SANTA CRUZ MISSION SCHOOL INC.
College Department
Lake Sebu, South Cotabato
COURSE SYLLABUS
PROGRAM: BS TOURISM MANAGEMENT
COURSE TITLE: TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY
COURSE CODE: THC1
CREDIT: 3 UNITS (3 hours Lecture/Week)
I. VISION:
The Santa Cruz Mission School, Inc. is responsive to the educational needs of indigenous communities,
envisions a Catholic Education, contextualized in the life of the IP’s thereby uplifting and empowering them as
people towards self-reliance.
II. MISSION
The SCMSI commits itself to:
1. Adopt an indigenized curriculum that will cater to the needs of the IP’s.
2. Uplift their spiritual aspect through evangelization patterned to their cultural beliefs.
3. Preserve and enrich their identity as IPs through education that would enhance total human development.
4. Actively support the IP’s their continuing struggle for self-reliance and self-determination.
III. PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
1. Develop individuals who are ethically and spiritually sensitive, intellectually competent and honest, skillfully
equipped and productive, environmentally aware and responsive to their needs and aspirations.
2. Train professional who will provide leadership in education, highland agriculture, community development
and related disciplines needed to become self-reliant and self-sustaining communities in their various
service areas in Southern Mindanao.
IV. VALUES
Environmentally Sensitive
Love of Work and Nature
Preference for the Least Favored
Quality of Education
Integrity of Creation
V. COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course provides an in-depth understanding of the dynamic and multifaceted tourism and hospitality
industry. It equips students with rhe knowledge and skills necessary for success in various sectors, including
hotels, restaurants, travel agencies, and event management.
VI. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES/GENERAL OBJECTIVES
At the end of the semester, the students can:
1. Define the meaning and Importance of Tourism;
2. Enumerate the elements of travel;
3. Determine the role of tourism in economic development;
4. Identify thr effect of culture on travel and the cultural factors with tourist appeal;
5. Enumerate and define employment opportunities in Tourism
Week Lessons/Topics to Be Intended Learning Assessment Strategies Evidence of Outcomes
covered Outcome
Orientation and uploading of
1 course syllabus
I – Meaning and Ask many questions
Importance of Tourism Define Tourism and Individual and observe student
and Hospitality hospitality and to participation responses
differentiate tourist through sharing Scores
Elements of Travel from exceursionist. insights or ideas.
Nature of Tour To understand the Summative Test
Characteristic of various elements of Oral Questioning
Tourism travel used as criteria
for defining travelers
and tourist.
To explain the nature
of a tour and to
appreciate the
importance of tourism
and hospitality.
II – History of Tourism Scores and Instructor
2 To explain the Individual feedback
Early Tourism historical changes, Recitation
Origin of Toursm in which have affected Group output
the Philippines the growth and presentation
Factors that favor the development of the Summative Test
Growth of Tourism tourism industry;
To gain an overview of
the origin of tourism in
the Philippines;
To identify the factors
that favor the growth
of tourism
3 III – The Psychology of To show awareness of Discussion Oral Recitatio
Travel the factors motivating Scores
people to travel; Visual Teacher and peers
Tourist Motivations To clarify the Presentation feedback
The Learning relationship of needs,
process of a Tourist wants, and motives to
Classifications of tourist motivation;
Travelers based on To get acquaited with
Personality the characteristics
Classifications of of travelers based on
Travelers based on purpose of travel
Purpose of Travel
4 IV – Economics of To explain the role of Interactive Scores and instructors
Tourism Tourism in Economic Discussion feedback
development; Group Activity Observing students
The Role of Tourism To analyze the Oral Recitation response on Q and A
in Economic economic impact of
Development Tourism on
Undesirable destination area;
Economic Aspects of To describe the
Tourism; undesirable effects of
How to maximize the the economic aspects
Economic Effect of of tourism;
Tourism To identify the
strategies which can
maximize the
economic effects of
tourism
5 V – Sociology of Tourism To describe th social Reading Scores
nature of travel; comprehention Instructors feedback
Social Nature of To explain the social and written
Travel effect of tourism assignment
Social Effects of To analyze the types Summative Test
Tourism of tourist roles
Socioeconomic To be familiar with
Variables and Their social tourist
effect on travel
Types of Tourist
6 VI – Tourism and Culture Discuss the effects of Group Scores base on the
culture on travel; presentations undersatnding topics
Effects of Culture on To explain the Summative Test Rubrics
travel importance of cultural Written
Importance of tourism Assignment
Cultural Tourism To discuss the cultural
Cultural Factors with factors ich appeal to
Tourist Appeal tourist
To explain how each
of these cultural
factors contribute to
cultural tourism
7 VII – The Tourism network To discuss the direct Interactive Rubrics
and supply components and indirect discussion Instructors Feedback
components of the Summative Test Scores
Tourism Components tourism network; Individual Levels of performance
Tourism Supply To explain the tourism Reporting
Components supply components;
Hospitality To compare the
Resources different types of
Transportation tourist accomodation
Types of To enumerate and
Accomodation describe the
classification of hotels
8 VIII – Tourism Explain the Oral recitation Rubrics
Organizations international tourism Summative Test Scores
organizations; Group Observing students
Tourism Get acquaited with the Presentation response on Q and A
Organizations regional tourist
International organizations;
Organizations Discuss the role of a
Regional national tourism office
Organizations in the promotion of
Roles of National tourism;
Organizatons in Discuss the
Tourism importance of national
Tourism professional tourism
Organizations in the organizations in the
Philippines development of
tourism;
Enumerate the
different national
professional tourism
organizations in the
Philippines and in the
United States
9 IX – Employement Describe the avalable Individual Instructors and peers
opportunities in Tourism jobs in the airline Reporting Feedback
industry; Oral Recitation Scores
Airlines Discuss the Observing students
Travel Agencies employmentt response on Q and A
Hotels and Motels opportunites in the
travel agencies;
Cruise line industry
opportunities
Understand the career
fields in the car rental
industry
X – Current trends and Discuss the Social
10 issues in the Tourism and and economic
Hospitality Industry changes that suggest
a bright future for the
tourism and hopitality
Bright Future of industry;
Tourism Be familiar with the
Issues in Tourism specific issues that
Marketing Issues owner annd managers
Human Resource of the tourism and
Issues hospitality
Operation Issues establihments are
The Future of Torism likely to face in the
and Hospitality following areas:
a) Marketing;
b) Legal;
c) Human
resources
operations; and
d) Consumer
affairs
Identify the steps
taken by the owners
and managers of
tourism and hospitality
entities to address the
major issues
confroting the
industry.
XI – REFERENCES
Principles of Tourism Textbook – Zenaida Lansangan – Cruz Ph. D.
Prepared by:
XYRELLE JANE A. ABAN
Instructor
