Tourism and Innovation
Explore the concept of knowledge and understand why and how it is important to innovation in tourism.
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
8 hours
Tourism and Innovation
How will you innovate to give your company a competitive advantage?
This course examines the relationship between knowledge and innovation in tourism, the specific aspects and conditions in which the tourism industry operates, and why these determine the uniqueness of tourism innovation among other service industries.
What topics will you cover?
- Exploring knowledge in tourism
- Knowledge and transfer management in tourism
- Exploring innovation in tourism
- Tourism and entrepreneurship
Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Identify types of knowledge transfer and steps to facilitate this
- Critically assess examples of innovation in tourism
- Identify barriers to innovation in tourism
- Explore the role of the entrepreneur in innovation
Who is the course for?
Students who have a background in social sciences, arts and humanities, business studies or tourism and hospitality, or those with a background in sustainable development will be interested.
Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.
Who will you learn with?
Lecturer in International Tourism Management and research fellow (Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations) at Coventry University.
Lecturer in Event Management
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
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- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
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