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Unit of Study TOUR2015 - Tourism Experience Design (2021)

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Unit description

Critically examines the notion of tourist experiences from psychological, social, and political perspectives. There is a particular focus on the impacts that tourist experiences can have on the cultures and natural environments of destinations.  Students will understand how to design enjoyable, engaging and memorable visitor experiences within sustainable and responsible frameworks of practice.    

Unit content

Topic 1: Understanding tourist experience

Topic 2: The tourist experience contextualised in society and culture

Topic 3: Principles of design and application to tourism

Topic 4: Storytelling and visitor experience

Topic 5: Experiencing nature

Topic 6: Experiencing culture

Topic 7: Incorporating digital technologies

Topic 8: Theme parks and experience design

Topic 9: Methods to evaluate tourist experience

 

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Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Demonstrate understanding of the tourist experience and its broader impacts

Apply principles of design to tourist experiences

Create a tourist experience informed by principles of responsible and sustainable tourism

Design an evaluation approach for tourist experiences