Argomenti dell'insegnamento
Theories and Models of Sustainability Measuring Sustainability in Tourism Sustainability Research and Methods Applied to Tourism The Economic Dimension of Sustainability Current Issues and Future Challenges

Modalità di insegnamento
Lectures and group presentations.

Obiettivi formativi
INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILO) ILO 1: KNOWLEDGE AN DUNDERSTANDING ILO 1.1 The student acquires the competence to apply knowledge and understanding about the role of tourism in the economic development of communities, regions and nations. ILO 1.2 The student acquires the ability to identify and analyse tourism-induced environmental and social problems and to understand their interdependencies and contexts, applying theories and methods and developing explanatory approaches. ILO 2. ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ILO 2.1 The student acquires specific skills in spatial planning and economic models related to tourism development. ILO 2.2 The student also acquires the ability to read and understand economic analyses. ILO 2.3 The contextual and multidisciplinary approach enables students to holistically consider operational, sectoral, economic and social requirements and environmental problems in decision-making processes. ILO 2.4 Areas of knowledge application include the micro, meso and macro levels and include the acquisition of skills necessary for policy advice and business strategy development. ILO 2.5 In addition, there are skills that have their basis in behavioural economics, decision theory and consumer behaviour research, skills that are particularly important in empirical analysis, as well as in ex-ante forecasting and scenarios in the context of future-oriented questions. ILO 2.6 The skills developed can be applied in regional, national and international contexts. ILO 3: AUTONOMY OF JUDGEMENT ILO 3.1 Acquiring the ability to relate models and empirical evidence in the study of tourism businesses, associations, consortia and destinations ILO 4: COMMUNICATION SKILLS ILO 4.1 The Master's degree graduate will be able to communicate effectively in oral and written form the specialised contents of the individual disciplines, using different registers depending on the recipients and the communicative and didactic purposes, and to evaluate the formative effects of his/her communication. Written and oral communication skills are particularly developed in the training activities carried out for the preparation of the Master's thesis, in the discussion of business cases and in interactive lectures involving group discussions and the comparison of individual analyses. ILO 5: LEARNING SKILLS ILO 5.1 To identify thematic connections and to establish relationships between different cases and contexts of analysis ILO 5.2 To frame a new problem systematically and generate appropriate taxonomies. ILO 5.3 To develop general models from the phenomena studied.

Modalità d'esame
Final exam (60%) + evaluation of group presentation (40%). For non attending students only final exam (100%)

Criteri di valutazione
Exam: Ability to comprehend the course material; solid knowledge of the relevant conceptual tools; critical understanding of the theories and their policy implications; and the capacity to apply such knowledge analytically and critically to specific cases. Presentation: Clarity of expression and depth of understanding of the relevant literature, related topics and specific case studies. Ability to work in a team.