OPF:CVABPGEO Geography of Tourism - Course Information

CVABPGEO Geography of Tourism

Extent and Intensity

2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

Ing. Patrik Kajzar, Ph.D. (lecturer)
PaedDr. Jiří Helešic, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Ing. Patrik Kajzar, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

Ing. Patrik Kajzar, Ph.D.
Department of Tourism and Leisure Activities – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Contact Person: doc. Ing. Pavlína Pellešová, Ph.D.

Timetable

Mon 8:05–9:40 VC008

• Timetable of Seminar Groups:

CVABPGEO/01: Mon 11:25–12:10 VC008, J. Helešic
CVABPGEO/02: Mon 10:35–11:20 VC008, J. Helešic

Prerequisites

FAKULTA(OPF) && TYP_STUDIA(B) && FORMA(P)
None.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 30 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/30, only registered: 0/30

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• Business Economics in Trade and Services (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Economy of Tourism)
• Business Economics and Management (programme OPF, B_EKOMAN, specialization Economy of Tourism)

Course objectives

The goal of the subject is to present students with the development of destinations in tourism in the geographic environment. Students will learn how to understand formation of regions in tourism and to distinguish their regional disparities. Students will be acquainted with the most significant tourist domestic and world regions.

Syllabus

• 1. Definition of regions in world literature
  2. Typology of regions and their development
  3. Nature, culture and historic attractions in regions
  4. Nature of regional disparities and specifics in tourism
  5. Cities as tourist destinations
  6. Specifics of mountain and alpine tourist regions
  7. Specifics od seaside tourist regions
  8. Regionalisation of tourism in Europe
  9. Regionalisation of tourism in the Czech Republic
  10. Regionalisation of tourism in America
  11. Other tourist regions in the world
  12. Competition and cooperation nature of tourist regions
  13. Development trends of tourist regions
  

Literature

required literature
• HAMARNEH, I. Geografie turismu - mimoevropská teritoria. Praha: Grada Publishing, 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-4430-8. info
• VYSTOUPIL, J., ŠAUER, M. a kol. Geografie cestovního ruchu České republiky. Plzeň: Aleš Čeněk, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7380-340-7. info
• VYSTOUPIL, J., HOLEŠÍNSKÁ, A., ŠAUER, M. Vymezování destinace a formulace jejich charakteristik a organizace cestovního ruchu v destinaci. Praha: Thema consulting, 2007. ISBN Bez ISBN. info
• SLAVOMÍR, H. Geografie cestovního ruchu Evropy. Pardubice: Radek Drahný, 2006. ISBN 80-903734-1-0. info
• BLAŽEK, J., UHLÍŘ, D. Teorie regionálního rozvoje: nástin, kritika, klasifikace. Praha: Karolinum, 2002. ISBN 80-246-0384-5. info

recommended literature
• HAMARNEH, I. Geografie cestovního ruchu - Evropa. Praha : Aleš Čeněk, 2008. ISBN 978-80-7380-093-2. info
• HRALA, V. Geografie cestovního ruchu. Praha: VŠE, 2005. ISBN 80-245-0858-3. info

Teaching methods

Lecture with a video analysis
One-to-One tutorial
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Students' self-study

Assessment methods

Written exam

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Individual elaborating of an essay related to the selected topic involved in the specialist literature. Seminar attendance 60%. On-going tests. Written test.

Activity	Difficulty [h]
Ostatní studijní zátěž	65
Přednáška	26
Seminář	13
Zkouška	40
Summary	144

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