Unit Synopsis
This unit will develop your understanding of the socio-cultural impacts of tourism from a global perspective, focusing specifically on the aspects of community development, Indigenous culture, and heritage protection. You will understand the importance of using a sustainable tourism approach to critically evaluate the socio-cultural impacts of tourism. Topics covered in this unit include: positive and negative socio-cultural impacts; communities in a global context; community well-being; pro-poor tourism; Indigenous cultures; cultural heritage; evolving societies; effective management and engagement strategies. The unit will also provide a critical understanding of the concepts of commodification, authenticity and social licence to operate.
Details
| Level | Postgraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 8 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 4 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
There are no pre-requisites for the unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Be Different Intakes
Higher Education Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2019
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. Practical and Written Assessment | 40% |
| 2. Presentation | 20% |
| 3. Written Assessment | 40% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2020 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 5.00 (on a 5 point Likert scale), based on a 66.67% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Student Voice
Students enjoyed the content and practical application of theory in unit content, discussions and assessment.
Continue incorporating contemporary materials that support theoretical concepts and provide opportunities to deepen students' learning and understanding across a range of contexts.
Completed - positive feedback received in this regard.
Source: Student Voice
Continue to update materials to reflect contemporary issues (post COVID-19)
Update materials when next offered
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- critically examine both positive and negative socio-cultural impacts of tourism, on the communities, culture and heritage in a range of tourism destination settings;
- describe and communicate a range of theories and their application to the management of socio-cultural impacts of sustainable tourism;
- review and evaluate current issues and challenges in implementing socio-cultural principles and practices;
- identify and analyse the linkages between socio-cultural sustainability, community and economic and environmental sustainability principles; and
- apply your knowledge to plan, develop and evaluate a socio-cultural impact assessment strategy.
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| 2 - Presentation | • | • | • | ||
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | |
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 - Knowledge | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • |
| 3 - Cognitive, technical and creative skills | • | • | • | • | • |
| 4 - Research | • | • | • | • | • |
| 5 - Self-management | • | • | • | • | |
| 6 - Ethical and Professional Responsibility | • | • | • | • | • |
| 7 - Leadership | • | ||||
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| 1 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| 2 - Presentation | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
| 3 - Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | |||