NCEA Level 3 Tourism 301
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr E. Clarke
Tourism 301
This Star funded course is designed to increase student's awareness of knowledge and skills required for working in the tourist industry, a very important sector of our economy for earning overseas exchange and for employing many New Zealanders in a vast range of jobs.
Standards covered are:
Explain the Importance of Māori Place Name, and use reo Māori greetings and farewells in tourism
Demonstrate knowledge of the South Pacific Islands as a tourist destination
Identify and Explain the Cultural significance of Natural and Man-Made Attractions in Tourism Māori
Demonstrate knowledge of Asian countries as a tourist destination
There is one assessment for each standard. They are based on the work done in the government-funded workbooks, it is important students complete the work in these books. The assessments are open book using the workbooks as their assessment resource.
As students are doing a vocationally based course they are expected, just like employees, to have no unjustified absences, to wear appropriate clothing and have strong people skills including being polite and constructive, having well-developed self-management skills and being constructive team workers.
Course Overview
Term 1
Explain the Importance of Māori Place Name, and use reo Māori greetings and farewells in tourism
- Present a short mihi (welcome) in Te Reo to manuhiri (visitors) in accordance with local tikanga (customs).
- Explain the importance of Māori place names in accordance with local history and/or or kōrero tuku iho. Explain
the importance of correct pronunciation of Māori place names.
- Present a poroporoaki (farewell) in Te Reo to manuhiri in accordance with local tikanga.
Assessment: A presentation
Start next US - Demonstrate Knowledge of the South Pacific Islands as a tourist destination
- The Pacific Islands are a major tourist destination and knowledge of these islands is vital for anyone wishing to sell these destinations. Students will learn the following information about the following: i) Location of tourist destinations and geographical features ii) Information about transportation and accommodation options iii) Attractions and activities available throughout the country iv) Travel products available in Pacific Islands v) Health and safety vi) Currency vii) Travel times viii) Duty free allowances ix) Customs x) Climate etc.
Students will be focusing THREE Pacific Islands; Rarotonga, Vanuatu and Fiji.
Assessment: Written / Open Book
Term 2
Identify and explain cultural significance of natural and man-made attractions in Maori tourism.
- Create a vibrant and comprehensive Māori tourism brochure to hand to tourists to draw them to your local
attractions.
- Explain the Māori cultural significance associated with each, in accordance with the kōrero of the local iwi
and/or hapū
- Collaborate in a group to discuss one man-made attraction.
Assessment: A presentation written
Start next US - Demonstrate knowledge of Asian countries as a tourist destination
Term 3
Continue US - Demonstrate knowledge of Asian countries as a tourist destination
- People credited with this unit standard are able to: locate Asian countries, and key cities, on a map; identify and describe attractions, activities and events in Asian countries; identify air transport and related services available to tourists travelling to, between or within Asian countries; identify and describe ground transport and accommodation available to tourists in Asian countries; identify travel products which can be pre-purchased in New Zealand, and their suppliers; and provide travel information for visitors to Asian countries.
Assessment: Open book
Term 4
Term 4 will be spent catching up and resubmissions
Recommended Prior Learning
Highly Recommended: Students have completed Tourism 201.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
There may be one or more day trips to Wellington.
Credit Information
Total Credits Available: 23 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 23 credits.
External
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