OVERVIEW of PL 376 for Spring 2007 (January 16 to May 11)
Topic Groups: Each student will be assign med to one of the following three groups at the start of the semester. Students will be given the opportunity to switch groups later in the semester. The Final Project will be related to the topic of the group. A couple of sample topics for each group is shown below.
CLASS SCHEDULE - Please See the LEARNING MODULES and CALENDAR for Actual Assignments and Due Dates
This Schedule is Under Construction, though it will probably not change much.
| Week | Points |
|
| Module 1 - Intro to Class, Sustainability, and Social Media | ||
1-2 |
Class Intro Assignment: Tourism Development Issues | 75 |
3 |
Sustainable Development and Tourism | 75 |
4 |
Social Media and Tourism | 75 |
5 |
Planners and Planning for Tourism | 75 |
6 |
Sustainable Tourism, Planning and Social Media | 75 |
7 |
Exam #1 | 100 |
| Module 2 - Tourism Impacts (using collaborative blogs) | ||
8 |
Economic Impacts of Tourism | 75 |
9 |
Social Impacts of Tourism | 75 |
10 |
Environmental Impacts of (and on) Tourism | 75 |
11 |
Topic Group Wiki Projects: Managing Tourism Impacts, Greening the Tourism Economy, or Tourism Planning for People | 75 |
12 |
75 |
|
13 |
Exam #2 | 100 |
| Module 3 - Social Media and Destination Marketing | ||
14 |
Final Project: Place Promotion with Social Media (website creation, podcasts, and maybe other Web 2.0 Travel Tools; there is no final exam) | 75 |
15 |
75 |
|
16 |
100 |
|
| Total Points (subject to change) | 1200 |
|
Definitions: Social Media - Social Software - New Media
Social Software Tools that will be used in this class, include: