Educational guide 2015_16 Faculty of Tourism and Geography

Learning outcomes

Type A	Code	Learning outcomes
	A1	Understanding the importance of society, of its culture and of space as structuring agents of the tourist experience Situating cultural tourism as a phenomenon embedded in the models of organization of contemporary society
	A2	Knowing how tourism affects local culture, and how the local culture influences the practices and perceptions of tourists; recognising the role of the economy in all that Being able to identify sustainable paths of economic growth related to the valorisation of the local culture by tourists
	A4	Identifying new development opportunities and new mo-dalities of tourist products in the context of social change and shifting travel habits
	A12	Recognising the importance of good resources mana-gement of cultural landscapes for the competiti-veness of the destination and the role played by the public sector
	A14	Understating the challenges which are faced by destinations regarding their cultural image and tourist competitiveness; knowing which elements it is necessary to manage and how, and which structural changes in the tourist model it is necessary to trigger
	A15	Analysing the critical questions of the valorisation process of cultural resources and identifying future threats; designing strategies to drive the destination towards sustainable development
	A16	Relating the development of new products with the opportunities that are offered by the new tech-nologies of information and communication (ICT) Recognising the variety of resources and cultural experiences that attract tourists and the ways of turn them into them products; knowing the scope and specificities of planning and management of emerging tourist products
Type B	Code	Learning outcomes
	B3	Be aware of the limitations and weak points of their work processes and methods. Search for new procedures and methods. Analyze the risks and benefits of innovation. Find new methods for doing things. Put forward new ideas, opportunities or solutions to familiar problems and/or processes. Design new products and processes, and analyze risks and benefits.
	B5	Help to define, organize and distribute the group’s tasks. Participate actively and share information, knowledge and experience. Porta a terme la seva aportació individual en el temps previst i amb els recursos disponibles Bear in mind the opinions of others and give constructive feedback. Accept and comply with the rules of the group. Act constructively to deal with any conflicts in the team. Ensure that the way they communicate and relate to others contributes to the cohesion of the group. Take an interest in the importance of the group’s activity. Take active part in planning the work of the team, and in distributing the tasks and the deadlines. Propose ambitious, clearly defined goals to the group.
Type C	Code	Learning outcomes
	C1	Understand routine information and articles. Understand the general meaning of texts that have non-routine information in a familiar subject area.
	C3	Locate and access information effectively and efficiently. Critically evaluate information and its sources, and add it to their own knowledge base and system of values.

Competences	Learning outcomes	Contents
Planning	Methodologies	Personalized attention
Assessment	Sources of information	Recommendations