Research in Tourism

Humanities & Social Sciences Program
Alicante, Spain

Dates: 2/1/21 - 5/27/21

Humanities & Social Sciences

Research in Tourism

Research in Tourism Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Alicante
Location: Alicante, Spain
Primary Subject Area: Tourism & Hospitality Management
Other Subject Area: Sociology
Instruction in: English
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 400
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 60

DESCRIPTION

The student will be able to write a based on tourist scientific research project. Because of this reason, students will improve their skills to do a final degree project.
Course Content:
1. Introduction to research: what, why and who? Approaches to leisure and tourism research
2. Starting out: research plans and proposals. The range of research methods. A review.
3. Reviewing the literature
4. Data collection
5. Data analysis
6. Communicating results

Course will consist of 60hrs of in class work and 90 hrs of independent work outside the classroom.