Adventure Tourism Concepts & Management

Paper Code: 
MTM 325
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. To impart knowledge on the various aspects of Adventure Tourism.

 

Course Outcomes:



Course

Course outcome (at course level)

Learning and teaching strategies

Assessment Strategies

Paper Code

Paper Title

MTM 325

 

Adventure Tourism Concepts and Management

CO 138 Analyze the concepts and classification of adventure Tourism activities.

CO 139 Compare and contrast the resource potential for adventure tourism and the existing popular destinations and activities in India.

CO 140 Analyze the role and requirement of land based, water based and air based tourism activities.

CO 141 Compare and contrast the various benefits of adventure tourism to nations and to local community.

CO 142 Evaluate the legal requirement Management strategies and actions important for adventure tourism .

CO 143 Appraise the requirement of training and instrument under the adventure tourism.

 

Approach in teaching:

Discussion, Demonstration, Action Research, Project, Field Trip

Learning activities for the students:

Field activities, Simulation, Presentation, Giving tasks Field practical

 

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects
 

 

10.00
Unit I: 
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Concept of adventure and its classification. Adventure and tourism industry — nature, relationship and scope, land base, air base & water base. Geographic &Topographic features -Weather a, climate, vegetation belts.

14.00
Unit II: 
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Land based Adventure tourism - Concept , Natural & manmade resources required , Planning required ,Equipment and clothing requirements , Types , Places where available in India , do’s and do’nts.

12.00
Unit III: 
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Water based Adventure tourism - Concept , Natural & manmade resources required , Planning required ,Equipment and clothing requirements , Types , Places where available in India, do’s and do’nts..

11.00
Unit IV: 
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Air based Adventure tourism - Concept , Natural & manmade resources required , Planning required ,Equipment and clothing requirements , Types , Places where available in India, do’s and don’ts..

13.00
Unit V: 
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Impact of adventure tourism: environmental, socio-cultural and economic. Management strategies and actions: site management, visitor management, legal and regulatory actions, community management. Case study on land, air and water based tourism.

Essential Readings: 

• Buckley, Ralf, CAB International 2006, Adventure Tourisms.

Academic Year: 
2021-2022
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