Geotourism: Sustaining and Enhancing the Geographic Character of

School: Grand Valley State University - Course: HTM 368 - Subject: Accounting

1G EOTOURISM HTM368 WINTER 2023 INSTRUCTOR:A.SCOTTR OOD CONTACTINFO:OFFICE-214CDEVOSC ENTER PHONE -(616)331-7527 E-MAIL-ROODSC@GVSU. EDU CLASSLOCATION/TIME :ASYNCHRONOULSYONLINE COURSECREDIT :3 COURSEDESCRIPTION : ASTUDY OF GEOTOURISM, TOURISM THAT SUSTAINS OR ENHANCES THE GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTER OF A PLACE.TOPICS INCLUDE:COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT,LAND USE AND PLANNING, CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES,TOURIST SATISFACTION AND MARKETING, WITH THE PURPOSE OF SUSTAINING OR ENHANCING THE ENVIRONMENT,CULTURE,AESTHETICS,HERITAGE,AND THE WELL-BEING OF PLACES OF RESIDENTS.P ART OF THESUSTAINABILITYISSUE.PREREQUISITES:JUNIOR STANDING ANDHTM202(RECOMMENDED ). LEARNINGPHILOSOPHY : ALTHOUGH IT MAY INITIALLY APPEAR THIS COURSE WILL ONLY ADDRESS SOME GENERAL,WATERED- DOWN TOPICS ABOUT TOURISM,IN ACTUALITY, IT DEALS WITH SOME CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES FOR WHICH YOU DESERVE FAIR WARNING.WE MAY READ BOOKS,DISCUSS TOPICS,AND/ OR WATCH DOCUMENTARY FILMS WITH TOPICS THAT MAY MAKE YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE(I.E.,ANIMAL CRUELTY AND KILLINGS, HUMAN TORTURE AND MURDER,SUICIDE,SLAVERY,RACE DISCRIMINATION,SEXUAL EXPLOITATION,DRUG USE,WAR , CLIMATE CHANGE,ETC.).REMEMBER, THIS IS A LEARNING EXPERIENCE AND LEARNING TO WORK WITH OTHERS AND EXPRESS YOUR OPINIONS TO THEM(IN A MANNER THAT IS NOT OFFENSIVE) IS PART OF THIS PROCESS.A LWAYS FEEL FREE TO APPROACH ME WITH ANY CONCERNS REGARDING ANY CONTROVERSIAL CLASS CONTENT,TOPICS,OR DISCUSSION . ASUCCESSFUL STUDENT WILL : BE AWARE OF HIS OR HER OWN BIASES AND STEREOTYPES , LISTEN TO OTHERS PERSPECTIVES ,

2HAVE CONFIDENCE AND SECURITY IN SPEAKING THEIR MIND , THINK CRITICALLY AND ETHICALLY ABOUT COURSE CONTENT TO SOLVE PROBLEMS , LEARN KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD AND APPLY THIS KNOWLEDGE TO THE INDUSTRY, AND FIND RELATEDNESS THROUGH UNIVERSAL EXPERIENCE( WHILE BEING MINDFUL OF HIS OR HER OWN UNIQUE EXPERIENCES ). HOPEFULLY,THIS COURSE WILL RELATE TO YOUR ABILITY TO FUNCTION AS A COMPETENT, EMPATHETIC TRAVELER AND OPERATOR IN THE HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM INDUSTRY.P ROPER PREPARATION IS ESSENTIAL . CLASSINSTRUCTION : THIS CLASS IS ONLINE.THE SEMESTER IS DIVIDED INTO15WEEKLY MODULES(SEECOURSES CHEDULE FOR AN APPROXIMATE OVERVIEW).EACH WEEK WE WILL TYPICALLY COVER A NEW TOPIC . S TUDENTS WILL ALSO WATCH A NUMBER OF DOCUMENTARY FILMS FEATURING VARIOUS INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS;INCLUDING FACULTY,GOVERNMENTAL OFFICIALS,ENVIRONMENTALISTS,SCIENTISTS , MEDICAL DOCTORS,UPSCALE ECO-LODGE OPERATORS,RURAL TOURISM OPERATORS, MUSEUM CURATORS AND HISTORICAL EXPERTS,ADVENTURE BASED-TOURISM DESTINATION OPERATORS,AND EXPERTS IN ADULT , PARANORMAL,AND SPACE TOURISM.T HROUGHOUT THE EXPERIENCE STUDENTS WILL BE EXPOSED TO INFORMED DISCUSSION TO FACILITATE CRITICAL THINKING AND DEEPER COMPREHENSION OF THE SUBJECT AND TOPIC AREAS.STUDENTS WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN RESPECTFUL DEBATE.W E WILL USE BLACKBOARDDISCUSSIONBOARD ANDF LIPFOR POSTING YOUR RESPONSES AND REPLYING TO YOUR CLASSMATE'S POSTINGS .