Publication in the Diário da República: Aviso nº 11808/2022 - 09/06/2022 + Retificação Despacho n.º 9545/2022 de 03/08/2022
6 ECTS; 1º Ano, 1º Semestre, 28,0 T + 28,0 TP + 14,0 OT , Cód. 61255.
Lecturer
- João Pedro Tomaz Simões (1)(2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Not applicable.
Objectives
The main objective of this curricular unit is to endow students with technical and scientific competences, which allow them to understand the main concepts and basic definitions of the tourism phenomenon; To promote and develop a critical spirit and capacity, especially in the identification of good and bad practices in the sector related to (in)sustainability; To equip students with competences and tools to search for solutions and answers to the problems addressed in class, where practical cases will be presented about the relationship between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and tourism, through case studies of national and international tourism activity.
Program
1. Tourism: concepts and fundamentals
1.1 Nature of Tourism
1.2 Concept of Tourist and Tourism
2. Tourism in the Anthropocene: historical evolution
2.1 The epochs of tourism:
2.1.1. classical age
2.1.2. modern age
2.1.3. contemporary age
3. Interdisciplinary nature of tourism
3.1 Perspectives of tourism
3.1.1 Tourism system: interdisciplinarity; multidisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity
3.2 Tourism supply and demand
3.2.1 Format tourism products
3.3 Tourism Trade
4. Forms and types of tourism
5. Theoretical and conceptual framework of sustainability 5.1.
5.1 Evolution and problems of the concept of sustainability
5.2 Objectives of Sustainable Development
5.3 Dimensions of (in)Sustainability:
5.3.1. Companies
5.3.2. Policies
5.3.3. Society
6. Relationship: tourism - sustainability
7. Main impacts generated by tourism phenomenon
7.1 Case studies:
7.1.1 Identification of problems in tourism activity
7.1.2. study and analysis of good practices
Evaluation Methodology
The student will be continuously assessed based on their active participation (AP) throughout the lessons. Some academic works will be presented and discussed, requiring the completion of the corresponding worksheet (WS). Students must also develop and present a research project (RP), with the topic defined by the instructor, demonstrating the skills and knowledge acquired. This entire process will be compiled and presented in a portfolio, accompanied by a critical report (CR).
Students with special status (working student, high-performance athlete, among others) may choose to be assessed through a written test (frequency format).
The final grade (FG) will be calculated as follows: FG = (AP x 10%) + (WS x 20%) + (CR x 20%) + (RP x 50%).
Bibliography
- , . e Bernardo, E. (2013). Uma introdução ao Turismo - conceitos, classificações e tipologias. ISCTE: CIES-IUL
- Abrantes, A. e Cunha, L. (2019). Introdução ao Turismo. (Vol. 6º). Lisboa: LIDEL
- Buhalis, D. (2022). Encyclopedia of Tourism Management and Marketing. (Vol. 1º). Online: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Teaching Method
Lectures imparting theoretical principles and concepts. Theoretical-practical classes for the creation and evaluation of case studies, reading of scientific papers and discussion of the reality presented as well as case analysis and assessment.
Software used in class
Microsoft Office; Microsoft Teams; Zoom; Mendeley.
