Tourism

Content

In Tourism, students develop an understanding of the nature of tourists, tourism, and the tourism industry, and the complex economic, sociocultural, and environmental impacts and interactions of tourism activity.

Topics may include:

•  Developing an understanding of tourism from the perspectives of the host community, tourism business, government bodies, and travellers
• Investigating tourism locally, nationally, and globally
• Consider the ever-changing nature of tourism and how it responds to challenges, opportunities, and realities such as globalisation, economic crises, security issues, environmental needs, world events, and technological developments
• Exploring tourism as a business and its impact on the economy
• Exploring the opportunities and benefits, as well as problems and threats, to people and the environment
• Identifying and investigating tourism trends, developments, or contemporary issues
• Applying their knowledge, skills, and understanding about tourism to form personal opinions, make informed recommendations, form reasoned conclusions, and predict future options

Assessment

Case Study  25%

• Multimodal presentation of 1000-words or 6-minute oral presentation or equivalent, with an excursion to a local area

• 1000-word written response

• Travel Expo event to be held at the school.  Students put together a portfolio of travel options to be presented to Year 7s attending the Travel Expo.  1000-word or 6-minute oral presentation or multimodal equivalent  

Investigation  30%

• Written response of 1000-word or -minute oral or multimodal equivalent

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