives a C grade for it. A candidate who obtains more than 50% for the extended essay at the re-submit attempt will be given a maximum of 50 marks or C grade only.

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19.7 Candidates who have failed to submit the extended essay as laid down in 8.1 shall not be permitted to submit that again unless permission has been granted by the Senate.

19.8 A referred candidate shall successfully complete the examination at the next

subsequent examination provided s/he has a valid registration.

20 Candidate who fails to satisfy the conditions in 16, 17, 18 or 19 shall be deemed to have failed the examination.

21. A candidate who fails shall be eligible for two further attempts provided s/he has a

valid registration.

22. The University shall announce through public notification the names of candidates who have passed the Diploma examination and those who have obtained the Diploma after

completing the whole examination and of those who have been referred. All candidates shall be informed individually of the results of their examinations and in case of failure; they shall be informed of subjects in which they failed.

23 Students who wish to continue to read for the MTEHM may inform the Faculty that they wish to do so before the results of the Diploma are released by the University.

24 Candidates who successfully complete the Diploma with distinction or merit pass are eligible to apply for registration to the MTEHM programme. They would be offered the opportunity of converting their Diploma to MTEHM. These students once they successfully complete the MTEHM as specified below will not be entitled to both the Diploma and the MTEHM. The Diploma will be temporarily withheld from any student, who given the opportunity opts to join MTEHM. A candidate who either fails to complete the MTEHM programme or wishes to withdraw from the programme at any stage is entitled to do so and apply at that point for the Diploma certificate.

25 All eligible candidates who wish to apply for registration shall forthwith apply for registration to MTEHM programme. Depending on the availability of places and supervisors, as well as the financial viability of conducting the programme in a given year, the Faculty Board reserves the right not to admit students for MTEHM for any given year.

26. 26.1 On acceptance by the Senate a person shall register as a MTEHM student of the University upon payment of the prescribed registration and other fees.

26.2 The duration of the MTEHM programme shall be two years, which will include as first year the period of study spent by a candidate on successfully completing the Diploma programme. The Senate may on the recommendation of the Board of Study and the Faculty Board grant an extension of time for valid reasons in individual cases. When he Senate grants a candidate an extension, he or she shall renew the registration by paying the prescribed renewal of registration and other fees.

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27 27.1 In the second academic year the student shall participate in and give at least two seminar presentations and work on his/her research under supervision and submit a thesis not exceeding 30,000 words based on research.

27.2 A student shall give at least two seminar presentations before s/he may submit the thesis.

27.3 The Senate, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board shall appoint a

supervisor/s to guide each registered student in thesis writing. In the appointment of the supervisor, the Faculty Board may be guided by the tentative subject area of research suggested by the student. The supervisor shall keep the Dean and the Coordinator informed about the work of his / her student periodically, at least every six months.

27.4 If a student, in the opinion of the Supervisor, the Faculty Board, is not making satisfactory progress, the Senate may cancel the registration of the student and such student shall thereupon cease to be a registered postgraduate student of the University.

27.5 A student of MTEHM shall, through the supervisor, notify the Registrar of her/his intention to submit her/his thesis for examination at least four months before such submission so as to enable the University authorities to make the required arrangements for the evaluation of the thesis. The student shall submit a two page abstract of the thesis along with the notice.

27.6 After such notice, a postgraduate student shall submit to the Registrar, within four months from the time of such notification, three copies of the thesis in accordance with the rules made by the University Regulations.

27.7 The Senate, on the recommendation of the Faculty Board and the Board of Study, shall appoint two examiners, to examine and report on the thesis.

27.8 Each examiner shall submit to the Registrar in charge of examinations a written report on the thesis examined, with clear statement as to the quality of the thesis examined and definite recommendations as to whether the thesis should be accepted, rejected, revised or amended.

27.9 The candidates thereafter shall be subjected to a viva voce examination by a Board of Examiners, which shall consist of:

(a) The Vice Chancellor / The Dean of the Faculty of Art /Head of the Department of Economics (who shall preside)

(b) The two examiners appointed to assess the thesis (c) The Supervisor (as an observer) and

(d) The Co Coordinator of the PgD.LS/MTEHM Programme

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27.10 After consideration of the reports of the examiners on the thesis and the performance of the candidate at the viva voce examination for the award of the degree, the Board of Examiners shall decide whether in its view:

(a) The degree for which the candidate has submitted himself / herself for examination shall be awarded,

Or

(b) the degree for which the candidate has submitted himself / herself for examination shall be awarded subject to such minor amendments /corrections to the thesis / dissertation as may be specified by the Board of Examiners and the corrected thesis submitted within a maximum period of 3 months with a certification from the Supervisor / Internal Examiner / nominee of the Board of Examiners that the corrections have been made.

Or

(c ) The degree shall not be a awarded, but the candidate shall be permitted to resubmit the thesis within a maximum period of one year. The revised thesis shall be re-evaluated by the same examiners, as far as possible, and the candidate shall be summoned for another viva-voce examination.

Or

(d) The degree shall not be awarded.

27.11 When a thesis is accepted for the award of the MA degree, two copies shall be submitted to the university.

28. 28.1 The fees for application, registration, examination and library facilities shall be determined from time to time by the Council of the University. Subject to section 6.5 of this By-Law, the fees paid shall under no circumstances be refunded.

28.2 There will be additional fees charged from referred and/ or failed candidates as determined by the Council on the recommendation of the Faculty Board, depending on the expenses to be incurred by the University to service their repeat attempts in the Diploma/Master’s examination process.

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Part IV- Interpretations

29. In these By-Laws unless the context otherwise requires

“Council” means the Council of the University of Colombo constituted by the University Act. No. 16 of 1978. (as amended subsequently)

“Senate” means the Senate of the University of Colombo constituted by the University Act. No. 16 of 1978. (as amended subsequently)

“Faculty” means the Faculty of Arts or any other Faculty decided by the Senate.

“Department” means the Department of Economics or any other Department decided by the Senate.

“Registrar” means the Registrar, the Acting Registrar, Deputy Registrar or any other Officer authorized to sign for an on behalf of the Registrar of the University of Colombo. “Application” means an application for registration or for entry to an examination.

COURSE FEES

Rs.75, 000 for Postgraduate Diploma Programme (Payable in two instalments) Rs 75,000 for Masters Programme (Payable in two instalments)

Application Fees Per Student 1500/-Registration Fees Per Student 2000/-Course Fees Per Student (Postgraduate Diploma) 75000/-Course Fees Per Student (Masters) 75000/-Library Fees Per Student 1500/-Examination Fees Per Paper 2000/-

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APPLICATION SUBMITTING PROCEDURE:

Download the application from www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/arts/econ/index.php or collect from the library of the Department of Economics, University of Colombo. Application fee Rs. 1500/= payable at the interview.

In addition to the above fees of each programme, the registration, library and examination fees are to be paid at the time of registration. Students will also be required to provide a refundable library deposit.

Closing Date of Applications: 20th March 2011

For further enquiries please contact : Dr. D.A.C. Suranga SilvaCoordinator / Department of Economics Mobile: 0718108210 or 0716250124 Office Telephone: (011) 2502722, 2582666, 2596889, 5355809 Email: suranga@econ.cmb.ac.lk, suranga3@yahoo.com Fax: 2502722

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