ECTS credits ECTS credits: 3
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 51 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 9 Interactive Classroom: 12 Total: 75
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary subject Master’s Degree RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Departments: Political Science and Sociology
Areas: Psicoloxía Organizacional e Xurídico-Forense
Center Faculty of Economics and Business Studies
Call: Second Semester
Teaching: With teaching
Enrolment: Enrollable | 1st year (Yes)
Objectives of the asignatura
A. Basic knowledge of Social Psychology applied to the Turismo.
B. Analyze and deepen theoretical and methodological contributions arising from Social Psychology for the study of the tourist fact.
C. Promote the development of the social perspective of tourism.
THEORETICAL part:
1. Social psychology of tourism Turismo.
2. Social Psychology. Attitudes and turismo.
3. Motivation and satisfaction.
PRACTICAL PART.
Practices are included in this part of the matter in the classroom in which seminars and practical classes will take place (articles, group dynamics, analysis of cases, simulations) that illustrate the theoretical content. It will take contact with the instrumentation and application design.
Basic Bibliography.
Arias, A. V. Morales, F.J. Nouvilas, E. Pallejá, y Martínez, J.L. (2012).Psicología social aplicada. Madrid: Panamericana.
Castaño, J.M. (2005). Psicología Social de los viajes y del turismo. Madrid: Thomson.
Expósito, F. y Moya, M. (2005) (Coords.). Aplicando la Psicología Social. Madrid: Pirámide.
Martínez, V. (2006). Ocio y turismo en la sociedad actual. Madrid: McGraw-Hill.
Morales, J.F. (2007). Psicología Social. Madrid. MCGraw-Hilll.
Moya, M. (Coord.) (1999). Prácticas de Psicología Social. Madrid: UNED.
Pearce, P. L. (1982). The social psychology of tourist behaviour. Pergamon Press. Oxford.
Quintanilla, I. (2002). Psicología del consumidor.Madrid: Pearson.
San Martín, J.E. (1997). Psicosociología del Ocio y el Turismo. Archidona: Ediciones Aljibe.
Complementary bibliography will facilitate the student guide corresponding to each tema
Competencias.
Resultados of the learning process.
After studying this matter, the student will be able of:
- apply the elementary knowledge and indispensable tools for the analysis of individual and collective behavior in his practice
- Explain the theoretical and methodological contributions arising from Social Psychology for the study of the tourist fact.
Competencies of the degree to which contributes the matter:
- Define the urban tourism and the management of tourist companies.
- Apply the knowledge acquired from the reality of the tourism sector.
- Communicate information, ideas, its pluses and minuses and proposed solutions to public specialized and non-specialized
- To identify trends and the dynamics of the tourism markets
- Describe a tourist destination as a system.
Transversal competencies:
- Analyze and synthesize information.
- Work in teams of different composition.
- Teorical Teaching.
Expository teaching focuses on master classes which will encourage the involvement and participation of the students. Audiovisual media, mainly presentations in power point, video clips, movies, will be used generically for...
- Interactive teaching.
The practical teaching will be carried out analysis and discussion of interesting articles, analysis of cases, simulations and group dynamics. Work will be done individually or in groups, with a maximum of five students, as appropriate and directed by the teacher.
- Action tutorial.
Face-to-face mentoring or online for addressing issues related to the training process.
A continuous and summative evaluation criterion will be applid, with the following weighting in the final score:
- Classroom activities (40%): This section will assess attendance and participation in all activities (theoretical classes, seminars, and other complementary activities), as well as the quality and relevance of the reports submitted by students.
- Preparation and presentation of works related to the competences of the subject (10%). Their quality, originality and relevance will be evaluated.
- Exam (50%). It will consist of a written test and its date will be set on the official calendar of the center.
To pass the course, a minimum attendance of 80% in scheduled in-person academic activities is required.
The same evaluation system will apply to all examination periods. Thus, if the course is not passed during the May–June session (1st opportunity), only the written test will be repeated during the July session (2nd opportunity), with previously earned grades from coursework being retained. For the purposes of USC’s regulations on academic progression, the exam is considered the only assessable activity.
Students who are granted exemption from class attendance will be assessed through a written exam that will account for 100% of the final grade. Likewise, repeating students who have previously met attendance requirements may also opt for this modality without attending classes or may choose to follow the regular assessment procedure.
In cases of fraudulent completion of exercises or exams, the provisions of the Regulations on academic performance assessment and grade review for students will apply.
The working hours are distributed as follows:
- Contact hours: hours of expository teaching, interactive teaching, tutorials and evaluation: 27.
- Student's personal work: 48
Los objetivos de la materia están alineados con los ODS (Agenda 2030) contribuyendo a que el alumnado conozca los ODS 3, 5, y 16 los relacione con los contenidos tratados en la materia.
Manuel Vilariño Vazquez
Coordinador/a- Department
- Political Science and Sociology
- Area
- Psicoloxía Organizacional e Xurídico-Forense
- Phone
- 881813875
- manuel.vilarino [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer
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