Course Plan

I. Background Information

Course Code: 2011 AR 908

Course Title:
Semester: IX

Type of Course : Elective

Number of Credits: 3
Semester Starting Date: 15.07.2020

II. Course Objectives:

CO & LO
Number Course Objectives
1. This course is designed to explore and generate understanding about the importance
of architecture, architectural tourism and the development processes involved in
making of tourist destinations.
2. To provide knowledge about Tourism as a huge industry, and how it could be
organized with Architecture.
3. Understanding the need of tourism and healthy growth and development with
Architecture.
4. To understand the impacts of tourism on the environment. And to look into the issues
to provide solutions with Architecture and planning.

At the end of the course the student will be able to:-

COURCE COGNITION WORD

OUTCOME WITH TAXONOMY
CODE COURCE OUTCOME STATEMENT LEVEL

CO 1 To understand the inter Relationship between L2- Understand -

tourism and Architecture Conceptual knowledge
 CO 2 To develop the skill to analysis how Architecture can L3- Apply –Procedural
have its impacts on Promoting Tourism Knowledge

CO 3 Be able to relate and identify built forms in tourism

industry so as to have Tourism development in
sustainable manner L5- Evaluate –
Conceptual knowledge

CO 4 To understand the role of Architecture in L2- Understand –

positive and negative impacts of Tourism
Conceptual knowledge

CO 5 To Possess the skill of Architects in the role of L3- Apply –

Planning and development of Tourism Projects. Procedural Knowledge

TAXONOMY TABLE
KNOWLEDGE DIMENSION COGNITIVE PROCESS DIMENSION

1.REMEMBER 2.UNDERSTAND 3.APPLY 4.ANALYSE 5.EVALUATE 6.CREATE

FACTUAL KNOWLEDGE
CONCEPTUALKNOWLEDGE X X X
PROCEDURAL KNOWLEDGE XX
METACOGNITIVEKNOWLEDGE

III. Teaching Learning Methods

 Class Room lectures & discussions in interactive mode

 Class Presentations by individual / group of students
 Case studies and Practical Illustrations
 Study tour/ workshops as demanded by the course

IV. Criteria for Assessment

It will be strictly based on the norms stipulated by M.G. University Regulations, 2019. (Subject to
Final Approval by the University)
Sl. No. Component of Continual Evaluation Marks
1. Assignments & Presentations 20
2. Test 20
3. Attendance 10

Total Internal marks 50

External marks 100
Grand Total 150

V. Assessment Plan

 Internal Assessment by course faculty

 Final external assessment by University Exam

VI. Assessment Schedule

No Description Type Requirement Given Date Submission

date

1 Assignment -1 General Individual

Understanding
Impact of Architecture in
Tourism

2 Assignment -2 General Individual

Understanding
Role and Objective of World
tourism Organisation
(UNWTO)

3 Assignment -3 (Group PPT Group

Submission)- Types of
Tourism

4 Series Test -1 Written Individual

5 Assignment 4 Written Individual

Relevance of Traditional and

Vernacular Architecture in
promoting Tourism

6 Assignment 5 Written Individual

Different types of Tourist

Accomodation
7 Study tour/Case study PPT Individual/group
Presentation

8 Suggest a Design Guidelines Written Individual

for Architectural intervention
in any Tourism projects

9 Series Test 2 Written Individual

Assignments CO

No. Topic CO

1. Impact of Architecture in Tourism CO2

2. Role and Objective of World tourism Organisation (UN – CO2

Sustainable Goals in Tourism)

3 (Group Submission)- Types of Tourism CO1

4 Relevance of Traditional and Vernacular Architecture in CO2

promoting Tourism

5 Different types of Tourist Accomodation CO1

6 Study tour/Case study Presentation CO4

7 Suggest a Design Guidelines for Architectural CO6

intervention in any Tourism projects

VII. Learning Resources: Reference Books (Ref)

No. Title & Edition Author/s Publisher

Ref 1 A companion to Tourism Alen A. Lew & Michael Hall Blackwell Publishing
Ref 2 Tourism in developing countries Martin Opperman & Kye-
Sung Chon
Ref 3 Tourism the Business of Travel Roy A Cook,Laura.J Yale John Wiley and Sons
Ref 4 Tourism Management ,Managing Stephen .J Page Elselver Publishers-
for Change NewDelhi
Ref 5 Tourism towards 21st century Sunil Gupta
Ref 6 Travel and Tourism Anu Rowe,John D. Smith Cambridge press
Ref 7 Tourism Management P.C.Sinha
Ref 8 Dynamics of Tourism Puspinder S. Gill Anmol Publishing Pvt
Ltd
Ref 9 Tourism development and Salah Wahab
growth

VIII. Syllabus and projects introduced

 Define Tourism- Tourism as an Industry.

 Architecture as a tool as well as a setting for tourism.
Module I
 Tourism products, Characteristics of Tourism products.
 Brief history of tourism.
 Different types of tourism.

Module II  Tourism and development.

 Need for accommodations, choices of accommodations.
 Traditional architecture and tourist accommodations. Hill resorts, Sea
side resorts, Lake Side resorts, House boats, conventional hotels etc.
 Traditional and Vernacular architecture and its relevance on promoting
tourism.

Module III  Tourism environment and Society.

 Tourism and natural environment.
 Tourism destination development.
 Architectural impacts of tourism.
 Historic towns of India - Impacts on their architecture. and their
tourism development. Impacts on eco-sensitive areas heritage sites.
 Eco -tourism, Sustainable tourism. Need for sustainable tourism
development.
 Tourism and Resort architecture in Kerala- Case studies (its
architecture and environmental impacts)

IX. SESSION PLAN

* Each student should come up with 10 questions in the aspect of tourism. They will be
discussed in the class sessions to understand in detail.
Based on the tour discussions, students to understand the issues in tourist places, and to
search or come up with solutions to solve with Architecture. The students also need to
submit a report.
X. SESSION PLAN (one session is one hour)

ITEM TOPICS PLAN IMPLEMENTED

DATE DATE

Session General Understanding of Tourism and Nov 11

No:1 Architecture

Activities General Understanding of Tourism and Architecture.

During the
Discussion regarding their understanding and universal
Session
definitions

Session Tourism as an Industry. Nov 18

No.2,3

Activities Tourism as an Industry - Lecture

during the
Session

Session Architecture as a tool as well as a setting for tourism Nov 18

No:4

Activities Role of Architecture in tourism industry - Lecture

during the
Session

Session Tourism products –Its types and Characteristics Dec 2

No:5,6

Activities Different types and Characteristics of Tourism

during the products – PPT Lecture and Discussion
Session

Session Brief history of tourism Dec 9

No:7,8
Activities History of Tourism - Lecture
during the
Session

Session Different types of tourism Dec 9

No:9

Activities Different types of tourism – Seminar by Students

during the from Assignment
Session

Session Tourism and development. Dec 16

No:10

Activities Tourism and development. - Lecture

during the
Session

Session Need for accommodations, choices of Dec 16

No:11 accommodations.

Activities Different types of Tourists Accommodation -

during the Discussion
Session

Session Traditional architecture and tourist Dec 30

No:12 accommodations

Activities Lecture and Discussion - Traditional architecture

during the and tourist accommodations
Session

Session Traditional and Vernacular architecture and Dec 30

No:12 its relevance on promoting tourism.

Activities Discussion From their Assignments

during the
Session - Traditional and Vernacular architecture and its
relevance on promoting tourism.

Session Tourism environment and Society. Dec 30

No:16

Activities Tourism environment and Society.

during the
Session – Lecture from ppt and Discussion
Session Tourism and natural environment. Jan 6
No:17

Activities
during the
Session Lecture from ppt and Discussion

Session Tourism destination development. Jan 6

No:18

Activities
during the
Session –Discussion from Assignment

Session Architectural impacts of tourism. Jan 6

No:19

Activities Architectural impacts of tourism.

during the
Session – Lecture from ppt and Discussion

Session Historic towns of India - Impacts on their Jan 13

No:20 architecture and their tourism development.

Activities ● - Impacts on their architecture and their

during the tourism development – Discussion and
Session Lecture

Session Impacts on eco-sensitive areas heritage sites. Jan 13

No:21

Activities Impacts on eco-sensitive areas heritage

during the sites.- Discussion
Session

Session Eco -tourism, Sustainable tourism Jan 13

No:22

Activities Brief on Eco -tourism, Sustainable tourism –

during the Lecture and Discussion
Session

Session Tourism and Resort architecture in Kerala- Case Jan 20

No:23 studies (its architecture and environmental
impacts)
Activities Case Studies – Seminar Presentation
during the
Session

XI. Instructions to Participants

1. All forms of assignments are compulsory. Individual / Group assignments and topics for
presentation will be informed by Faculty member in advance either through Moodle /
group mail or directly in class.

2. In order to maintain uniformity, follow the diagrams given in the class for various
theoretical concepts.

3. Participants are expected to prepare detailed study notes after attending lectures.

4. Students are expected to refer the recommended text / reference books for preparation.
Web sources may also be referred for enriching the discussions and assignments.

5. Students are urged to discuss privately any impairment-related requirements face-to-face

and/or in written form with the courses facilitator.

6. DC School of Architecture and Design (DCSAAD) will not tolerate cheating of any kind and
consider it as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must
be the student’s own work, reflecting his or her learning.

We expect all the students to strictly follow the deadline which is prescribed in the session plan
including all the submissions.

XII. Student feedback

Students will be asked to provide course and teaching evaluations based on policies laid down by
the Institution.

XIII End of the Course Report

The instructor shall prepare a report indicating the ‘planned Vs achieved’ items in the course plan,
the general feedback, hurdles in delivery of the course, plans for improvement and other remarks.
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