Sports Tourism

Code:

643

Acronym:

643

Instance: 2016/2017 - 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	59	First Degree in Sports Sciences (2011/2012)	1	-	3	-
			2

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

- Identify the plural reality of sport and the relationship with tourism.
- Locate the emergence of sport tourism in conteporary societies.
- Understand and master the concepts inherent to sport tourism.
- Identify and characterize current trends of tourism in general and sport tourism in particular.

Learning outcomes and competences

When finishing the module students should be able to:
- master basic concepts of sports and sport tourism;
- show abillity to distinguish and understand trends of the sports and sport tourism phenomena, as well their intregation within the social and cultural context;
- understand and describe the tourism competitiveness indicators and apply them to the sport.

Working method

Presencial

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

None in particular

Program

I. Presentation of the main operating guidelines. Syllabus and evaluation. Conceptual and normative aspects of tourism in Portugal.

II. Conceptual Framework. What is the sports/tourism? The sport as a service/product. Tourist potential of sports activities. 

III. Relationship between sports events and sports tourism. Regional Tourism Authority of Porto and North of Portugal.  

IV. Sport and tourism: a vision focused on the sporting spectacle and mega events. Adventure sports and active tourism. 

V. Tourist competitiveness indicators. Resources. Infrastructure. Accessibility.

Mandatory literature

Carvalho, P.; Lourenço, R.; Turismo de prática desportiva.
Turco Douglas Michele; Sport tourism. ISBN: 1-885693-43-5
Costa, A. V., Almeida, M. A., Colaço, C., & Reppold Filho, A. R. ; As Contribuições Económicas das Atividades Físicas de Aventura na Natureza, Lusíada. Economia & Empresa(21), 109-129., 2016
Pigeassou, C. ; Contribution to the Definition of Sport Tourism, Journal of Sport Tourism 9 (3): 287-289., 2004
Standeven Joy; Sport tourism. ISBN: 0-87322-853-7

Complementary Bibliography

1. Van Rheenen, D., & Cernaianu, S., & Sobry, C. ; Defining sport tourism: a content analysis of an evolving epistemology, Journal of Sport & Tourism, 2016
Carvalhinho, L.; Bento,T. & Rosa, P. ; Desporto, ambiente e turismo ativo: estado da arte e relações emergentes, Revista da Unidade de Investigação do Instituto Politécnico de Santarém,1(1),174-193, 2013

Comments from the literature

Other references will be indicated and provided during the module.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures, research and group discussion.

keywords

Social sciences
Social sciences > Political sciences

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	40,00
Teste	60,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Students are required to attend 75 % of classes and a record is kept of attendance, with exceptions according to UP regulations.

Their grades in each of the evaluation components is at least 9,5 of the final grade.

Calculation formula of final grade

Practical works to be developed in class. Attendance and interaction in the activities, 40% of final grade.

Written test, 60% of the final grade.

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

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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 faculty.

Observations

None in particular.