Introduction to Tourism

general courses

(in Polish) Zajęcia grupy 1 nie są przeznaczone dla studentów Wydziału Zarządzania UW.

Classroom

Basic concepts of tourism; Kinds of tourism and conditioning of their formation; Processes of tourism development; Goods and attractions tourism, infrastructure and touristic base; Product and touristic market ; Tourism economy; Factors of tourism development; Tourism as factor of changes; Functions and dysfunction of tourism;

1. Basic concepts of tourism (2 hours):

• Concept and essence of tourism;

• Tourism and recreation;

• Touristic movement;

• Tourist.

2. Kinds of tourism and conditioning of their formation (1,5 hours):

• Criterions of tourism division;

• Classification of tourism;

• Basic kinds of tourism

3. Processes of tourism development (1,5 hours):

• Phases of tourism development;

• Present touristic business;

The outline of history of tourism development in Poland.

4. Goods and attractions tourism, infrastructure and touristic base (2 hours):

• Goods and attractions tourism;

• Development of areas and touristic infrastructure;

• Kinds of touristic services.

5. Product and touristic market (2 hours):

• Touristic market;

• Touristic product - essence and structure;

• Touristic supply;

• Touristic demand;

• Touristic packet.

6. Tourism economy (2 hours):

• Concept and essence of tourism economy;

• The relationships of tourism with transportation;

• The relationships of tourism with agriculture;

• The relationships of tourism with industry;

• The relationships of tourism with culture;

• The relationships of tourism with sport.

7. Factors of tourism development (2 hours)

• Classification of factors of tourism development;

• Infrastructure and touristic development;

• Economic factors.

• Social factors.

• Factors environmental -ecological.

8. Tourism as factor of transformation (2 hours):

• Essence and range of changes;

• Hosts’ attitudes to transformation and their preparation;

• Tourists’' attitudes – expectation and changes;

• Transformation in receptive locality,

• Transformation in emissory locality.

9. Functions and dysfunction of tourism (2 hours):

• Concept of tourism functions;

• Functions of modern tourism;;

• Dysfunction of modern tourism.

10. Recapitulation and credits (1 hours).

Basic literature:

1. Gaworecki W.W.: Turystyka. PWE, Warszawa 2000 (or the next edition).

Complementary literature:

1. Borne H., Doliński A.: Organizacja turystyki. WSiP, Warszawa 2001.

2. Jędrzejczyk I.: Nowoczesny biznes turystyczny. Wyd. Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2001

3. Kaczmarek J., Stasiak A., Włodarczyk B.: Produkt turystyczny. (pomysł, organizacja , zarządzanie). PWE, Warszawa 2005.

4. Kompendium wiedzy o turystyce (praca zbiorowa pod redakcją G. Gołembskiego). Wyd. Naukowe PWN, Warszawa – Poznań 2002.

5. Kornak A. S., Rapacz A.: Zarządzanie turystyką j jej podmiotami w miejscowości i regionie. Wyd. Akademii Ekonomicznej we Wrocławiu, Wrocław 2001. Panasiuk A. (red.): Ekonomika turystyki, Wyd. Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2006.

6. Rapacz A.: Przedsiębiorstwo turystyczne. Wyd. Difin, Warszawa 2007.

7. Różycki P.: Zarys wiedzy no turystyce. Wyd. Proksenia, Kraków 2006.

8. Strategie rozwoju turystyki w regionie, Wyd. Naukowe PWN, Warszawa 2009.

9. Wodejko S.: Ekonomiczne zagadnienia turystyki. Wyd. Prywatnej Wyższej Szkoły Handlowej w Warszawie, Warszawa 1997.

10. Zarządzanie turystyką (praca zbiorowa pod redakcją L. Pender’a i R. Sharpley’a. PWE, Warszawa 2008.

After completing the course students should:

• systematize - based on prior knowledge - essence of tourism activity;

• assimilate the basic concepts related to tourism;

• know the basic factors conducive and restrictive the development of tourism.

Grading - to be held:

• in writing,

• descriptive answers in the form of four questions, 15 minutes for each,

• for each question, it is possible to get 5 points on a scale of 0 to 5, with a:

11 - 12 points - mark 3 (satisfactory),

13-14 points - mark 3.5 rating (satisfactory plus),

15-16 points – mark 4 (good),

17-18 points - mark 4.5 rating (good plus),

19 - 20 points - mark 5 (very good).

• there is a possibility of an oral examination, if such a demand from students,

including:

• questions presented in syllabus (discussed in classes and included in the literature),

• students the need to demonstrate knowledge these questions and their ability to apply in practice, a concrete example.

Students who have not passed the course, you can get credit in the amendment session.