GEOG 482           3 Credit Hours

Tourism Development in the Third World

This information is for second semester 2017/2018 academic year

Teacher responsible

Prof. Alex B. Asiedu

Office: Room 23, Department of Geography & Resource Development

Office Hours: Monday - Friday, Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

Availability

This course is available open to all visiting students but only as a second semester course.

Course content

The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the various concepts and theories that underpin tourism development in developing countries using Ghana as the reference point. The course also provides insights into some case studies in various geographical regions within the third world. This course will offer students the opportunity to:

• Understand why tourism has become an important development option in the developing world.
• Describe some of the development paradigms associated with tourism in developing countries and illustrate their importance in the spatio-temporal context.
• Examine Ghana’s tourism assets (resources) and the previous and currents attempts at tourism development at national and community levels.
• Assess the status of tourism in some major tourism destinations in developing countries

Teaching

 Thursdays 9:30am - 11:30am

The course is taught through lectures, class discussion and weekly tutorials to enhance students’ understanding of topics treated.

Formative coursework

Attendance at weekly lectures is mandatory. Essay topics and group assignments may be given out to students for presentation in class in the course of the semester. These presentations will be graded and counted towards the determination of the Interim Assessment (IA) score for the semester. The IA score is 30% of the total Semester score. Alternatively, IA examination representing 30% of the entire semester score will be conducted in the course of the semester. Prior information will be given to students before the conduct of this IA. Final Semester Examination for the Semester will be a two and half hour paper with two (2) sections. Each section will be made up of three (3) questions and students are to choose 3 questions, with at least one question from each section. This examination carries 70% of the entire semester marks.

Indicative Reading

David J. Telfer and Richard Sharpley (2008): “Tourism and Development in the Developing World”, Routledge, New York.

Akyeampong, O.K and Asiedu, Alex B. (eds) (2009): “Tourism in Ghana: A Modern Synthesis”, Assembly of God Literature Centre, Accra, Ghana

Pearce D. (1989): “Tourism Development”, (2nd Edition) Longman, London

Harrison, D et al (2002): “Tourism in Less Developed Countries”, Routledge, London.

Stephen J. Page and Ross K. Dowling (2002) Ecotourism, Pearson Education, Harlow, England

Assessment and Grading

• Mid-semester test/continuous interim assessment:   20%
• Presentation:                                                              10%
• Final Examinations:                                                   70%
• Total                                                                          100%

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