Tourism Policy (11325.2)

Please note these are the 2023 details for this unit
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Tourism Policy
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods On-campus
 St Leonards, NSW
Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Business, Government & Law
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Canberra Business School Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
The objective of this unit is to provide students with professional training in the development and delivery of tourism policy.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Discuss the theories, the purpose and scope of policy making and planning and how they are applicable to the discipline of tourism;
2. Comprehend the contemporary developments in tourism policy and planning both nationally and internationally including political philosophies and their implications; and
3. Apply and experiment with the use of a variety of policy analysis techniques and planning strategies to tourism development and tourism problem.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways


Prerequisites

11321 Introduction to Events and Tourism.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

8053 Tourism Policy.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Availability for enrolment in 2026 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2025 St Leonards, NSW Semester 2 28 July 2025 On-campus Dr Mark Teoh
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 On-campus Dr Mark Teoh
2026 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 10 August 2026 On-campus Dr Mark Teoh
2026 St Leonards, NSW Semester 2 10 August 2026 On-campus Dr Mark Teoh
Not available

Required texts

Textbook

The main textbook for this unit is:
Edgell, D. L., & Swanson, J. R. (2018). Tourism policy and planning: Yesterday, today, and tomorrow (3rd ed.). Routledge.

However, it is not compulsory to purchase this textbook.
Further readings will be made available in UC Learn (Canvas).

Submission of assessment items

Special assessment requirements

To pass this unit, students must BOTH:

  • Obtain an aggregate score of 50% or more; AND
  • Attempt each assessment item

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Participation requirements

Students are encouraged to attend their workshops to maximise their learning in this unit. Further, workshops provide an opportunity for students to ask assessment-related questions. In particular, workshops will enable students to work closely with their group members for the group presentation (assessment 2).

Required IT skills

None

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

Students should use the BGL Good Essay Guide (copy available on the Unit Canvas site) to assist developing, strcuturing, referencing etc., their work.