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TRAVEL
AND TOURISM
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TAT
150W - Travel
Career Development Part I
Three Quarter Hours
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| Prerequisites: None. |
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| Course Overview: The Web course is an introduction to comprehensive and critical information on travel products and destinations, important business issues, and the technical and personal skills needed to begin a career in the travel industry. The emphasis is on the travel product and sales and marketing. |
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| Methods
of Course Instruction:
All material for this course is web-based. Instructor and students
communicate and exchange materials through e-mail. |
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| Textbooks
and Supplies:
ISBN
0538706171 Howell, David C., Passport: An Introduction
to the Travel and Tourism Industry, 2nd ed., Cincinnati:
South-Western Publishing Co., 1992
Compact Disk: Introduction to Travel and Tourism, TAT 150 Independent Study, Ohio University Southern Campus, Ironton, Ohio (Available in Windows format only) ...available from EdMap's distance-learning online bookstore.
| STUDENTS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO BUY TEXTBOOKS UNTIL REGISTERED IN COURSES AS REQUIRED EDITIONS CAN CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE. | |
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Technical Requirements: The following operating systems and browsers are fully tested and supported by Blackboard:
∙ Windows 2000 running Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 1.0.x
∙ Windows XP running Internet Explorer 6 or Firefox 1.0.x
∙ Macintosh OS 10.3 running Internet Explorer 5.2 or Safari 1.2
Other combinations of operating systems and browsers may be compatible with Blackboard 6.3. However, they have not been fully tested so you may experience problems. |
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| Number of Lessons:
The
course has ten lessons. |
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| Types
of Writing Assignments: Each lesson will have a written assignment.
The instructor will guide the student through the written assignments
with suggestions and tips. All assignments are submitted and
returned by e-mail. |
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| Examinations:
None. |
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Grading Criteria: The final grade for the course will be determined as follows:
| | Course Component | Point Value | Total | | | 10 lesson assignments | 10 points each = | 100 points |
| A = 96-100 points
A- = 92-95 points
B+ = 88-91 points
B = 84-87 points
B- = 79-83 points | C+ = 75-78 points
C = 72-74 points
C- = 69-71 points
D = 65-68 points
F = Below 65 points | |
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| Enrollment Information: Active Terms: Not term-based; self-paced study. Five months to finish. Registration Dates: Enroll at any time.
Call Independent and Distance Learning Programs at 1-800-444-2910
if you have questions about this course, the enrollment
process, or Ohio University degree opportunities.
Ohio
Learning Networkers: Always check with your home campus
advisor to make certain that a course from another school
will fulfill your degree requirements.
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