Food Tourism (5cr)
Code: TO00BN86-3001
General information
- Enrollment
- 18.05.2020 - 24.05.2020
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 07.09.2020 - 19.10.2020
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 4 cr
- Virtual portion
- 1 cr
- RDI portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Campus
- Laurea Virtual Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Laurea täydentävä osaaminen, amk-tutkinto (TOP2), Palvelualat
- Teachers
- Marjaana Salomaa
- Henry Lybäck
- Anikó Lehtinen
- Teacher in charge
- Marjaana Salomaa
- Study unit
- TO00BN86
Learning outcomes
Student is able to
- grow overall understanding of food tourism and its’ significance in tourism business
- describe and apply future trends in planning and development
- describe the regional tourism attractions
- integrate local food and beverage in to tourism experience
- utilize business thinking in food tourism services
- develop customer-oriented services and processes in food travel
Teaching methods
The course includes introduction to food tourism and development work. These elements give student understanding of food tourism and food routes in Finland, student develops customer-oriented tourism services based on local attractions and learns to integrate local food and beverage in to tourism experience.
Time and location
Laurea Leppävaara campus
Learning materials and recommended literature
Esimerkiksi:
Visit Finland. Tunne asiakkaasi. Kohderymäopas matkailuyrityksille.
Ruokamatkailuhanke. Haaga-Helia amk: www.hungryforfinland.fi
Visit FInland. Ruokamatkailun tuotesuositukset 2020
Ruokamatkailustrategia 2015-2020 (uusi strategia julkaistaan 2020)
Havas, K., Adamsson, K. & Sievers, S. 2017. Hungry for Finland. Strategian jalkautusvaihe 2015-2017.
Havas, K. & Jaakonaho, K. 2012. Evästä matkailuun. Luotsi makumatkan rakentamiseen. Haaga-Helia amk.
Alternative completion methods of implementation
N/A
Co-operation with working life and/or RDI
Co-operation with Hungry for Finland -project
Important dates
Active participation in lectures starting 7.9.2020
Mandatory all day work-shop 21.9.2020
Student workload
Intensive course:
Lectures
Work shop
Group assignment
Content and scheduling
7.9.-19.10.2020
Weekly lectures of related themes
Active independent group work
Further information for students
Mandatory all day work-shop 21.9.2020
Further information
Mandatory all day work-shop 21.9.2020