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

This is a 100 % virtual course that aims for creating a holistic picture of wellbeing tourism.

Timing and attendance

Course platform will be opened on the 1st of January 2024 and you can familiarize to the materials and assignments on the course.
The introduction lecture to the course will be held on Monday evening the 8th of January 2024 and thereafter there will be a concluding or guest lecture every month. Dates for this will be informed in Moodle.
The lectures will be recorded,but the purpose of the lectures is to discuss, so therefore it is recommended to join them

Learning material and recommended literature

Smith M and Puczko L (2009) Health and Wellness Tourism. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
More literature and other learning materials are presented in Moodle.

Working life cooperation

There will be real life case study done for e-Hospitality project or for some other company students and teacher finds suitable

Exam retakes

There is an online exam on the coure that can be taken three times
The project work can be revised and resubmitted during the course and the final version of it can be revised and resubmitted twice six months after course has ended.

Learning environment

Moodle

Student time use and work load

One credit means 22 hours of student work in average. This means that during the course student will be working 110 hours in total during 10 weeks. This means approx. 10 hours per week in average.
All the assignments and material is available from the beginning of the course and student can proceed in his/her own pace.

Contents

Concept of wellbeing and wellness
Impact of wellbeing in our lives
Wellbeing in tourism and hospitality
Measurement of wellness and wellbeing
Digitalisation in wellbeing tourism
Analysis of the wellbeing in a tourism company

Assessment criteria

Course will be evaluated with the scale from 0 (failed) to 5 (excellent).

- Online exam 10 % of the grade
- Online lessons and assignments 40 % of the grade
- Peer- and self-evaluation 10 %
- Project work 40 %

Assessment scale

1-5

Failed (0)

If student fails one part or several parts of accepted evaluation (exam, online lessons & assignments, peer- and self-evaluation or project work)

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

Student passes all the parts with basic knowledge.
Student provides basic information without any deeper analysis or own contribution.
There are flaws in academic writing.

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

Student passes all the parts in an averaga manner or has versitale results.
Student knows uses provided information nicely and shows skills in applying theory. S/he can provide some own analysis.
Academic writing skills are used.

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

Student passes all the parts in an excellent manner.
Student knows how to find reliable and relevant information and apply it to the project work. S/he shows skills for own analysis and conclusions.
Academic writing skills are almost perfect.