IDENTIFYING DATA 2020_21
Subject (*) ADAPTATION TO ECONOMY Code 19635204
Study programme
Wine Tourism Innovation (Erasmus Mundus) (2016)
Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Optional 1Q
Language
Anglès
Department Economics
Coordinator
DURO MORENO, JUAN ANTONIO
E-mail juanantonio.duro@urv.cat
Lecturers
DURO MORENO, JUAN ANTONIO
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General description and relevant information Should there be a health emergency that requires the general public to be confined or which involves restricted mobility during the academic year, we shall attempt to adapt teaching and assessment. Should this situation arise, information about any changes will be given on the Moodle space for every subject.

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A3 Go in depth into the functioning of tourism systems and acquiring knowledge about the principles of development, management and governance of wine tourism destinations from a sustainable, competitive and responsible perspective
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 CT7 Apply ethical principles and social responsibility as a citizen and a professional.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A3 Learn the different Wine Tourism development models
Understand the operation of the economic/tourism system and its measurement
Know the main techniques for the monitoring of the tourist activity
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 CT7 Be aware of gender and other inequalities in their student and/or professional activity. (Equality)
Analyse the major environmental problems from the perspective of their field of expertise in their student and/or professional activity. (Environment)
Be able to give arguments based on social values and make proposals for the improvement of the community. (Social responsibility as a citizen)
Be personally and professionally committed to applying the ethical and deontological concepts of their field of expertise. (Ethics)
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. The Economy: concepts, dimensions and indicators Describing an economy: dimensions and indicators used
Case examples
2. Sectors, Tourism and Impacts Main production sectors and characterization
Tourism : dimensioning and meaning
Dimensions and sectoral indicators to analyze
Case analysis
3. Tourist Indicators and some tourism dimensions Tourism indicators
Tourist issues and analytical instruments
Case Analysis

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
Hours outside the classroom
(**) Total hours
Introductory activities
2 0 2
Lecture
A3
20 12 32
Presentations / oral communications
A3
4 8 12
Assignments
A3
1 24 25
Personal attention
4 0 4
 
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Introduction to the course and activities to do.
Lecture Explanation of the main contents of the course , recommended readings
Presentations / oral communications Oral presentation of one assignment made in pairs
Assignments Assignment in pairs about the economic analisys of a wine tourism region
Personal attention Individual monitoring during the development of the assignment and preparation of the presentation

Personalized attention
Description
Individual monitoring during the development of the assignment and preparation of the presentation. Preparation of main materials

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Presentations / oral communications
A3
Oral presentations in pairs
20%
Assignments
A3
Assesment of the assignment 40%
Others  

Exam. Short conceptual questions. 60%

 
Other comments and second exam session

The course, in case of need, allows a re-take possiblity consisting in an improvement of the assignment.


Sources of information

Basic IMF, World Economic Outlook, ,
Duro, J.A., Seasonality of hotel demand in the main Spanish provinces: Measurements and decomposition exercises, ,
WEF, Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report, ,
INE, FRONTUR, ,

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