Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Tourism (continued)
414-516-LA
Groups & Charters
(Concentration course for Tourism students only)
Tour operators are the key organization in the travel
package industry, providing the logistical skills needed to
package transportation, accommodation and destination
activities in ways which appeal to the traveling public. In
this course students will analyze different kinds of group
packages, discover the reasons for their popularity and
learn how to put together a total tour package. Particular
emphasis will be placed on creating and pricing tours as
well as contracting of services.
4 hours/week Units: 2.00
Prerequisites: 414-414 AND completion of all
concentration courses in the 1 st to 4 th semesters, as well
as completion of the majority of the core courses,
including: 2 English, 2 Humanities, 2 Physical Education
courses and 1 complementary.
414-537-LA
Career Planning
(Concentration course for Tourism students only)
This capstone course prepares the students for their
Work-study by putting their focus on their career path in
Tourism. Students will be assessing their strengths and
weaknesses in terms of knowledge and skills.
Opportunities will be provided to facilitate the transition
from the academic to the real work environment,
including the update of their C.V.’s, preparation for the
job interview. Discussions will take place about
professional behaviour, work ethics, dress code,
workplace situations, performance, and evaluation. As
part of this course students will be doing research on
several tourism careers which includes an in-depth
interview with a Tourism Management professional.
Students are responsible for the preparation of a report
that both describes and justifies their career
concentration objectives and choice of Work-study
placement.
4 hours/week Units: 1.66
Prerequisite: Successful completion of all 1 st , 2 nd , 3 rd , 4 th
and 5 th semester courses.
414-611-LA
Tourism Law
(Concentration course for Tourism students only)
This course familiarizes the student with legal tourism
principles and procedures at the international, federal,
provincial and municipal levels using a problem-solving
approach. Student will understand and apply: (1) legal
rights, responsibilities and procedures affecting tourism
industry suppliers (like airlines, cruise-lines, and hotels),
their representatives and agents (like travel agencies and
wholesalers); (2) approaches to prevent legal problems
from arising.
3 hours/week Units: 1.66
414-612-LA
Tourism Management and Trends
(Concentration course for Tourism students only)
In this course, students will learn to recognize social changes
likely to influence tourism management practices. They will
recognize trends in consumerism and marketing as well as
establish connections between trends and foreseeable
changes in the tourism industry.
3 hours/week Units: 1.66
414-613-LA
Destination Evaluation: Case Studies
(Concentration course for Tourism students only)
The focus of all the destination courses should be listed
to provide and analyze Regional, National and
International tourist information. Students will use
geographic vocabulary, models, diagrams, maps and
statistical tables. They will analyze the destination areas
according to their physical, historical, political and
economic conditions. They will also locate and categorize
the main points of interest typical of the destination and
assess its tourism potential, taking into account different
types of tourist motivation. Positive and negative impacts
of tourism on the destination will be considered, as well
as current news events. Each destination will be
evaluated as a potential source of travelers to Quebec
and Canada. Students will participate in learning
activities including group interaction, role play, audiovisual
analysis, tour design and research work. Students
will be asked to apply their knowledge and analytical
skills to increasingly complex traveling challenges.
4 hours/week Units: 2.00
Prerequisite: 320-122, 414-112, 414-212, 414-311 and
414-411