67742 - Seminars

Academic Year 2017/2018

  • Docente: Lorenzo Zirulia
  • Credits: 3
  • Language: English
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Rimini
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Tourism Economics and Management (cod. 8609)

Learning outcomes

Learning Outcomes: Al the end of the seminars the student is able to identify and evaluate the main topics of current research in the tourism field, and to deepen the analysis through brief essays.

Course contents

In the Academic Year 2017-18, seminars are organized in the first semester. 

The seminar series is entitled "Topics and methods in contemporary tourism", and will be a mix of conferences and workshops, short courses on specific topics and presentations by tourism experts and professionals, including former TEaM students.

The list of activities is the following (changes are possibile but at least 24 hours of seminars will be guaranteed):

1) IT.A.CÀ Rimini 2017 – Green destinations day Italy

September 22

Morning Conference: 9-13 (Room Alberti 13)

Student Forum: 1430-1630 (Room Alberti 13)

The list of speakers and more details about the program available at http://greendestinations.org/events/rimini-2017-gd-day-italy/

2) Markus Zemp (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts)

October 5, 15-18 (Room Alberti 3): "Change Management - theory"

October 6, 14-17 (Room Angherà 2): "Change Management - case study from a hotel in Switzerland"

3) EMT-TEaM Reunion

October 14

Plenary Session: 11-13 (Room to be decided)

Parallel Workshops: 1430-1630 (Room to be decided)

More details about the program available at: https://events.unibo.it/emt-team-reunion-2017

4) Johanna Bernadette Flemming (Consultant and HR expert)

October 26, 15-17 (Room Alberti 3) "Human resource management in the cruise industry-Part I"

October 27,  13-15 (Room Alberti 5) "Human resource management in the cruise industry-Part II"

5) Stefano Parmeggiani (Consultant and environmental issues expert)

November 15, 16-18 (Room Angherà 2) "Leveraging the environmental value of touristic destinations (2 hours)

6) Antonio Miano (Teamwork)

December 5, 9-11 (Room Angherà 2) "The impact of digitalization on the evolution of tourism markets"

7) Gianni Zammarchi (Easymarket)

December 12, 9-11 (Room Angherà 2) "What does mean to be OTA today?" (2 hours)

Readings/Bibliography

Readings and references will be communicated during each seminar. 

Teaching methods

Seminars and workshops.

Assessment methods

Students should attend AT LEAST 15 hours out of the list of seminars offered in 2017-18. Attendance will be checked through identification and signature. To attain the 3 ECTS students should write a short essay, i.e. 4-5 pages, on one (or more) of the topics covered in the seminars. Evaluation, performed by the seminar coordinator, will be on a pass/fail basis.

Teaching tools

Seminars and activity in the laboratory

Office hours

See the website of Lorenzo Zirulia