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

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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

name.surname@stud.unifi.it

If there are two John Smith:

john.smith@stud.unifi.itjohn.smith1@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) grassini@disia.unifi.itProf. Daniele Vignoli (since November, 1) vignoli@disia.unifi.it

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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