https://writingresources.lakeheadu.ca/files/original/5ff93291a865bae7c0f261924a49e762.pdf 9dccd2867d76e03d2664fdb8a43ee9b4 PDF Text Text School of Outdoor Recreation, Parks and Tourism OUTD 4733 Rural and Community Tourism Development UPDATED 2016 Fall Instructor Information Instructor: Dr. Rhonda Koster Office Location: SN2002AA Telephone: 343-8440 E-mail: rkoster@lakeheadu.ca Office Hours: Thursdays 1-4:30 Course Identification Course Location: SN2009 Class Times: Monday and Wednesday 1 – 2:30 Course Description/Overview From the University Calendar - An advanced course that examines the theories and issues of community-based tourism development. Students will apply knowledge and skills gained from OUTD 3733 in specific local, regional and national contexts. In addition to case study analysis in workshops and seminars, students will be given the opportunity to work with community organizations to develop and/or implement tourism related plans within the region. Rural and Community Tourism Development provides students who have taken (or are taking) OUTD 3733, the opportunity to explore, at an advanced level, the practice and theory of tourism planning in rural regions. Community service learning is core to the course, and provides students with the opportunity to work with community organizations to develop and/or implement tourism related plans within the region. Course Learning Objectives Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: • • • • • • Respond effectively to Requests for Proposals, from community organizations Develop a proposal to complete a tourism related project Undertake and complete research independently, with limited guidance Undertake data collection, analysis and synthesis related to a tourism project Provide a final document of their study/project Effectively present a tourism project for evaluation to a community partner 1 – 2016 Fall �• • • • Apply theories and models of tourism development and planning to a real life situation Reflect on the application of theory to practice Develop a working relationship, and an opportunity to liaise, with a professional body Develop professional skills within a team to accomplish a major project Course Resources Course Website(s) • Course website is located on D2L, accessed through myCourseLink Required Course Text • All course materials are located on the course web site Assignments and Evaluations ******All assignments to be submitted via D2L*******UPDATED!! Assignment Team Based Assignments RFP Proposal – Presentation RFP Document and Ethics Submission Final Project – Presentation Final Project Document Team Meeting Submissions Individual Based Assignments All About Me Content Workshop Presentation Evaluations (2.5% each) Date Wednesday October 5th Friday October 7th Wednesday November 28th To determine as a class – Dec As outlined on course schedule Friday September 9th Sign-up Sheet RFP Presentation Monday October 3rd Final Project Presentation Wednesday November 28th & Monday 30th Value 70% 5% 20% 5% 30% 10% 30% 5% 20% 5% Late Assignments & Attendance Attendance Policy: Students are required to come prepared, arrive on time and attend all classes. This class will not work to your advantage, or that of your mates, if everyone does not attend on a regular basis. Due Date Policy: Assignments are due on the date stated within the syllabus. NO LATE assignments will be accepted and there will be NO EXCEPTIONS. This course is designed around the completion of REAL projects that community organizations are depending on and therefore each student/group is required to complete his/her assignment on time. If you know now that you cannot make any of these deadlines, discuss the situation with me. If there are serious medical or emergency circumstances that arise, you must provide appropriate documentation. 2 – 2016 Fall �Tentative Course Schedule Week/Date 1/ Sept 7 2/ Sept 12&14 3/ Sept 19&21 Monday No Class Wednesday Course Introduction Guest Speaker: Executive Director, Tourism Northern Ontario NOTE Room Change RC2003 Lecture: Planning Models 1 (Rhonda @ Conference) Team Meeting: RFP Work Plan & Team MOU submitted via Dropbox 11:30pm Lecture: RFPs, Presentation, Ethics Reading: FedNor, 2009. Writing Effective Requests for Proposals: A Guide for Northern Ontario’s Tourism Industry Sept 19 4/ Sept 26&28 Last day to add or drop classes Lecture: RFPs, Presentation, Ethics Team Meeting: RFP Presentation DRAFT submitted via Dropbox 11:30pm 5/ Oct3&5 Oct 10-14 6/ Oct17&19 Lecture: Planning Models 2 Group RFP Presentations Fall Break Lecture: Community-based Tourism Lecture: Issues and Challenges in Rural Tourism 7/ Oct24&26 8/ Oct31&Nov2 Lecture completion Student Workshop 9/ Nov7&9 Nov 7 10/ Nov14&16 11/ Nov21&23 12/ Nov28&30 Dec 5 Student Workshops Team Meeting: Project update of work Alischa B. - Aboriginal tourism plan submitted via Dropbox 11:30pm Sofi C. - Experiential Tourism Student Workshops Student Workshops Meredith D. – Authenticity Sara L. - Destination Planning Karter S. – Contemporary & Future Jake O. – Best Practices in Tourism Trends Last Day to drop classes without Academic Penalty Student Workshop (Rhonda @ Conference) Duncan G. – Tourism as part of Team Meeting: Final Project update of economic development work plan submitted via Dropbox 11:30pm Tom B. - Product Development Lecture: Team Meeting: Final Project Presentation Final Project Elements DRAFT submitted via Dropbox 11:30pm Group Presentations of Project Group Presentations of Project Student evaluations submitted via Dropbox Student evaluations submitted via Dropbox Last class Wrap Up Team Meeting: Final Project Document DRAFT submitted via Dropbox 11:30pm 3 – 2016 Fall �Assignments Team Work Assignments = 70% Over the course of the semester, a group of 3 students will be required to complete a tourism planning project that has been requested by Tourism Northern Ontario (TNO) (Regional Tourism Organization 13 A, B & C). Through completion of these projects, you will be provided with an opportunity to learn about the various aspects of tourism planning, research, project writing and management. You will be evaluated by both myself and designated TNO staff on your professionalism and the final product. At the end of the term you should have a completed project and evaluation that can become part of your ‘portfolio’ of professional activities associated with your university career. There may be field trips required to conduct field research for the projects, and this will be conducted outside of class time and organized by the groups. Some compensation will be provided. Request for Proposals (RFP) Proposal – Presentation (5%) Due: Wednesday October 5th Your group will be given a Request for Proposals (RFP) that pertains to the project that your group will be required to complete over the course of the semester. Each group is required to give a 15 minute presentation on your RFP proposal to the class. Based on feedback you receive on your presentation, the group will have time to make changes and improvements before handing it in. RFP Document and Ethics Submission (20%) Due: Friday October 7th, 11:30pm, Dropbox Based on the RFP that your group is working on, you are required to write a proposal that outlines how you plan to undertake the study necessary to meet the objectives and scope of study for the RFP. Your group must complete: 1. A proposal (a document that outlines your project, the elements of your project, methodologies, timelines) 2. An ethics review form (required by LU policy – forms provided on D2L) Details of these documents will be provided in class. Example is provided on D2L Final Project – Presentation (5%) Due: Monday November 28th and Wednesday November 30th Each group will be required to prepare and give a 20 minute presentation on their final project to the class and potentially TNO staff. Your presentations should be information rich, but also visually rich. More details will be provided in class. Feedback provided on your presentation should be used to improve the final document. Final Project - Document (35%) Due: To be determined as a class – sometime in December Each group will be completing a final document that provides all the information that is required by TNO as provided in your RFP. 4 – 2016 Fall �These documents should be information rich, and written in a professional (i.e. not academic) structure and manner. Details will be provided in class. Examples are on D2L. This final project is due, for my evaluation, in December – date to be determined as a class. This document will be marked by me and your final grade will be developed based on this submission. You are required to then complete any changes requested by me and produce a final good copy by January 15th, 2017. This document will then be sent to TNO for their use and review. This process ensures that your best work will be provided to TNO, as your, my and ORPT’s reputations are at stake. At that time, TNO will provide each group with an evaluation letter of your work. This letter can then be used (providing it is positive!) in your professional portfolio. Team Meeting Submissions (10%) Due: As determined on the course schedule Given the volume and quality of work expected for each project, and the difficulties often associated with trying to find time to meet outside of class, 6 class times (called Team Meetings) have been set aside to work on your projects. During these classes, I will be available to meet with each group to answer questions and provide assistance. For each team meeting, a “deliverable submission” will be required that illustrates the group’s progress on their project. These are outlined on the course schedule, and should be submitted via Dropbox by midnight of the Team Meeting day. Details will be provided in class. All students are required to attend Team Meeting classes. Students are expected to be in class and using the time allotted to work on the projects. If a student misses more than one Team Meeting class without notifying me, they will be removed from the project team and will be required to complete the same project on their own. A Note on Group Work and Marking allocations: It is the responsibility of students to let me know if there are any group conflicts, as soon as they arise. These projects are time consuming and difficult, and require the commitment of all individuals within the group. I will do my best to help group members find a solution to issues. If, however, no consensus can be reached, I will allocate the division of work, and each person will receive an individual mark (based on the percentages indicated), and individual evaluations of their work by TNO staff. Individual Work Assignments = 30% All About Me (5%) Due: Friday September 9th, 11:30pm The purpose of this assignment is to help me learn more about you, with the aim of understanding your needs as a learner within this course. The assignment is available through D2L, must be completed within the document and submitted through Dropbox. 5 – 2016 Fall �Content Workshop (20%) Due: Dates are based on a signup sheet to be circulated in class Workshop Outline & link to reading must be submitted via email to Rhonda ONE WEEK PRIOR to your workshop date Each student is responsible to lead one workshop based on a topic selected from the list provided – the topic can only be covered once. If you have another idea for an appropriate topic, please clear it with me first. Workshop Topics: 1. Special Event/Conference Tourism Planning 2. Medium and Small Businesses and Tourism 3. Tourism Innovation 4. Destination Planning 5. Regional Planning 6. Tourism Marketing 7. Niche markets in Tourism 8. Experiential Tourism 9. Best Practices in Tourism 10. Tourism as part of Economic Development 11. Strategies for working with community/stakeholders 12. Authenticity in tourism 13. Product Development in Tourism 14. Contemporary and Future Trends in Tourism 15. Aboriginal/Indigenous Tourism Elements of the workshop include • Research and prepare a workshop on the chosen topic – you can organize the workshop in whatever way you are comfortable and feel is appropriate to provide learning opportunities for your classmates • The workshop must connect the topic to your project and must be interactive with the class (for example, ask questions of the group based on readings etc) • Each student will have approximately 30 mins for their workshop • You must prepare and provide to me, one week in advance of your workshop:  an outline, which includes a list of resources (readings, web pages etc),  a link to or PDF of one required reading for the entire class Elements of evaluation • You must provide me copies of your outline and powerpoint or other materials that were used (D2L) • Your evaluation will be based on the quality of the workshop and the materials supplied, the connection of the topic to your project and interaction with the class NOTE: All students are responsible for completing the provided readings, and participating in the workshop, by being able to respond to the presenter and asking informed and thoughtful questions. 6 – 2016 Fall �Presentation Evaluations – RFP and Final Project 2.5% each (5%) Due: RFP Presentation Monday, October 3 Final Project Presentation Wednesday, November 28th and 30th Students will be provided with a presentation evaluation form that must be completed for each group presentation, in class and handed in. The feedback must be constructive and aid the presenting group in improving their hand-in submissions. Grading Scheme An evaluation rubric is provided for presentations and document submissions on D2L Course Policies Attendance Policy: Students are required to come prepared, arrive on time and attend all classes. This class will not work to your advantage, or that of your mates, if everyone does not attend on a regular basis. Everyone must attend Team Meeting Classes – missing more than one Team Meeting Class without first contacting Rhonda will result in your removal from the team and require you to complete the project on your own. Due Date Policy: Assignments are due on the date stated within the syllabus. NO LATE assignments will be accepted and there will be NO EXCEPTIONS. This course is designed around the completion of REAL projects that community organizations are depending on and therefore each student/group is required to complete his/her assignment on time. If you know now that you cannot make any of these deadlines, discuss the situation with me. If there are serious medical or emergency circumstances that arise, you must provide appropriate documentation. Collaboration/Plagiarism Rules Students are expected to work collaboratively and submit project work as a team. For individual assignments, students are expected to submit work that has been independently completed. Students are required to know the University policies regarding plagiarism and academic dishonesty. Please be aware that the minimum penalty for a student guilty of plagiarism and or cheating is a mark of zero for the work concerned. University Policies All students are to be aware of and adhere to the following Lakehead University and School policies, all found on the ORPT webpage under Student Resources: • Student Code of Conduct, Academic Misconduct, Accommodation for Students with Disabilities 7 – 2016 Fall �• Ethics for doing research with Humans – all student projects that include human participants requires ethics approval, following the Research Ethics process • ORPT Culture of Respect Additional Information All required reading and supplementary materials for the course are provided on D2L. 8 – 2016 Fall � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Assignments Hyperlink A link, or reference, to another resource on the Internet. 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