Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- illustrate well-being in a holistic way
- demonstrate the synergy between well-being and tourism and hospitality business
- measure and evaluate the impact of health and well-being

Implementation and methods of teaching

The study unit belongs to Leisure & Regional Development (15 ECTS) study module. It is recommended that the students enroll in all three study units Sustainability in tourism and leisure, Experience Design, and Holistic Approach to Well-being Tourism.

Holistic Approach to well-being Tourism study unit will consist of learning assignments executed in teams and individually. The assignments include
1) Study circle in small groups with individual tasks
2) Project assignment in small teams
3) Excursions

The evaluation will be based on a) knowledge and information retrieval skills, b) practical skills, and c) responsibility and reflection skills.

Students work for three commissioned development projects, and the teams will be formed on the basis of the students' professional interests. The RDI project Go Green Routes deals with user- and data-driven conceptualization of nature well-being service concept. The Go Green Routes project is about optimizing how nature is integrated into urban spaces and accessible leisure in nature. In the project, the students get to design and test the service concept and network with companies and other working life representatives in the region. The RDI project Konenäkö (machine vision) challenges the students to innovate new business models in making use of machine vision and AI in the field of tourism and events. The focus will be on a few business-driven concepts agreed with the commissioner. The RDI project Feeniks (Phoenix - Renew sustainably) is about supporting tourism companies and cultural organizations to revitalize and renew their business in an ecologically sustainable way. In the project, the resilience of the companies is strengthened, and the mental regeneration is supported by a corona-exit approach.

Timing and attendance

The study unit is offered only in contact/hybrid learning. The study unit starts on the 19th of January 2021 with a kick-off seminar. The lectures take place on Monday afternoons at 13-16. The study unit ends on the 4th of May with a closing seminar where all student projects & results will be presented. The student is expected to commit to teamwork and individual tasks.
According to the most recent guidelines of the LAB UAS, distance learning continues also in January 2021. The current Covid-19 approach to teaching and learning arrangements goes at least until 14 March 2021. It now seems that this study unit will be implemented remotely.

Learning material and recommended literature

The learning material will be announced at the beginning of the study unit, incl. books, reports, articles, blogs, videos. Partly the material will be retrieved by the student.

Alternative completion methods

No alternative ways of implementation. If a student is able to attend and take part in only one or two (and not the all three) courses of the module; please contact the teachers asap.

Working life cooperation

The study unit is connected to close collaboration with the Go Green Routes, Machine Vision (Konenäkö) and Phoenix (Feeniks) projects; in total 3-5 different case projects by the commissioners depending on the amount of enrolled students (15-30).

Student time use and work load

1 ECTS cr. equals 27 h of student's work. Accordingly, the study unit of 5 ECTS cr. equals 133 hours of student's work. The 1/3 of the workload comes from lectures and assignments and 2/3 of the workload consists of the project work to be conducted in teams and individually.

Contents

The study unit belongs to Leisure & Regional Development (15 ECTS) study module. It is recommended that the students enroll in all three study units Sustainability in tourism and leisure, Experience Design, and Holistic Approach to well-being Tourism. In general, the study module focuses on synergies in combining leisure and regional development and addressing tourism as a vehicle for regional and individual well-being. In this study unit, the students take the holistic approach to well-being tourism, demonstrate the synergy between well-being and tourism and hospitality business, and learn how to measure and evaluate the impact of health and well-being from a user’s viewpoint. Also, the students learn how to integrate an international development project into multidisciplinary studies.

Assessment criteria

Teacher evaluation, self and peer evaluation, and commissioner evaluation (regarding the project assignment)

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

The student is unable to meet the requirements on Level 1

Assessment criteria: level 1 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to find information and justify one's choices.
The student is able to apply professional concepts in a goal-oriented development project.
The student is able to perform in unprecedented situations at work.
The student is able to apply acquired tools in problem-solving.

Assessment criteria: level 3 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to critically appraise and compare different sources of information.
The student is able to use professional concepts and communicate with different audiences.
The student is able to organize multidisciplinary teamwork in complex situations at work.
The student is able to propose innovative solutions in professional problem-solving.

Assessment criteria: level 5 (assessment scale 1–5)

The student is able to evaluate and justify the suitability of information resources.
The student is able to combine different professional concepts in a meaningful way.
The student is able to plan and execute development tasks by analyzing different options available.
The student is able to critically evaluate different solutions in professional problem-solving.