Networking and Social Media in TourismLaajuus (3 cr)
Code: KMR0624
Credits
3 op
Objective
To familiarise students with the basics of business networking and central concepts of cooperation and collaborative activity in tourism trade.
Introduces variety of networks and tools for networking.
Students will learn definition and content of social capital related to tourism.
Tools and analytics for building, managing and measuring social capital.
Enrollment
19.11.2021 - 14.01.2022
Timing
01.01.2022 - 31.05.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3 op
Virtual portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
34 % Contact teaching, 66 % Distance learning
Unit
Faculty of Business and Hospitality Management (LAB)
Campus
Lappeenranta Campus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
0 - 40
Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Tourism and Hospitality Management
Teachers
- Sami Lanu
Scheduling groups
- Luennot 1 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Luennot 2 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
- Luennot 3 (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)
Groups
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LLPRHOMA20S
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LLPREX22KH
Small groups
- Lecture 1
- Lecture 2
- Lecture 3
Learning outcomes
To familiarise students with the basics of business networking and central concepts of cooperation and collaborative activity in tourism trade.
Introduces variety of networks and tools for networking.
Students will learn definition and content of social capital related to tourism.
Tools and analytics for building, managing and measuring social capital.
Implementation and methods of teaching
Lectures, Material and tasks in Moodle, Essays
Passing the course:
Complete and approval of all tasks
Moodle exam(s)
Feedback of the course:
After the course
Timing and attendance
Complete all tasks
Learning material and recommended literature
Pdf`s are provided in the course, no need to look in advance
Exam retakes
Grading is based on final analysis task
Learning environment
E-learning (Moodle)
Student time use and work load
1cr lectures
1cr materials and tasks
1 cr exam(s)
Contents
Goals:
The goal is to enchange the understanding of social media in marketing, customer service etc. in Tourism business
Level 1:To learn basics about social media tools and platforms
Level 3: Understand the possibilities of social media tools and platforms in marketing, Customer service etc.
Level 5: Being able to use and analyze social media tools and platforms in Tourism business
Assessment criteria
Based on final task
Assessment scale
1-5
Failed (0)
Task not approved
Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)
Only remember the basics of the course content
Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)
Understands the possibilities of social media in tourism business
Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)
Understands, can analyze, evaluate and create new theory related to social media in tourism business.
Being able to use knowledge of the social media tools and platforms