Sports Tourism

Code:

643

Acronym:

643

Instance: 2015/2016 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Sports Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LCD	74	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	1	-	3	-
			2

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

- Enable the understanding of sport tourism in the perspective of social sciences;
- Analyze tourism and sport and find the point(s) of connection between them;
- Promote the development of interest in the understanding and reflection of the possibilities/oportunities of sport tourism in contemporary society as an economic and professional sector.

Learning outcomes and competences

When finishing the module students should be able to:
- Know themes and approaches of sport tourism in social sciences;
- Be able to interpret and identify events, situations and facts relevant in the context of tourism and sport tourism;
- Having a critical reflection attitude about sport tourism, provider of aotonomy, freedom and personal growth;
- Understand that the sociological perspective is one of the looks that analizes (studies) tourism and sports tourism, facilitating the understanding of these phenomena (identify trends, directions, motivations, tastes, "fashions"...).

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

None in particular

Program

1. Tourism
1.1. Tourism concepts
1.2. Key features of tourism
1.3. Types of tourism
1.4. Types of tourists
1.5. Motivations for tourism demand
1.6. Determining factors of tourism
1.7. Tourism development
1.8. Tourism from a sociological point of view
2. Social change and tourism
3. Cultural chenge and tourism
4. Sport tourism
4.1. Overlap Tourism/sport
4.2. Types of sports tourism
4.3. Sport tourism
4.4. Evolution of sport tourism
5. Emergency of adventure tourism
5.1. Enabler factors of adventure tourism
5.2. Commodification of experience and adventure
5.3. Physical activity (sports) of natural environment

Mandatory literature

Carvalho, P.; Lourenço, R.; Turismo de prática desportiva.
Urry, J.; The consumption of tourism., Socioloy 24(1): 23-35, 1990
Gammon, S. and Robinson, T.; Sport and tourism: a conceptual framework, Journal of Sport Tourism 8(1): 21-26, 2003
Botterill, D.; The epistemology of a set of tourism studies, Leisure Studies 20(1): 199-214, 2001

Comments from the literature

Other references will be indicated and provided during the module.

Teaching methods and learning activities

- Lectures
- Reading of texts and articles (academic/cientific)
- Screening of short films and documentaries
- Team works
- Formal and informal discussions

keywords

Social sciences > Sociology > Social changes

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	30,00
Prova oral	35,00
Trabalho escrito	35,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in 75% of the classes.
Active participation in class.
Group work realization (written work with oral presentation).

Calculation formula of final grade

Group work note equal to or grater than 9.5.

Examinations or Special Assignments

there will be no special works, tests or exames, just the ones that grant achievement in the curricular unit.

Internship work/project

.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

For studants covered by legislation relating to special frequancy will be required to carry out special test to prove knowlege and skills related to the objectives and module contents.

Classification improvement

Subscrive to the general valuation rules of the college.

Observations

None in particular.