Philosophy of Tourism

Major: Tourism
Code of subject: 7.242.02.O.007
Credits: 3.00
Department: Tourism
Lecturer: Doctor of Filosophic Sciences, professor DutsiakI. Z.
Semester: 1 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills about responsible and ethically based tourism business, about the ability to predict the global trend of tourist attraction and the ability to assess the aesthetic value of tourist attractions.
Required prior and related subjects: History of Tourism, Marketing, Evaluation of Tourism Resources, Tourism Market Analysis
Summary of the subject: Exploitation of children, women and animals in tourism. Responsibility in providing services to clients in the tourism business. Ethical aspects in the areas of tourism infrastructure (in the areas of accommodation, food, transportation). Ethical Aspects and Responsibilities of the Tourist Business for the Nature and Locality of the Destination. Structure of Tourist Attractions. Prediction of the Global Trend of Tourist Attractions. Aesthetics and psychology of the perception of the natural landscape. Aesthetics and psychology of perception of the cultural landscape.
Assessment methods and criteria: - The current control (40%) are workshops, oral interviews and test; - The final control (60%) is an exam.
Recommended books: 1. DuffyR. The Ethics of Tourism Development/Rosaleen Duffy, Mick Smith. –London: Routledge, 2004. – 208 p. 2. Куцик П. О. Глобальна економіка: принципи становлення, функціонування, регулювання та розвитку: монографія / П. О. Куцик, О. І. Ковтун, Г. І. Баштянин. – Львів : Видавництво ЛКА, 2015. – 594 с. 3. Гродзинський М.Д., Савицька О.В. Естетика ландшафту. – Навчальний посібник. — К.: Київський університет, 2005. — 183 с.