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2nd LEVEL DEGREE PROGRAMDesign of Sustainable Tourism Systems
CORSO DI LAUREA MAGISTRALEClasse di laurea LM-49
A. A. 2016/2017
www.dsts.unifi.it www.economia.unifi.it
12th September 201611hD6, I floor, Room 113
ProfessorLaura Grassini
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OUTLINE OF THE PRESENTATION
• School, departments, classroom, etc.• The master program in tourism: brief description
and presentation of some courses• The study plan• Courses of the I year, I semester• Courses and labs of foreign languages• Practical info for UNIFI students• Contacts
The School of Economics and Management is atPolo di Novoli, (Social sciences)Via delle Pandette 32,FirenzeOffice: D1, 1st floor.
CLASSROOMSD4, D5, D6, D15
Foreign students office, International relations, LabsD15
STUDY ROOMS D14
D14
Students adm office
POLO DI NOVOLI
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THE DEPARTMENTS
Dipartimento di scienze per l’economia e l’impresa (DISEI) www.disei.unifi.it (D6)Dipartimento di Scienze giuridiche www.dsg.unifi.it (D4)
Dipartimento di Statistica, informatica, applicazioni www.disia.unifi.itDipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale e Clinica http://www.dmsc.unifi.it
Dipartimento di lingue, letterature e studi interculturali www.lilsi.unifi.itDipartimento di storia, archeologia, geografia, arte e spettacolo www.sagas.unifi.it
NEAR CAREGGI HOSPITAL (20 minutes walking)
IN THE CENTER OF THE CITY (by BUS)4
UNIFI WEB SITEwww.unfi.it
USEFUL INFO FOR STUDENTS
http://www.unifi.it/ls-47-students.html?newlang=eng
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http://www.unifi.it/vp-10508-sedi-e-trasporti.html
http://www.unifi.it/vp-10301-catering-and-accommodation.html
WEB SITE : www.dsts.unifi.it
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Economic history of tourism (I year, I semester) – compulsory
Business demography (I year, II semester) – compulsory
Agri-food economics (I year, II semester) – compulsory
German - advanced level (I year, I semester)
Foreign language lab (german)
Economic and management of agritourism (II year, I semester)
Food quality and analytical control (II year, I semester)
New technologies and environmental chemistry (II year, I semester)
Social statistics – adv. level (II year, I semester)
Statistical information system (II year, II semester)
Economic statistics for tourism (II year, I semester)
Computer science and applications lab (II year, I semester)
Presentation of some courses
ECONOMIC HISTORY OF TOURISMProf. Francesco GUIDI BRUSCOLI
9 CFU - 54 HOURS
Main contents:
TRAVELLING FROM THE ANTIQUITY TO MODERN TIMESDEFINITIONS OF TOURISMWHAT IS TOURISM HISTORY?DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN TOURISM
THE ORIGINS OF TOURISM
THE GRAND TOUR
THE BIRTH OF MODERN TOURISM
THOMAS COOK
MASS TOURISM
GLOBAL TOURISM
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• Demography is the most important external
factor that will shape the future of the tourism
• After being equipped with basic demographic
tools, we will explore demographic trends and
their implication in a variety of tourism contexts,
addressing issues such as:
Population growth, declining fertility rates,
increased longevity, and immigration
Generation Y in the context of travel
futures, volunteer tourism, and global
citizenship
Family change and family tourism
Age compression: Changing age
characteristics of six life-course stages
that will fundamentally impact the
tourism sector
Source: Schänzel et al. (2012)
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STUDENTS’ WORK
Students will be asked to
produce some reports on
selected topics, to be
presented to the class
MAIN CONTENTS
Basics of agricultural economics: supply, demand, market.
Characteristics and evolution of the agribusiness
The importance and evolution of the Common Agricultural
Policy
Multifunctionality and the new development model of
agriculture
Typical products, short food supply-chains, local products
Food and tourism
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German advanced levelProf. Rena OTTE
Aktuelle Texte zum Thema:
«nachhaltiger Tourismus»
LESEN, VERSTEHEN,
DISKUTIEREN, SCHREIBEN
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German for beginners Level A1 without credits (1st semester): preparation of course A2 with 3 creditpoints -2nd semester)
For intermediate and advanced levelsOther activity are available (by partially attending othercourses)
Foreign language lab (german)Prof. Rena OTTE
For very beginners:
FIELD ACTIVITY
Meeting with agri-tourism
entrepreneurs from two rural
areas in Tuscany: presentation
of business cases and
discussion of management
issues
MAIN CONTENTS
Setting the scene: agri vs. rural tourism.
Dealing with multifunctional farming
The economic viability of agritourism
Agritourism and sustainable rural development
Developing a marketing plan for an agritourism activity
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Mediterranean Diet Pyramid
EXPERIMENTAL PART
Analytical detection methods for the food quality assessment: densitometry, refractometry,
viscosimetry and microscopic analysis (Mer.Qu.Ris Laboratory, D15, III floor)
What are the positive and negative impacts of food globalization?
MAIN CONTENTS
Food classification, dietary principles and frauds
Water as a natural resource
Food preservation methods and packaging
Food safety management systems and HACCP
Food Globalization, Politics, and Sustainability
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LAB ACTIVITY and Integrative Activities
envairomental gas detection, radioactivity detection, (Mer.Qu.Ris Laboratory, D15, III floor).
Bioeconomy and green economy: from theory to practice. Case Study of Tuscan Micro-
Enterprise.
MAIN TOPICS
Reserve and Resources. Natural Resources and sustainable productions
Prospects for new technology improvement and innovation
Environment and Safety, Climate change.Enviromental and social impacts
Water as resource, drinking water, desalination technologies
Energy resource, Energy Management and Bioenergy
Biomass as resource. Biomass for new production and energy
Land pollution
Quality and certification. Envairomental management system
Touristic and Territorial Microenterprise and innovation.
What we will discuss in this course:
How to make somedescription of data collected
How to craft a good survey instrument
How to design effective survey questions
Some rudiments about statistical text analysis
There is never an option
that reflects exactly what I want to say!
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Economics is the only field in which two peoplecan get a Nobel Prize for saying exactly the
opposite thing
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Statistics is the art of never having to say you're wrong
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ECONOMIC STATISTICS FOR TOURISMProf. Guido Ferrari
6 Credits,II year, first semester
THE QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY OF TOURISM SYSTEMSTime Series Analysis and ForecastingComposition Model
Exponential Smoothing Models
THE QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION OF THE OF TOURISTS’ DEMAND
THE QUANTITATIVE DESCRIPTION OF TOURIST ENTERPRISES’ PRODUCTION
The Role of Prices
Time and Space Comparisons
The Interdependencies of the Economic System 17
How, to model, find, organize and use data and information in support of decision
making processes? MAIN CONTENTS
Data , information and knowledge
in tourism sector
role and instruments for a
sustainable tourism systems
manager.
modelling an information system
Data base : how to use them, how
to speak with computer people
Cross sectoral Information
systems for a cross-sectoral tourism
governance: how to model
processes
Statistical indicators of
sustainability
Administrative data
methods
Semantic web
Open linkeddata
Role of destinationmanager language
Knowledge for tourist
destination managers
Big data
• Introduction to key statistical tools
for data analysis
• Questionnarie construction and
implementation (Lab sessions with
LimeSurvey)
• Basic data processing and analysis
(Lab sessions with STATA)
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STUDY PLAN: main rules
Study plan 2016-17
Study plan: how to fill out
Instructions and FAQs 2016-17
Other important information 2016-17
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First year, first semester
• One exam of foreign language (9 credits)
• Economic history of tourism (9 credits)
• Destination management OR Tourism and sport marketing (9 credits)
You may also attend any future exam (for example: Computer lab, 3 credits) and/or preparatory courses of foreign language (remember: you must study a foreignlanguage different from English; two foreign languages ifnative English)
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English, French, German, SpanishCourses are offered by the master program. There are alsopreparatory labs for accessing advanced level courses
Portoguese: both language center or Dipartimento di lingue, letterature e studi interculturali
Other languages (Italian excluded)Dipartimento di lingue, letterature e studi interculturali www.lilsi.unifi.it
Previously, be sure that the course is accepted in the study plan
Courses of Italian language
Special course (no fee) reserved for DSTS students:II semester, level B1
Lower level courses: at the Language Center of UNIFI (CLA): www.cla.unifi.it
Reference person for CLA: prof. Rena OTTE
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Courses of Italian language at CLA (Language Center)
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Student ID, PW and badge
After the enrolment, you receive:- a student number (ID) and a password for accessing the
web services of UNIFI;- a badge for accessing the services reserved to UNIFI
students (libraries, canteen, sports, etc.)
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http://www.sba.unifi.it/changelang-eng.html
http://www.sba.unifi.it/CMpro-l-s-19.html
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UNIFI LIBRARIES
ONLINE SERVICES
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ONLINE SERVICES
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STEP 1
HOW TO: CHECK THE UNIFI EMAIL, BOOK EXAM ONLINE , FILL OUT STUDY PLANSTEP 2
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HOW TO: CHECK THE UNIFI EMAIL, BOOK EXAM ONLINE , FILL OUT STUDY PLAN
STEP 3
STUDENT E-MAIL
If there are two John Smith:
[email protected]@stud.unifi.it
REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR STUDENT E-MAIL!!
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ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCES: MOODLE platform
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HOW TO ACCESS THE MOODLE PLATFORM STEP 1
HOW TO ACCESS THE MOODLE PLATFORM STEP 2
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HOW TO ACCESS THE MOODLE PLATFORM STEP 3
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HOW TO ACCESS THE MOODLE PLATFORM STEP 4
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HOW TO ACCESS THE MOODLE PLATFORM STEP 5
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HOW TO ACCESS THE MOODLE PLATFORM
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Contacts
Director of the master course: Prof. Laura Grassini (until October, 31) [email protected]. Daniele Vignoli (since November, 1) [email protected]
Student tutor: Dott. Giulia Laura Iacoponi (Building D1, first floor)
For other contacts (internship, Erasmus program etc.) see the web page of the master programhttp://www.dsts.unifi.it/vp-129-contacts-and-organization.html
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How to get in contacts with a professor
• http://www.unifi.it• Write the person’s surname in the website search engine• Click on the person’s name which appears • Visit the person’s page where you will find all information
(courses, office hours and special messages).
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