TO5004 Sustainable Tourism Development Assessment
ASSESSMENT ITEM 1: DESCRIPTION
This assessment is focussed on the Marine Tourism Sustainability field trip. Students should analyse and write a 1500-2000 word (not including references, tables or figures) case study on this marine tourism experience operation that includes discussion of
– how its operations might impact negatively on the various forms of capital that make up wellbeing and that can detract from the sustainability of the tourist experience being offered,
– the sustainability strategies currently in place,
– challenges faced by the tourist experience managers in improving its sustainability, and
– suggestion for further changes that could be made to improve the sustainability of the tourist experience offered.
ASSESSMENT ITEM 2: DESCRIPTION
This assessment is focussed on the Atherton Tablelands field trip and focusses on critically examining the potential for tourism to be used a sustainable community and/or regional development tool. This field trip includes discussion of protected area tourism, Indigenous tourism and Food/Agritourism. Students should select one of these topics and complete a 2000-2500 word report that critically examines how their chosen type of tourism is currently being used for sustainable development.
ASSESSMENT ITEM 3: DESCRIPTION
This assessment focusses on how tourism can be used as tool for sustainability beyond tourism and student can use information gathered from the Indigenous tourism experiences or the rainforest protected area experiences, they encountered in both the Atherton Tablelands and Daintree field trips. In either case students should explore how sustainability communication or heritage interpretation can be used to encourage tourists to change their views and/or actions about sustainability when they return home.
Subject learning outcomes and course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, you will be able to:
• describe and appraise core strategies for improving tourism sustainability
• critically analyze the use of tourism as a sustainable destination community development strategy
• develop and communicate appropriate planning and policy instruments to enhance tourism effectiveness for improving community wellbeing