AST1000/Course guide/Regional relations tourism/Syllabus

Please follow the learning pathways to work through your discoveries for this micro course. It is suggested this micro course should take around three to four weeks to complete.

Week 1: Orientation

Familiarise yourself with the course site and establish your personal blog or learning journal.

• Dates: are published online for independent, self study learners.
• Learning Activities
  1. Start Here
  2. Introduction
• Key activities:
  1. Create your Learning Journal
  2. Introduction to WEnotes (WEnotes).

Week 2: Tourism.

We will be exploring the different types of tourism in the region, and thinking about the positives and negatives of the tourism industry on the peoples, societies, cultures and economies in the region.

• Dates: are published online for independent, self study learners.
• Learning pathway material
• Key activities:
  1. Culture and creating a tourism brand (Video signpost) (WEnote).
  2. Reflection
  3. Tourism throughout the Asia-Pacific region (Learning Journal).

Week 3: Regional futures.

We think about the opportunities the region represents, the challenges facing the region, and what have been the responses by the various governments in the region to these opportunities and challenges.

• Dates: are published online for independent, self study learners.
• Learning pathway material
• Key activities
  1. The regional futures of Asia and the Pacific (Video signpost) (WEnote).
  2. Regional futures: Opportunities & Challenges (Learning Journal)

Week 4: Assignment

Consult the course assignment page.

• Due Date: midnight DAY DATE YEAR
• Full instructions on the course assignment page.