Centre for Online Education - TS-1: Foundation Course In Tourism
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TS-1: Foundation Course In Tourism at Swayam Overview
Duration | 16 weeks |
Start from | Start Now |
Mode of learning | Online |
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Credential | Certificate |
TS-1: Foundation Course In Tourism at Swayam Highlights
- Earn a certificate from IGNOU
- Learn from industry expert
TS-1: Foundation Course In Tourism at Swayam Course details
- Undergraduate and graduate students studying tourism management, hospitality management, travel services, or related fields
- Professionals working in hotels, resorts, restaurants, and other hospitality establishments who want to broaden their understanding of the tourism industry
- Gain knowledge about the different sectors and stakeholders that make up the tourism industry, including transportation providers, accommodation facilities, travel agencies, and destination management organizations
- Develop an understanding of the social, economic, environmental, and cultural impacts of tourism on destinations
- Gain awareness of the principles of sustainable tourism and their role in minimizing negative impacts and preserving destinations
- Learn about various tourism products and services offered by the industry, such as accommodation packages, sightseeing tours, and transportation options
- Develop basic skills to interpret tourism statistics and data related to tourist arrivals, travel trends, and economic indicators
- In recent years tourism has developed as an industry employing a large number of people. Numerous operational areas in tourism also offer immense opportunities for entrepreneurs to establish their own business – big or small
- Yet Tourism Studies as an academic discipline is not very well developed. Opportunities for its study are also limited. A large number of the work force has had no formal study in various aspects of tourism
TS-1: Foundation Course In Tourism at Swayam Curriculum
WEEK 1
Block: - 1 TOURISM PHENOMENON
Unit:-1 Understanding Tourism 1
Unit:-2 Understanding Tourism-2
WEEK 2
Unit:-3 Historical Evolution and Development
Block: - 2 Tourism as an Industry
Unit:-4 Tourism System
WEEK 3
Unit:-5 Constituents of Tourism Industry and tourism organizations
Unit:-6 Tourism Regulations
Unit:-7 Statistics and Measurements
WEEK 4
Block:-3 Tourism Services and Operations-1
Unit:-8 Modes of Transport
Unit:-9 Tourism Accommodation
WEEK 5
Unit:-10 Informal Services in Tourism
Unit:-11 Subsidiary Services Categories and Roles
WEEK 6
Unit:-12 Shops, Emporiums and Melas
Block:-4 Tourism Services and Operations-2
Unit:-13 Travel Agency
Unit: -14 Tour Operator
WEEK 7
Unit: -15 Guides and Escorts
Unit:-16 Tourism Information: Sources
WEEK 8
Block:-5 Geography and Tourism
Unit:-17 India’s Biodiversity: Landscape, Environment and Ecology
Unit:-18 Seasonality and Destinations
Unit:-19 Map And Chart Work
WEEK 9
Block:-6 Tourism Marketing and Communications
Unit:- 20 Tourism Marketing – 1: Relevance, Product Design, Market Research
Unit:- 21 Tourism Marketing – 2: Promotional Events Advertising,
Publicity, Selling
WEEK 10
Unit:- 22 Role Of Media
Unit:- 23 Writing For Tourism
Unit:- 24 Personality Development And Communicating Skills
WEEK 11
Block:-7 Tourism: The Cultural Heritage
Unit 25 Use of History
Unit 26 Monuments and Museums
WEEK 12
Unit:-27 Living Culture and Performing Arts
Unit:-28 Religions of India
WEEK 13
Block:-8 Tourism Planning and Policy
Unit:-29 Tourism Policy and Planning
WEEK 14
Unit:-30 Infrastructructural Development
WEEK 15
Unit:-31 Local Bodies, Officials and Tourism
Unit:-32 Development, Dependency and Manila Declaration
WEEK 16
Block:-9 Tourism Impact
Unit:-33 Economic Impact
Unit:-34 Social, Political and Environment Impact
Unit:-35 Threats and Obstacles
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