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Republic of the Philippines

City of Taguig
Taguig City University
Gen. Santos Avenue, Central Bicutan, Taguig City
COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
COURSE SYLLABUS FOR INSTITUTIONAL SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

I. CITY GOVERNMENT OF TAGUIG VISION AND MISION

VISION :
A loving, caring, peaceful and progressive city serving God and all Taguigeños by inspiring and empowering them to dream,
develop their potentials and lead meaningful lives.
MISION :
The mission of a city is not accomplished by simply wealth, and providing social services. It is truly accomplished when the
city inspires and empowers its citizens to dream, develop their potentials and lead meaningful lives, as one created in God’s
image.

II. TAGUIG CITY UNIVERSITY PHILOSOPHY, VISION AND MISION

PHILOSOPHY :
Social transformation for a caring community and an ecologically balanced country.
VISION :
An eminent center of excellent higher education towards societal advancement.
MISION :
To nurture a vibrant culture of academic wellness responsive to the challenges of technology and the global community.
III. COLLEGE OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM VISION AND MISION
VISION :
A vital academic unit equipped with high caliber, service-oriented and industry complying programs geared towards students’
professional excellence.
MISION :
To produce globally-competitive graduates equipped with work-related knowledge, industry-based skills, and a caring attitude
responsive to community and environmental needs.

IV. COURSE TITLE : SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

V. COURSE CODE : TPC 4
VI. COURSE CREDIT : 3 UNITS
VII. PRE-REQUISITE : GLOBAL CULTURE AND TOURISM GEOGRAPHY (TPC2)
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COURSE DESCRIPTION Students will have a broad understanding of environmental issues and their impact upon the tourism industry, therefore subject areas such
as pollution, waste management and biodiversity will be a primary focus. Awareness and the understanding of the implications of tourism impacts, especially on socio-
cultural and environmental aspects, are critical to properly guided sustainable tourism planning and development. The natural and cultural environments of
communities and global destinations will be explored to enable students to critically interpret tourism interdependency, and the changes and development of domestic
and international tourism policy. The course critically examines tourism planning as a process and as a set of techniques for sustainable tourism development. It
focuses on the physical environment of tourism planning, and the social, cultural and political realities of planning and policy making.

VIII. COURSE OUTCOMES (CO)

By the end of the semester, students should be able to: Alignment to Program Outcomes
CO1: Distinguish environmental issues and identify their impact The learning outcomes in this course are introductory to the achievement of:
upon the tourism industry. [PO1] Graduates has the ability to perform basic advance skills related to hospitality and
CO2: Distinguish the implications of tourism impacts, especially on tourism industry (S)
socio-cultural and environmental aspects and analyze how these
affects tourism industry [PO2] Graduates are applying the vision of the college as “service-Oriented” people
CO3: Explore the natural and cultural environments of communities working towards progress (A)
and global destinations and interpret their independency in tourism
CO4: Distinguish and identify the changes and development of [PO3] Graduates values professional excellence in their workplace (A)
domestic and international tourism policy
CO5: Develop planning process to manage Tourism implications on [PO4] Graduates are set to forerun the change in terms of tourism sustainability for the
Socio-cultural and Environment. community and environment (KS)
CO6: Formulate Policy for Social, cultural, and political for
[PO5] Graduate contributes protects and provide solutions to policies for socio cultural
sustainable tourism.
and environmental sustainability aspects; applying the principles of ASEAN community
(K)

[PO6] Graduate adapts to fast-phase technological advancement in tourism and

hospitality (KS)

[PO7] Graduates practice empathy and respects for diversity and multi-cultural
perspective (A)

[PO8] Graduates are competitively skilled both global market in promoting the Philippine
culture tourism industry.

[PO9] Graduates plans, execute, evaluate, MICE market to specialized niche of tourism
and travel industry (KS)
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ASSESSMENT OF OUTCOMES
As evidence of having achieved the outcomes, students must produce quality outputs and/or carry out task successfully.
Formative Summative
For CO’s 1-6: Quizzes For CO’s 1-6: Written Examinations (Midterm)
For CO’s 1-6: Assignments/Seatwork For CO’s 5,6 – Term Paper (Finals)
For CO’s 1-6 – Reporting
For CO’s 5 – Formulate developmental plan
For CO’s 6 – Policy Making

Assessment Rubrics
Rubrics 1: CO’s 1-6
Rubrics 2: CO’s 1-6
Rubrics 4: CO’s 1-6
Rubrics 3: CO’s 5 and 6

I. COURSE COVERAGE

WEEK SESSION DATE LEARNING OUTCOME TOPIC METHODOLOGY/ RESOURCES ASSESSMENT

ACTIVITIES
1 1 2nd Week of ORIENTATION OF THE UNIVERSITY Formal and Students Online Activity
For the students to be
August PHILOSOPHY, VISION, MISSION AND OTHER Informal Manual
familiar with the core
SCHOOL RULES AND REGULATIONS. Discussions about
values, mission, vision
understanding on Course syllabi
and Philosophy of the
COURSE SYLLABUS AND REQUIREMENTS. Vision, Mission and
University.
Philosophy of
CLASSROOM RULES AND POLICIES. University
2 1 3rd week of Define Sustainable I. Sustainable Tourism Class Lecture Reference Written Rubrics
August Tourism Book Essay
o Meaning of Sustainable Tourism Learning
Class room
Describe the Portfolio
o Managing and Importance of Activities
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management of Homework
sustainable tourism

Understand the Sustainable Tourism

sustainable tourism
framework o Sustainable Tourism Framework

o The Benefits of Sustainable Tourism

Explain the Benefits of
sustainable tourism
o Principles of Sustainable Tourism
Understand the
principles of sustainable
tourism
3-4 2 4th week of I. The Key Players in Tourism Planning Class Lecture Reference Rubrics
August and and Development Book Essay
1st week of Describe the key players Learning
Class room
September in tourism planning and o Tourists Portfolio
Activities
development Homework
o The Host Community
Explain the basic
responsibilities and o Government Agencies
rights of tourists
o The Tourism Industry
Discuss the roles of the
key players in tourism o Other Players
planning and
development o Stakeholder roles and relationships in
sustainable tourism development

5 2nd week of Research day

September
6-8 3 3rd and 4th To illustrate the concept I. Tourism Impacts and Global Issues Class Lecture Reference Rubrics
week of of local issues, Book Essay
September interdependence and o The Relationship between society, the Learning
Class room
and 1st diversity in relation to environment, and tourism Portfolio
Activities
week of tourism Homework
October o Impacts of Tourism
To enhance students’
creativity and
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imagination in creating o Tourism and Biodiversity

an imaginary national
park o Tourism and Climate Change
To determine the
significance of
biodiversity in relation to
tourism

To formulate a tourism
guideline that will
encourage biodiversity
protection and
preservation
9 2nd week of MIDTERM
October
10 1 3rd week of I. Key Issues for Sustainable Tourism Class Lecture Reference Rubrics
October book Essay
o Tourism policy and governance Learning
Discuss the key issues Class room
for sustainable tourism Portfolio
o Employment, decent work and human Activities
Homework
Understand how this capital
affects having
sustainable tourism o Poverty reduction and social inclusion

Poverty reduction and social inclusion

11 4th week of Research Day

October
12-14 3 1st and 2nd Understand the I. Guidelines for Achieving Sustainable Class Lecture Reference Rubrics
week of guidelines for achieving Tourism - An Agenda for Sustainable Book Essay
November sustainable tourism Tourism and Its Twelve Aims Learning
Class room
Activities Portfolio
Explain the aims for o Environmental Sustainability Homework
sustainable tourism
o Social-cultural Sustainability
Presentation of Case
Study o Economic Sustainability
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Sustainable Tourism Development Case

Studies

15 3rd week of Research Day

November
16-17 2 4th week of I. Ethics in Tourism Class Lecture Reference Rubrics
November book Essay
and 1st o World Tourism Organizations’ Global Learning
Understand how ethics Class room
week of Code of Ethics for Tourism Portfolio
in tourism be applied to Activities
December Homework
sustainable tourism o The Future of Tourism

18 2nd Week of FINAL EXAMINATION

December

I. GRADING RUBRICS

PERFORMANCE PASS FAIL

CATEGORY
FACTORS EXEMPLARY ACCOMPLISHED DEVELOPING BEGINNER
1.Essay Quality of writing  Piece was written in an extra  Piece was written in an  Piece had little style or voice  Piece had no style or voice
ordinary style and voice interesting style and voice
 Gives some new information but poorly  Gives no new information and very
 Very informative and well  Somewhat informative and organized poorly organized
organized organized

Grammar usage  Virtually no spelling,  Few spelling and punctuations  A number of spelling, punctuation or  So many spelling punctuation and
& Mechanics punctuation or grammatical errors, minor grammatical grammatical errors grammatical errors that it interferes with
errors errors the meaning

1.Homework Work completion  Most works are correct or  Number of items done  Number of items done incorrectly or  Most number of items done incorrectly or
done with fidelity incorrectly or without fidelity without fidelity without fidelity

 All items are complete  Completeness  Completeness  Incomplete number of items

 Works is completed on time  Work is done on time  Done on time  Done on time

 Work is neat  work is neat  Neatness  Neatness

1.Seatwork/ Group Work Completion  Completed an appropriate  Some work completed, but not  Very little amount of work completed  No work completed
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work amount of work during the as much as expected

activity

Distracting others  Does not do any  1-2 times  3-4 times  More than 5
(calling, Blurting
out, making a
joke, being silly)
independence  Stay on task with no  Need more than 1-2  Need more than 3-4 professors  Need more than 5 professors
redirections professors redirections to stay redirections to stay on task redirections to stay on task
on task

1.Reporting Accuracy  Information included in the  Information was well  Information was poorly researched  No signs of research and inaccurate
presentation was very well researched with some with many inaccuracies information presented
researched and accurate inaccuracies

Visuals  Presentation included  Presentation included helpful  Presentation included few helpful and  Presentation doesn’t include visual aids
extremely helpful and and interesting visual aids visual aids or inaccurate/ un helpful aids
interesting visual aids

Oral presentation  Student spoke very clearly  Student spoke clearly and  Student spoke unclearly didn’t seem to  Student spoke unclearly very few
and concisely, projected concisely, projected voice know what he/she wanted to say students could hear, information was
voice to the whole room confusing

Creativity  Presentation was incredibly  Presentation was creative and  Presentation was uncreative, student  Presentation was uninteresting student
creative, with nice visual highlighted information in an showed little effort to make information read from cue cards or notes or paper
aids and interesting interesting way interesting the whole time
language

Grammar and  Al written information had  Written information had 1-3  Written information had 4-6 grammar /  Written information had 7 above
spelling few to no spelling/grammar grammar / spelling errors spelling errors grammar / spelling errors
errors
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1.Term Paper Organization of  The type of presentation  The type of presentation is  the presentation is showing 1 to 2  the presentation is not relevant to the
Ideas is appropriate for the topic somehow relevant to the relevance to the topic topic
topic information is presented in information presented are rumbled
 Information is presented sequence but not logical
in a logical sequence and  Information is presented in  Presentation cite ideas not related to
with highlights a logical sequence  Presentation appropriately cites the idea
ideas
 Presentation  Presentation appropriately
appropriately cites new cites common ideas
ideas

Content of the  sequence of the paper is  the is a sequence from the  the sequencing of the paper is on  the paper is losing its sequencing
Paper requisite to the given paper with minimal errors standards but with 3-5 errors
standards  Shows little understanding of topic
 shows understanding but  Shows basic understanding of topic
 shows in-depth lacks depth  No underlying concepts presented
understanding topic  One underlying concept presented
2 underlying concepts  Lack of required components
 3-4 underlying concepts presented  Fewer than half of the required
components  Lack of Organization
presented
 includes most required
 Some organization; difficult to  Inaccurate
 includes required content content
follow
 Does not understand
 content presented in a  organization is adequate
concise, well-organized  Partially accurate
manner  mostly accurate
 Fair understanding
 accurate XV. COMPUTATION
understands topic OF GRADES
1. For Lecture (60%)
 fully understands topics Attendance/Class participation 10%
Quizzes 30%
Assignment/Seatwork 10%
Major Exam 50%
I. COURSE METHODOLOGY 100%
 Discussion/Lecture
 Modular (self-paced) 2. Distribution per term
 Electronic learning Midterm Grade 50%
 Industry Immersion Final Grade 50%
Final Grade 100%
 Film viewing
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 Demonstration
 Case Study
 Field visit

I. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
A. For Lecture
 Attendance/Class participation
 Attendance/Class participation/Decorum
 Quizzes
 Homework/Seatwork
 Project
 Mid-term Exam
 Film Essay
 Project Exhibition
 Seminars
 Interview
 Individual Learning Portfolio

XVI. CLASSROOM POLICIES

a. Always bring a copy of syllabus during course hours
b. Please stick to the consultation time indicated in this syllabus.
c. Needless to say, cheating in any way will not be tolerated and will result in a 0 exam score and/or possible dismissal from the course.
d. Google Classroom code will be provided to you during the first day of classes.
e. (insert
XVII. CONSULTATION HOURS
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday – 1:00 – 1:30 Friday 2:30-3:00 pm
XVIII. COURSE TEXTBOOKS AND REFERENCES

Author Title Edition

Reil G. Cruz Tourism Impacts and Sustainability 2016
Zenaida L.. Cruz Tourism Planning and Development 2015
BenignoRicaforte Ecotourism 2016
DavidJ. Telfer & Richards Sharpley Tourism Development in the developing world 2016
Dr. Thomas Bauer Trends and Issues in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry 2013

Prepared by: PROF. JOHN CARLO E. TULALIAN Checked by: PROF. GILBERT RYAN A. SEMILLA
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Subject Instructor Tourism Program chair

Approved by: PROF RUMAR R. ABAIGAR

CHTM Department Dean
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