Tourism

Teaching results

Knowledge:
Students will achieve a basic knowledge of tourism aspects from the point of view of the different actors involved in its development. On the theoretical level, the acquired knowledge will enable successful graduates to understand the peculiarities of the multidisciplinary nature of tourism and the specifics of its position in relation to the numerous disciplines that are focused on tourism research. They will understand the nature of its position in the national economy, where it is an interdepartmental sector linking different sectors along a horizontal axis. The knowledge they will acquire will be the basis for understanding the systemic context and the specificities of the tourism industry's processes. Knowledge of basic and complementary services will create a knowledge base for understanding the nature of the tourism product creation. The economic aspects of the knowledge will form the necessary basis for knowledge of the economic nature of tourism performance.
Skills:
Students will learn how to search and critically evaluate the available information about the range of products available in the destination, link this information with the acquired theoretical knowledge and apply it to the design of their own offer for potential customers in the travel agency. They will acquire soft skills, the ability to work in a team, learn to cooperate to meet the target, actively listen to and respect the opinions of other group members, as well as to hold a discussion with each member of the group.
Competences:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will acquire the basic competences for customer service jobs, middle management jobs in tourism organisations that provide tourism services, as well as in companies that provide tourism-related services.