10. Course programme

Week№	Topic	Specific questions	Assignments
Week 1 26.01-30.01 (lec.1)	Introduction: Geography and Tourism Synthesis	-What are the main concepts of the Leisure? (Leisure as Non-Work, as Activity, as a state of Mind; -What else can influence Leisure? (Geography, Tourism, Mobility and Migration)	Assignment № 1 Case-study “Critical Sustainability: Setting the Limits to Growth and Responsibility in Tourism” (based on Jarkko Saarinen paper, Sustainability 2014, 6, p.1-17)
	Physical and Human geography	-Which physical impact can influence patterns of travelling? -What is the meaning of place and space in Human geography?
Week 1 26.01-30.01 (sem.1)	Space, place and regional phenomena of Human geography	-How the world can be regionalized/In which ways? -What are the basic characteristics of Core Area and Transition Zone, Homogeneous, Nodal and Priori regions? -Do some places have a strong sense of place?
Week 2 02.02-06.02 (lec.2)	Tourism Industry as a global phenomenon	-Defining of Tourists, Recreationists, Day Trippers -Defining of Tourism Industry - Tourism Industry Elements
Week 3 09.02-13.02 (lec.3)	Tourism Demand: approaches to study Tourism (Demand and Supply, Tourist Motivation, Market segmentation, Barriers and Constraints to Travel, Travel Advisories)	Tourist motivation model suggested by Mayo and Jarvis (1981); Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs and the Leisure Ladder
Week 3 09.02-13.02 (sem.2)	Discussion on topic: What is a potential future for Russian tourism in the age of political instability?	Analyse and make a forecast for the Russian tourism trends (tourist flows) in the future – group work and 15 min. poster presentation	Assignment № 2 Case-study “Current trends in tourist motivation” (based on Elena-Cristina Mahika paper, Cactus Tourism Journal Vol. 2, Issue 2/2011, Pages 15-24)
Week 4 16.02 – 20.02 (lec.4)	Tourism supply and Tourism Landscapes	-Model of tourist attractions by McConnell (1976) -Tourism Landscapes classification
Week 5 23.02 – 27.02 (lec.5)	Tourism in Europe: - prerequisites of becoming amajor center of culture, education and history; -“tourists generating” countries; -the tourist destination countries	-Historical and cultural tourism impacts of Europe - colonial ties, migration, education systems and the media - Tourism development in EU-countries: major tourist flows and economy of tourism Task for Week 5 - 5 slide PPT Presentation of any tourist generating European country (find out tourism issues and insights) based upon choice of student
Week 5 23.02 – 27.02 (sem.3)	Tourism Trends of Europe	By week 5 read academic papers written: - by Bridget Major and Fraser McLeay. Alive and kicking: Evaluating the overseas package holiday experience of grey consumers in the United Kingdom. Journal of Vacation Marketing 19(1) p. 5–18); -by Kir Kusˇcˇer. Determining factors of mountain destination innovativeness. Journal of Vacation Marketing19(1) p.41–54 5 slide PPT Presentation of tourist generating European country in class (find out tourism issues and insights)
Week 6 02.03 – 06.03 (lec.6)	Tourism in America: - prerequisites of becoming “tourists generating” part of the world; -the tourist destination countries	-Historical tourism impacts of America - colonial ties, migration, policy and other impacts. - America’s key tourist flows and economy of tourism Analysis of Table - Tourist arrivals to America (South and North) Task for Week 7 - 5 slide PPT Presentation of any tourist generating American country (find out tourism issues and insights) based upon choice of student
Week 7 09.03 – 13.03 (lec.7)	Tourism of Asian-Pacific region: - prerequisites of becoming “distinct cultural and environmental region of the world; - diversity of tourist destination countries	-Historical and cultural tourism impacts of Asian-Pacific region - colonial ties and other impacts. - APR’s main tourist flows and economy of tourism Task for Week 9 Seminar - 5 slide PPT Presentation of any tourist generating APR’s/Middle East/South Asia country (find out tourism issues and insights) based upon choice of student	Assignment № 3 PRESENTATION OF REPORT dedicated for Current Issues Confronting Tourism Each student during Semester have to chose current issue in Tourism Industry and make an analytical Report based on following structure: -Tourism industry analysis of country (before stagnation and etc.) - Action Plan -Results of implementing new tourism policy Country Report must be presented at the last seminar on week 15
Week 7 09.03 – 13.03 (sem.4)	Tourism Trends of America	5 slide PPT Presentation of any tourist generating American country (find out tourism issues and insights)
Week 8 16.03 – 20.03 (lec.8)	Tourism in Middle East: - prerequisites of becoming “tourists generating” part of the world; -the tourist destination countries	-Historical and cultural tourism impacts of Middle East region. - Middle East’s main tourist flows and economy of tourism
Week 9 23.03 – 27.03 (lec.9)	Tourism in South Asia: - prerequisites of becoming “tourists generating” part of the world; -the tourist destination countries	-Historical and cultural tourism impacts of South Asia region. - South Asia’s key tourist flows and economy of tourism
Week 9 23.03 – 27.03 (sem.5)	Tourism Trends of APR’s/Middle East/South	5 slide PPT Presentation of tourist generating APR’s/Middle East/South Asia country in class (find out tourism issues and insights)
Week 10 30.03 – 03.04 (lec.10)	Tourism in Africa: - uncertainty and instability of tourism development; -the tourist destination countries	-Historical and cultural tourism impacts of Africa region. - Africa’s main tourist flows and economy of tourism
Week 11 06.04 – 10.04 (lec.11)	Geography of Tourism types	-Classification of Tourism -Geography of health tourism -Geography of MICE-tourism -Geography of Religious tourism -Geography of Ecological tourism
Week 11 06.04 – 10.04 (sem.6)	New challenges in world tourism development	Group work: -Evaluate current situation with economic recession and political crisis in the World -Create your own “Tourism Trends Report-2020”
Week 12 13.04 – 17.04 (lec.12)	Statistics of International Tourism – statistics of tourist flows, tourist expenses and incomes, methods of tourist statistics	-UNWTO Statistics of tourism -National statistics of tourism
Week 13 20.04 – 24.04 (lec.13)	Geography of key tourist flows in the world – mass tourist streams.	-World market of International Tourism -Analysis of World Market of tourism by regions
Week 13 20.04 – 24.04 (sem.7)	Key tourist flows in the world – mass tourist streams	-Analysis of World Market of tourism by regions
Week 14 27.04 – 01.05 (lec.14)	Current trends of tourist demand. New vistas of tourism development	-Challenges of uncertain time -Opportunities for the best future
Week 15 04.05 – 08.05 (lec.15)	Kazakhstan as a new tourist destination	-Potential of Kazakhstan -Challenges and opportunities - Perspectives with EXPO-2017
Week 15 04.05 – 08.05 (consultation)	Assignment № 3 PRESENTATION OF REPORT “Current Issues Confronting Tourism”	Each student during Semester have to chose current issue in Tourism Industry and make an analytical Report based on following structure: -Tourism industry analysis of country (before stagnation and etc.) - Action Plan -Results of implementing new tourism policy

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