UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

APG5077 Cultural and nature-based product management

Faculty of Arts

APG5077 Cultural and nature-based product management is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2020
Other periods
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
4 tasks
Workload
288 hours
per semester

The 2027 handbook has no page for APG5077. This is its 2020 entry, the latest one.

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Requisites

Before APG5077

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After APG5077

No unit lists APG5077 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Corequisite: Master of Tourism and Master of International Sustainable Tourism Management. Students in other masters courses may seek permission to enrol in the unit.

Overview

The sustainable use of nature-based and cultural resources is vital to successful tourism destination development globally. In this unit students learn how to identify, assess, interpret and strategically manage these critical assets to maximise visitor experience and minimise negative environmental and cultural impacts. Students will learn from industry experts during the case-based field study of Hobart in Tasmania, a leading destination in both cultural, heritage and nature-based product development.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Trimester 3CaulfieldFlexible
Trimester 3CaulfieldBlock on

Assessment

  • Online Engagement
    20%
  • Visitor Experience Analysis
    35%
  • Visitor Experience Oral
    20%
  • Reflection
    25%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Identify, assess and interpret cultural and nature-based assets for a tourist audience

  2. 2

    Devise effective management strategy for sustainable cultural and nature-based tourism development

  3. 3

    Propose appropriate research-based solutions to sustainable cultural and nature-based tourism challenges

  4. 4

    Exhibit ethical values in the development of sustainable tourism in diverse cultural and nature-based contexts

  5. 5

    Effectively communicate a well-argued tourism strategy across diverse medium.

Workload and teaching

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Dr Victoria Peel
Chief Examiners
Dr Victoria Peel

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for APG5077?

APG5077 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is APG5077 offered?

APG5077 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.

How much work is APG5077?

The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does APG5077 have an exam?

No. APG5077 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2020