International Touristic Circuits. The train – “Expresso do Oriente”. Cruises. Others.
9. Touristic Itineraries as a complement for other activities: events, congresses ...
Description of Individual Course Unit Touristic Itineraries Course Title: Tourism and Leisure Area of Study: Tourism Course Code:
ECTS Credits: 7
Degree Degree Level: Bachelors Year: 1st 2nd Type of Course: Compulsory Student Workload: Theory (T) Theoretical Application (TA) Laboratory Work (LW) Fieldwork (F) Seminar (S) Prerequisites:
No
Masters 3rd Elective 45 22,5 0 30 5
Semester: 1st
2nd
Work Experience (WE) Tutorial (T) Independent Study (IS) Assessment (A) Other (O) TOTAL Yes Specify:
0 37,5 45 6 0 191
Objectives It is intended that the students have capacities to recognize and characterize the principal concepts, definitions and contents of management and organization of touristic itineraries allied to animation and critical analysis of the case studies presented. • To dominate or to control the relative nomenclature to touristic itineraries; • To proportion the practical knowledge that allow to prepare studies and projects of elaboration and of touristic itineraries organization; • To elaborate and to implement touristic itineraries; • To recognize the importance of the itineraries for organization, valorization and the promotion of national touristic offer, as such as the contribution to the local development, regional and national; • To reflect about Accessible Tourism in the itinerary context; • To organize touristic itineraries for handicap people; • To recognize touristic identification in the context; • To manage and organize moments of touristic animation; • To recognize the value of the touristic itineraries accordingly to touristic visits, as well as their time of staying. Contents 1. Touristic Itineraries 1.1.Definitions 1.2.Organization fases of an itinerary 1.3.Itinerary classifications 2. Touristic Itineraries as a mean of transportation 2.1.Bus 2.2.Boat 2.3.Train 2.4.Air plane 2.5.Combined
2.6.Alternatives 3. Touristic Itineraries – other aspects 3.1.Duration 3.2.Destiny 3.3.Market segment 3.4.Number of participants 3.5.The intervenient agents in the realization of circuits 4. Touristic Itineraries – organization Necessary basic knowdledgments for a trace itinerary Itinerary components Leisure equipments management 5. The Touristic Guide and Animation Guide escont/companion – interpreter/translator Local guide Relations with travel agencies, touristic animation companies and others Animation importance in the touristic itinerary Touristic animation companies 6. Accessible Tourism Touristic Itineraries for invisual Touristic Itineraries for motor skills deficients Touristic Itineraries and other segments with deficiency Seniors Special treatment Touristic sinalization 7. Portugal Touristic Itineraries Thematic circuits in portuguese reality Portugal and its diversity of its touristic offer Division of national offer in terms of promotional image 8. International Touristic Circuits The train – “Expresso do Oriente” Cruises Others 9. Touristic Itineraries as a complement for other activities: events, congresses, between others. Teaching Methods Theoric classes: attended classes where the curricular unity theorical concepts are exposed. In these classes the most relevant aspects and complexes are exposed in this curricular unity. Theorical and Pratical classes: attended classes that have as essential function the contemplation of situations where the acquisition of knowledgements and competences justify the realization of written exercices. Tutorial orientation: to give support hours to students scientific works elaboration/preparation. Fieldwork: in this category all students work it is considered including research, study and reflexition. Seminar: preparation and presentation of students works coadjutored with guests participation from different bodies/organisms that combine/integrate in the ambit of the same works presentation.
Assessment Continuous evaluation: attendance (obligatory presence in 75% of taught lessons); active participation in classes; written exercises; realization of written works/papers and oral presentation; attendance during time table hours by the professor, for tutorial orientation; written examination. Attendence in all taught lessons and in tutorial support hours, active and constructive participation in classes and in the written exercises, involves 20% of total evaluation; works and oral presentation, involves 40% of total evaluation; written examination, involves 40% of total evaluation. The written examination can not be less than 10 to be able to consider the rest of the evaluation. Periodical evaluation: written work involves 30% of total evaluation and the written examination involves 70% of total evaluation. Bibliography BAPTISTA, Mário, Turismo- Gestão Estratégica, Lisboa, Editorial Verbo, 2003. CUNHA, Licínio, Introdução ao Turismo, Lisboa, Editorial Verbo, 2001. FORTUNA, Carlos, Identidades, percursos, paisagens culturais, Oeiras, Celta Editora, 1999. GIACAGLIA, M. C. (2002) Organização de eventos – teoria e prática. Ed. Thomson Learning, São Paulo. HENRIQUES, Cláudia, Turismo, Cidade e Cultura, Lisboa, Edições Sílabo, 2003. HENRIQUES, Eduardo Brito, Turismo, Património e Cidade: da revitalização urbana ao risco de manipulação das paisagens, in Turismos e Lazeres – Estudos para o Planeamento Regional e Urbano, Lisboa, Centro de Estudos Geográficos, 1996. LAMAS, J., Morfologia Urbana e Desenho das Cidades, FCG/JNITC, Lisboa, 1993. LICKORISH, L.; JENKINS, C. (1997) Una introducción al turismo. Editorial Sintesis, Madrid. LOPES, Flávio, O Programa de Incremento do Turismo Cultural, 2003. PRIETO, Julia Gómez e DÍAZ, Covadonga G-Quijano, Rutas e Itinerarios Turisticos en España, Vallehermoso, Editorial Sintesis, 1992. STEINECK, A., The Historical Development of Tourism in Europe, Pomp, W., e Lavery. P., Tourism in Europe. Structures and Developments, Cab Internacional, Oxon, 1993. Percursos de Evasão, Deco, 2001. Guia Michelin, Selecção de restaurantes e hotéis – Portugal Guia Verde da Michelin – Portugal. Guia dos Castelos Antigos de Portugal, Bertrand Editora, Volumes I e II, 2002.
Diversos guias e roteiros turísticos temáticos. Auto Route. Atlas, mapas. Material elaborado pelo instituto de Turismo de Portugal (TP). Consulta a vários sítios da Internet.
