BTM4TOS Business & Tourism Management Level 4 Assignment 1 Brief | CCCU

Assignment Requirements

Overview

Discuss the socio-cultural and socio-economic impacts of tourism on society, the interrelationship between poverty and tourism, and the role community participation can play in the development of sustainable tourism.

Assignment Tasks

Prepare a 3,000-word essay that demonstrates your understanding of the theories, principles and practices of tourism and society, addressing the socio-cultural and socio-economic impacts of tourism on society, the interrelationship between poverty and tourism, and the role community participation can play in the development of sustainable tourism.

Introduction (200 words)
Introduce the essay topic.
Include definitions of the main concepts:

1. Tourism
2. Society
3. Sociology, as part of the study of tourism

Additionally, provide an outline of the essay.

First core section (500 words) 

Discuss the socio-cultural impacts of tourism.
To discuss these impacts, you should

1. Identify the positive and negative socio-cultural impacts of tourism.
2. Include examples and statistical data to support your discussion.
3. Discuss the importance of the socio-cultural aspects of tourism. 

In addition, mention the impact of the socio-cultural aspects of tourism on businesses and tourists’ behaviour.

Second core section (500 words) 

Discuss the socio-economic impacts of tourism.
To discuss on the influence, you should

1. Identify the positive and negative socio-economic impacts of tourism.
2.  Include examples and statistical data to support your discussion.
3. Discuss the importance of the socio-economic aspects of tourism. 

In addition, mention the impact of the socio-economic aspects of tourism on businesses and tourists’ behaviour.

Third core section (400 words)

Discuss sustainable tourism, in particular in light of the socio-economical and socio-cultural impacts of tourism.
To discuss this, you should 

1. Define sustainability
2. Describe the elements of sustainable tourism
3. Discuss how sustainable tourism can help to address some of the issues identified in the First and Second core sections.
4. Comment on the sustainability and impacts of tourism development on the overall wellbeing of society.

Fourth core section (500 words)

Examine the interrelationship between tourism and poverty.
For this examination, you should

1. Identify the nature of the interrelationship between tourism and poverty (e.g., what are possible negative and positive impacts of tourism on poverty? What role can tourism play in the alleviation of poverty?)
2. Offer statistical data to showcase the relevance of the interrelationship between tourism and poverty.
3. Comment on the pertinence to the tourism industry of further studies and continual monitoring of the interrelationship between tourism and poverty. 

In addition to research evidence, examples and statistical data, students are also expected to apply relevant theories and concepts.

Fifth core section (500 words)

Examine the interrelationship between tourism and community participation.
For this examination, you should

1. Identify the nature of the interrelationship between tourism and community participation (e.g., what is the nature of the interrelationship between tourism and community participation? What reasons are there to promote community participation in tourism. Can community participation mitigate adverse effects of tourism development on communities? What are potential risks arising from community participation in tourism?)
2.  Comment on the pertinence to the tourism industry of further studies and continual monitoring of the interrelationship between tourism and community participation. 

In addition to research evidence and examples, students are also expected to apply relevant theories and concepts.

Conclusion (400 words)

Based on the five core sections, address the essay’s main question: what are the socio-cultural and socio-economic impacts of tourism on society, what is the interrelationship between poverty and tourism, and what role can community participation play in the development of sustainable tourism?

To provide the remarks, you should 

1.  Pick several key (NOT all) findings, defend your choice by explaining their importance.
2. Comment on and explain your conclusions about the socio-economic and socio-cultural impacts of tourism on society and the interrelationship between tourism, poverty, and community participation.
3. Comment on the value to the tourism industry of continual monitoring of these issues.

Throughout your essay, relevant theories (e.g., Butler’s (1980) tourism lifecycle, Leiper’s (1979) tourism system, stakeholder theory, community participation model (Wu, Zhang & Fujiwara, 2013)), tourism principles and practice can be useful to support your analysis.

Module Learning Outcomes:

Module Outcome 1 Understand and explain sociological theories, principles and practices related to tourism and society.

Module Outcome 2  Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts, including of tourism and society and how different socio-cultural, political and economic contexts influence principles and practices of sustainability.

Module Outcome 3  Show an understanding of the issues and debates concerned with equality, access and participation in tourism.