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Content and Methodology of Outdoor and Adventure Activities II - Tourism
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:1.00
Study Course Accepted:19.06.2024 10:09:05
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | LSPA_230 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Sports Science | Target Audience: | Pedagogy; Sports Trainer | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Inga Liepiņa | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE) | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | LSPA, Brīvības gatve 333, Riga, LV-1006 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 3 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 6 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 15 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 30 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 36 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 3 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 6 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 15 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 30 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 36 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Study courses mastered: Educational Psychology for Teachers, Teacher’s Professional Skills, Social-Emotional Learning, Legal Aspects of Pedagogical Process, Teaching and Learning in the Context of Diversity, General and Physical Activity Biochemistry, Human Anatomy and Dynamic Anatomy, Foundations and Methodology of Volleyball, Foundations and Methodology of Basketball, Foundations and Methodology of Football, Foundations and Methodology of Track and Field Exercises, Foundations and Methodology of Swimming, Foundations and Methodology of Gymnastics, Civil Protection, State Security and Environmental Protection for Sustainable Development, Theory of Sport, Innovative Information Communication Technologies and Methods in Sport Pedagogy, Biomechanics and Ergonomics, General and Age-Specific Physiology, Health Promoting Physical Activities, Rhythmics and Rhythmic Combinations, History of Sport, Philosophy of Sport, Sport in Multicultural Environment and Olympic Education, Sports Medicine, Professional Communication and Terminology I (English, German, Russian), Project Development, Teacher’s Placement I, II. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To enable students to acquire basic theoretical and practical knowledge in outdoor and adventure activities (tourism), according to the content of primary, basic and secondary school studies. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Study environment, assessment of the study course. Safety aspects of outdoor and adventure activities. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Description of tourism and active tourism. Nature and anthropogenic resources. Hikes, types of hikes and their planning. Types of hiking – emphasising the specifics of walking, cycling, skiing and water tourism hiking. General description of each type of each hike. Safety and hazard factors of a hike. Planning, organising a hike according to the contingent, location and other factors. Hiking mode, hiking finances, first aid kit. Description of overnight stays during multi-day hikes | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Description of tourism camp (rural conditions). Specifics of nutrition in outdoor activities. Planning, transporting, preparing products. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Various adventure activity tasks for individual growth (including physical) and promotion of team collaboration (planning, thinking, observation, leadership, communication, self-assessment, analysis, feedback, etc.). Training methods for improvement of skills. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Practical life skills: overcoming natural obstacles with and without tools, tourist hubs, roping, rope tensioning of diverse outdoor skill tasks. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Adventure activities as an element of competition – individual and team tourism on obstacle courses, tourism rally, etc. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Outdoor activities as an element of competition – individual and team tourism on obstacle courses, tourism task rallies, tourism rally, team adventure competition. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Participation in rural tourism camp. Application of outdoor living skills in practice. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Participation in a walking and water tourism hike. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Study environment, assessment of the study course. Safety aspects of outdoor and adventure activities. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Description of tourism and active tourism. Nature and anthropogenic resources. Hikes, types of hikes and their planning. Types of hiking – emphasising the specifics of walking, cycling, skiing and water tourism hiking. General description of each type of each hike. Safety and hazard factors of a hike. Planning, organising a hike according to the contingent, location and other factors. Hiking mode, hiking finances, first aid kit. Description of overnight stays during multi-day hikes | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Description of tourism camp (rural conditions). Specifics of nutrition in outdoor activities. Planning, transporting, preparing products. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Various adventure activity tasks for individual growth (including physical) and promotion of team collaboration (planning, thinking, observation, leadership, communication, self-assessment, analysis, feedback, etc.). Training methods for improvement of skills. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Practical life skills: overcoming natural obstacles with and without tools, tourist hubs, roping, rope tensioning of diverse outdoor skill tasks. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Adventure activities as an element of competition – individual and team tourism on obstacle courses, tourism rally, etc. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Outdoor activities as an element of competition – individual and team tourism on obstacle courses, tourism task rallies, tourism rally, team adventure competition. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Participation in rural tourism camp. Application of outdoor living skills in practice. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Participation in a walking and water tourism hike. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | During studies, students, using lecture materials and various other sources of information, perform independent work: 1. Plans an outdoor activity – hike (walking, cycling, water or skiing). 2. Preparation for a tourist camp (accommodation, providing food). 3. Preparation for the theoretical examination in tourism – test and practical test, in accordance with instructions of the teaching staff. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The final assessment of the study course is formed by summing up different tests during the course. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | 1. Knows the facts, understands theories and patterns in outdoor and adventure activities (incl. tourism). 2. Knows learning strategies, methods and techniques. 3. Understands the ways in which learning performance is assessed and the criteria for determining it. | ||||||||
| Skills: | 1. Uses various learning methods, techniques and study aids to master the content of the subject and develop general skills. 2. Builds a supportive study environment, respecting the principles of confidentiality and privacy. 3. Organises situations close to real life in the study process. 4. Chooses appropriate methods for assessing learning achievements. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | 5. Uses fact-based, theoretical knowledge and knowledge of patterns in an integrated way, purposefully and critically selects and uses different methods, technologies and teaching methodological materials in the study process for the needs of students and according to the learning outcomes for the implementation of the appropriate study process. 6. Able to creatively organise a study environment appropriate for the objective and tasks of studies, choose study aids in learning outdoor activities by integrating health and safety content, other subject areas, transversal skills and values. 7. Able to justify the role of feedback, formative and summative assessment in achieving the objective and outcome of studies. 8. Able to identify security hazards and risks in different environments and situations in outdoor and adventure activities, take preventive safety measures, choosing the most appropriate problem-solving strategies. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | 1. Badvērts, Dž. (2009). Mezgli. Mezglu siešanas rokasgrāmata. Rīga, Zvaigzne ABC, 128lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | 2. Brūders, A., & Krauksta, D. (1998). Tūrisms. Rīga, LSPA, 77lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | 3. Krauksta, D., & Liepiņa, I. (2006). Tūrisma pārgājiena organizēšana. Lekcija, LSPA, 21lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | 4. Noteikumi par valsts pamatizglītības standartu un pamatizglītības programmu paraugiem. Ministru kabineta noteikumi Nr. 747. Rīgā 2018. gada 27. novembrī (prot. Nr. 56 38. §) | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | 5. Brencis, A. (2003). Aktīvais tūrisms. Rīga, Biznesa augstskola Turība, 224lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | 6. Latvija. Tūrisma ceļvedis.(2012). Rīga, Jāņa sēta, 280lpp. | ||||||||
| 3 | 7. Liepiņa, I. (2004). Tūrisma tehnikas paņēmieni. Maģistra darbs, LSPA, 78lpp. | ||||||||
| 4 | 8. Liepiņa, I. (2006). Tūrisma speciālais inventārs. Lekcija, LSPA, 21lpp. | ||||||||
| 5 | 9. Mīkule, M., & Hānbergs, Ē. (2013). Mūsu mazais pārgājiens. Rīga, Jumava, 189lpp. | ||||||||
| 6 | 10. Neuman, J., & Doubalik, I.,P. (2004). Education and learning through outdoor acitivities, outdoor exercises and rope courses for youth programmes. Praha: Duha, 294p. | ||||||||
| 7 | 11. Rohnke, K., E., & Rogers, D. (2007). The Complete Ropes Course Manual, 428p. | ||||||||
| 8 | 12. Štrauhmanis, J. (2004). Kartogrāfija tūrismā. Rīga, Biznesa augstkola Turība, 78lpp. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | 13. Tūrisma maršrutu veidošana. Vidzemes Augstskolas Tūrisma un viesmīlības fakultātes docētāji: Klepers A., Līviņa A., Smaļinskis J. Valmiera: Vidzemes augstskola, 117lpp. | ||||||||
| 2 | 14. Kalniņš, G. (2011). Skolēnu un jauniešu grupu aktivitātes brīvā dabā. To plānošana, organizēšana un drošības aspekti. LR Labklājības Ministrija, Valsts bērnu tiesību aizsardzības inspekcija. | ||||||||
| 3 | 15. Mezglu video | ||||||||
| 4 | 16. Padomi tūrisma pārgājieniem | ||||||||
