In recent years tourism has developed as an industry employing a large number of people. Numerous operational areas in tourism also offer immense opportunities for entrepreneurs to establish their own business – big or small. Yet Tourism Studies as an academic discipline is not very well developed. Opportunities for its study are also limited. A large number of the work force has had no formal study in various aspects of tourism.These people are scattered all over the country, may not have access to institutions offering only a limited number of seats in tourism courses. Hence, these programmes have been developed keeping in mind people who in future intend to make their career in some branch of tourism, or are already working in tourism related areas at various levels.
Overview
Syllabus
TS-1:- FOUNDATION COURSE IN TOURISM
WEEK 1
Block: - 1 TOURISM PHENOMENON
Unit:-1 Understanding Tourism 1
Unit:-2 Understanding Tourism-2
WEEK 2
Unit:-3 Historical Evolution and Development
Block: - 2 Tourism as an Industry
Unit:-4 Tourism System
WEEK 3
Unit:-5 Constituents of Tourism Industry and tourism organizations
Unit:-6 Tourism Regulations
Unit:-7 Statistics and Measurements
WEEK 4
Block:-3 Tourism Services and Operations-1
Unit:-8 Modes of Transport
Unit:-9 Tourism Accommodation
WEEK 5
Unit:-10 Informal Services in Tourism
Unit:-11 Subsidiary Services Categories and Roles
WEEK 6
Unit:-12 Shops, Emporiums and Melas
Block:-4 Tourism Services and Operations-2
Unit:-13 Travel Agency
Unit: -14 Tour Operator
WEEK 7
Unit: -15 Guides and Escorts
Unit:-16 Tourism Information: Sources
WEEK 8
Block:-5 Geography and Tourism
Unit:-17 India’s Biodiversity: Landscape, Environment and Ecology
Unit:-18 Seasonality and Destinations
Unit:-19 Map And Chart Work
WEEK 9
Block:-6 Tourism Marketing and Communications
Unit:- 20 Tourism Marketing – 1: Relevance, Product Design, Market Research
Unit:- 21 Tourism Marketing – 2: Promotional Events Advertising,
Publicity, Selling
WEEK 10
Unit:- 22 Role Of Media
Unit:- 23 Writing For Tourism
Unit:- 24 Personality Development And Communicating Skills
WEEK 11
Block:-7 Tourism: The Cultural Heritage
Unit 25 Use of History
Unit 26 Monuments and Museums
WEEK 12
Unit:-27 Living Culture and Performing Arts
Unit:-28 Religions of India
WEEK 13
Block:-8 Tourism Planning and Policy
Unit:-29 Tourism Policy and Planning
WEEK 14
Unit:-30 Infrastructructural Development
WEEK 15
Unit:-31 Local Bodies, Officials and Tourism
Unit:-32 Development, Dependency and Manila Declaration
WEEK 16
Block:-9 Tourism Impact
Unit:-33 Economic Impact
Unit:-34 Social, Political and Environment Impact
Unit:-35 Threats and Obstacles
Taught by
Dr. Sonia Sharma & Dr. Tangjakhombi Akoijam
