CAUTHE 2015: Rising Tides and Sea Changes: Adaptation and Innovation in Tourism and Hospitality, 2015
Educators in tourism and hospitality management are under increasing pressure from various stakeh... more Educators in tourism and hospitality management are under increasing pressure from various stakeholders to ensure graduates have the skills to ensure the competitiveness of Australia's visitor economy. This paper argues that online simulations are an effective tool for developing many of the graduate capabilities required in the workplace and reports on a national project to assist educators to embed these simulations into the curriculum. The project included the development of an online toolkit consisting of case studies, a good practice guide, discussion papers and a student learning barometer.
A key area of concern in higher education is academic integrity, which involves the adherence by ... more A key area of concern in higher education is academic integrity, which involves the adherence by students to standards of honesty, originality, and attribution. The literature indicates that plagiarism is widespread in Australian higher education institutions and that plagiarism, collusion and cheating are increasing. To maintain institutional credibility it is necessary to advance academic rigour and integrity as well as deal with breaches of academic integrity, especially by reducing instances of plagiarism. The current project is one of four academic integrity priority projects commissioned by the OLT in 2012. The aim of this project was to develop a national academic integrity resource for those with policy responsibilities and who are also at the front-line of teaching in the classroom, namely, unit/course coordinators. In accord with the funded proposal, the project outcomes and outputs: Include pedagogical resources, which support the development of academic integrity in students, for educators in a wide variety of academic fields of study, across undergraduate and postgraduate study, and across different types of institutions, Support unit/course coordinators to drive curriculum renewal in a manner that reinforces the scaffolded development of academic skills and academic integrity, and their own professional development, and Include resources and materials to help busy unit/course coordinators contribute to the scholarship of academic integrity.
Leadership development has attracted considerable interest of both researchers and practitioners.... more Leadership development has attracted considerable interest of both researchers and practitioners. Much of the interest is due to the rapidly changing, complex and ambiguous world that calls for 21st century skills and capabilities to grow sustained business performance through effective leadership. However, while a positive link between effective leadership and performance has been examined in previous research, effectiveness of current leadership development initiatives in tourism and hospitality graduate education has yet to be clearly established. This conceptual paper presents the core leadership development program elements and a conceptual framework, which can guide not only the design and development but also the evaluation of graduate leadership programs in tourism and hospitality. The paper concludes with several implications for further research and practice.
The threshold learning outcome (TLO) standards for tourism, hospitality and events were developed... more The threshold learning outcome (TLO) standards for tourism, hospitality and events were developed over a 20-month period by a five-person project team. The team worked closely with an oversight committee, the project evaluator and a broad stakeholder community of about 900 colleagues including academics, students, graduates, industry practitioners, industry representative bodies and government departments and agencies. The work involved identifying how tourism, hospitality and events have several common aspects that position the three fields as one that is sufficiently different from other domains as to warrant their own standards. The work also identified that while the similarities among the three fields warrant them having one set of domains, they are also intrinsically different from each other, thus justifying their own definitions, explanations of the domains and assessment exemplars.
Page 1. Investigating the efficacy of culturally specific academic literacy and academic honesty ... more Page 1. Investigating the efficacy of culturally specific academic literacy and academic honesty resources for Chinese students 1 Final Project Report INVESTIGATING THE EFFICACY OF CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ACADEMIC LITERACY AND ACADEMIC HONESTY ...
Draft: A report by Victoria University, Melbourne for the Cooperative Research Centre for Bushfir... more Draft: A report by Victoria University, Melbourne for the Cooperative Research Centre for Bushfires and Natural Hazards
A key area of concern in higher education is academic integrity, which involves the adherence by ... more A key area of concern in higher education is academic integrity, which involves the adherence by students to standards of honesty, originality, and attribution. The literature indicates that plagiarism is widespread in Australian higher education institutions and that plagiarism, collusion and cheating are increasing. To maintain institutional credibility it is necessary to advance academic rigour and integrity as well as deal with breaches of academic integrity, especially by reducing instances of plagiarism. The current project is one of four academic integrity priority projects commissioned by the OLT in 2012. The aim of this project was to develop a national academic integrity resource for those with policy responsibilities and who are also at the front-line of teaching in the classroom, namely, unit/course coordinators. In accord with the funded proposal, the project outcomes and outputs: Include pedagogical resources, which support the development of academic integrity in stud...
CAUTHE 2015: Rising Tides and Sea Changes: Adaptation and Innovation in Tourism and Hospitality, 2015
Educators in tourism and hospitality management are under increasing pressure from various stakeh... more Educators in tourism and hospitality management are under increasing pressure from various stakeholders to ensure graduates have the skills to ensure the competitiveness of Australia's visitor economy. This paper argues that online simulations are an effective tool for developing many of the graduate capabilities required in the workplace and reports on a national project to assist educators to embed these simulations into the curriculum. The project included the development of an online toolkit consisting of case studies, a good practice guide, discussion papers and a student learning barometer.
A key area of concern in higher education is academic integrity, which involves the adherence by ... more A key area of concern in higher education is academic integrity, which involves the adherence by students to standards of honesty, originality, and attribution. The literature indicates that plagiarism is widespread in Australian higher education institutions and that plagiarism, collusion and cheating are increasing. To maintain institutional credibility it is necessary to advance academic rigour and integrity as well as deal with breaches of academic integrity, especially by reducing instances of plagiarism. The current project is one of four academic integrity priority projects commissioned by the OLT in 2012. The aim of this project was to develop a national academic integrity resource for those with policy responsibilities and who are also at the front-line of teaching in the classroom, namely, unit/course coordinators. In accord with the funded proposal, the project outcomes and outputs: Include pedagogical resources, which support the development of academic integrity in students, for educators in a wide variety of academic fields of study, across undergraduate and postgraduate study, and across different types of institutions, Support unit/course coordinators to drive curriculum renewal in a manner that reinforces the scaffolded development of academic skills and academic integrity, and their own professional development, and Include resources and materials to help busy unit/course coordinators contribute to the scholarship of academic integrity.
Leadership development has attracted considerable interest of both researchers and practitioners.... more Leadership development has attracted considerable interest of both researchers and practitioners. Much of the interest is due to the rapidly changing, complex and ambiguous world that calls for 21st century skills and capabilities to grow sustained business performance through effective leadership. However, while a positive link between effective leadership and performance has been examined in previous research, effectiveness of current leadership development initiatives in tourism and hospitality graduate education has yet to be clearly established. This conceptual paper presents the core leadership development program elements and a conceptual framework, which can guide not only the design and development but also the evaluation of graduate leadership programs in tourism and hospitality. The paper concludes with several implications for further research and practice.
The threshold learning outcome (TLO) standards for tourism, hospitality and events were developed... more The threshold learning outcome (TLO) standards for tourism, hospitality and events were developed over a 20-month period by a five-person project team. The team worked closely with an oversight committee, the project evaluator and a broad stakeholder community of about 900 colleagues including academics, students, graduates, industry practitioners, industry representative bodies and government departments and agencies. The work involved identifying how tourism, hospitality and events have several common aspects that position the three fields as one that is sufficiently different from other domains as to warrant their own standards. The work also identified that while the similarities among the three fields warrant them having one set of domains, they are also intrinsically different from each other, thus justifying their own definitions, explanations of the domains and assessment exemplars.
Page 1. Investigating the efficacy of culturally specific academic literacy and academic honesty ... more Page 1. Investigating the efficacy of culturally specific academic literacy and academic honesty resources for Chinese students 1 Final Project Report INVESTIGATING THE EFFICACY OF CULTURALLY SPECIFIC ACADEMIC LITERACY AND ACADEMIC HONESTY ...
Draft: A report by Victoria University, Melbourne for the Cooperative Research Centre for Bushfir... more Draft: A report by Victoria University, Melbourne for the Cooperative Research Centre for Bushfires and Natural Hazards
A key area of concern in higher education is academic integrity, which involves the adherence by ... more A key area of concern in higher education is academic integrity, which involves the adherence by students to standards of honesty, originality, and attribution. The literature indicates that plagiarism is widespread in Australian higher education institutions and that plagiarism, collusion and cheating are increasing. To maintain institutional credibility it is necessary to advance academic rigour and integrity as well as deal with breaches of academic integrity, especially by reducing instances of plagiarism. The current project is one of four academic integrity priority projects commissioned by the OLT in 2012. The aim of this project was to develop a national academic integrity resource for those with policy responsibilities and who are also at the front-line of teaching in the classroom, namely, unit/course coordinators. In accord with the funded proposal, the project outcomes and outputs: Include pedagogical resources, which support the development of academic integrity in stud...
Many commentators suggest that tourism could help fund the ever growing number of protected areas... more Many commentators suggest that tourism could help fund the ever growing number of protected areas. The traditional reliance on government sources to support protected areas is increasingly untenable, in both the developed and developing world. This paper reviews the relationship between tourism and protected areas to assess opportunities for sustainable funding to assure effective stewardship. It explores a range of innovative and creative alternative funding mechanisms which could be consistent with a positive evolving relationship between tourism and protected areas. An outline classification of four protected area archetypes for management and funding purposes is suggested, based on a combination of visitation and biodiversity levels. To service the management of those four types, a series of non-government revenue streams are explored such as payments for ecosystem service (ES), environmental mortgages, intrinsic value funding, carbon abatement funding and research dividend funding. Issues discussed include: the willingness to pay on the part of potential visitors, the potential impact of fees on visitation, “quarantining” particularly valuable ecosystems from visitation and intrinsic value funding, the unpredictability of environmental mortgages and the potential stability of ES payments. Further research is required in data analysis and into the design of land tenure systems and regulatory mechanisms.
As part of a wider study attempting to clarify the liberal and vocational blend within tourism an... more As part of a wider study attempting to clarify the liberal and vocational blend within tourism and hospitality degree curricula, this paper reports on interim findings of an analysis of tourism and hospitality programs at Australian universities. While issues have been identified such as complex degree structures, cumbersome university websites and inconsistency of terminology used, some preliminary observations have emerged. There appears to be a move towards business-oriented units (with these often being generic ...
The aims of this paper are firstly to identify and critically examine the range of issues current... more The aims of this paper are firstly to identify and critically examine the range of issues currently facing Australian tourism and hospitality education curriculum planners and secondly to conceptualise the curriculum space as a first step in identifying opportunities and choices available to curriculum planners. The paper is conceptual in nature and makes two key contributions: Firstly the paper draws together a broad range of influences faced by curriculum planners and designers in considering the future of tourism and hospitality ...
Innovative and holistic approaches to destination marketing and management are needed to ensure t... more Innovative and holistic approaches to destination marketing and management are needed to ensure that protected areas are managed, marketed and governed effectively alongside adjacent lands. This paper discusses Australia's National Landscapes Program, a collaborative nationwide initiative between Parks and Tourism agencies, local and state governments and the private and non-profit sectors. A critical appraisal framework is presented for the various elements of the Program – geographical, ecological, socioeconomic , cultural and visitor information. The researchers argue that the adopted approach may be applicable for other collaborative destination management initiatives. They demonstrate the importance of adopting a geographical perspective in assessing nationwide initiatives that takes full account of spatial challenges. Dimensions such as the scale, distances and accessibility compound the implementation challenges facing initiatives such as Australia's National Landscapes Program. These challenges include ecological and socioeconomic diversity, the number and variety of constituent organisations and understanding the current visitors both domestic and international. The paper provides a potentially useful reference for jurisdictions that intend to implement large-scale collaborative destination management frameworks. It is noted that the challenges of identifying a common vision objectives and measures of success and of managing the politics of collaborations between different government levels and industry sectors are magnified for larger scale initiatives.
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