BA (Hons) Tourism Management

Module: 4LI011

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

Academic Skills aims to facilitate the development of a range of skills, knowledge and understanding that will enable you to perform effectively in your chosen subject within the Business School.

Module: 4LI003

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This is an introductory module to the tourism Industry. It provides an overview of basic concepts and structure of the tourism industry and considers differences across countries and cultures. The module will explore tourism from different angles: history and geography of tourism and hospitality; types of tourism; tourism and hospitality products ; tourism supply; tourism motivation and demand; tourism planning; tourism marketing; Impacts of Tourism; professional bodies in tourism& nbsp; and Contemporary issues in tourism .

Module: 4BU006

Credits: 20

Period: 1

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The aim of this module is to introduce students to the concept of learning, personal development planning and how through reflection they can improve on a range of study and employability skills to develop the confidence and positive attitude required for academic and career success in a business context. It addresses the need for students to receive structured guidance on how to become more self-aware, how they might learn and develop themselves to improve their personal performance and how to build on their strengths and development needs to enhance their employability.

Module: 5LI014

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module builds on the breadth of learning accrued at Level Four to offer an understanding of the scope and nature of business travel and tourism. The module has a focus on the operational management of business tourism in the meeting, incentive, convention and exhibition (MICE) sector. Students would be able to undertake a critical analysis on the UK's business visits and events strategy. The knowledge gained from this module will equip students to develop their insights into destination related topics in their final year of their tourism studies.

Module: 5LI005

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The aim of this module is to facilitate students to further develop a range of employability skills that will enable them to perform effectively in their work, academic and professional life by developing a deeper understanding of the world of work. Specific skills to be acquired will be in the area of people and financial management, thus enhancing employability.

Module: 5BE001

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module identifies creativity as the foundation of enterprise learning and all enterprise activities. Creative thinking and applied creative behaviour is the first important step in all new undertakings, the module explores various interpretations and theories about creativity, providing you with creative skills that will be applied in practice. Innovation is at the heart of ensuring business success and long term prosperity. The module explores the linkages between creative processes and how these result in applications of innovation; how technology is widely used as a driver for innovation and how global economies and markets respond to innovation. Understanding the talents, techniques and temperament employed by entrepreneurs will be the foundation for understanding the process of creativity and innovation.

Module: 5HR002

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The aims of the module are four fold: 1. Within a theoretical framework to develop an understanding of and can explain the need to manage self before embarking on the management of others, and how, to identify and select tools to better manage self. 2. To gain an appreciation and understanding of theoretical constructs of managing and leading others. To explore, to explain and select which approaches should be used in the management of others. 3. To assess the impact of how individual perceptions, beliefs and also factors outside the managers control can impact upon the management of others and is able to explain how others respond to being managed or led. 4. Students will be able to identify the fundamentals of change in a business environment and apply tools of change management to case studies

Module: 5LI011

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The module provides students with the opportunity to understand the main concepts and methods associated with leisure research. The module is designed to flexibly incorporate emerging concepts and context in leisure research. The contemporary themes within the module will explore a variety of academic debates and industry issues at the local, national and international levels.The module encourages students to embrace and engage with empirical research and debates in high impact journals and industry gazettes.

Module: 5LI018

Credits: 20

Period: 2

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

This module aims to develop students understanding of services marketing theories& nbsp;and their applications in the real world.& nbsp;It will provide the student with an understanding of the complexities associated with defining and measuring relevant concepts& nbsp;and the steps taken in the process of developing a service provision& nbsp;in& nbsp;both the public and private sector contexts.& nbsp;The module will& nbsp;allow students to gain knowledge and understanding of& nbsp;services marketing tools and frameworks of analysis applied to real world situations. Students should become aware of relevant academic and other sources of best practice in the field of Services Marketing.

Module: 6BU011

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core

Locations: Wolverhampton City Campus

The Business Research Methods module is designed to equip students with the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake research at undergraduate level. This module will support students in their development of a range of skills to facilitate independent research-based learning and the interpretation of research findings. There is a 36 hours of scheduled teaching in class with an additional 12 hours of asynchronous activity. It will provide a vehicle for the students to demonstrate a range of both intellectual and practical skills, which will prove vital for future career development. The students will produce a research proposal that assess all the learning outcomes.

Module: 6LI020

Credits: 20

Period: 3

Type: Core...