Basics and Didactics of Tourism

About Study Course

Department: Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)

ECTS:3

Course supervisor:Inga Liepiņa

Study type:Part-Time, Full time

Course level:Bachelor

Target audience:Sports Trainer

Language:Latvian

Study course description Full description, Part-Time, Full time

Branch of science:Health sciences

Objective

To enable students to acquire basic theoretical and practical knowledge of tourism. To familiarise students with theoretical and methodological aspects of tourism didactics.

Prerequisites

The required knowledge and skill levels are in line with the general secondary education standard in sport, as well as first aid, theory of sports and general pedagogy have been learned.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

1.1. Will know the types of tourism hikes, their fitness for a particular contingent, the resources available. Will know at least 3 digital technologies that can be used in the planning or process of a hike.
2. Will know how to provide food in tourism activities (hiking, camping).
3. Will know various tourism techniques, knots.
4. Will know various tourism competitions.
5. Will know various techniques for tourism equipment, their teaching didactics and methodology.

Skills

1.6. Will be able to plan a hike according to the hike purpose, contingent and resources.
7. Will be able to plan, set up, overcome and remove various tourism techniques on a terrain.
8. Will be able to prepare, as well as practically perform a tourism hike (walking, water tourism or bicycle tourism).
9. Will be able to set up, overcome and judge tourism competitions.

Competence

1.10. The student will be able to analyse the planned and realised hike (including use digital technologies). To analyse changes in the route of the realised hike, if any. Will be able to analyse the purpose achieved by the hike for the selected hiking contingent.
11. The student will be able to apply the mastered theoretical and practical knowledge in a tourism camp (to plan and purchase the necessary individual and group tools, set up a camp site, plan and cook food, adapt to the weather).

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester

Study programme	Study semester	Program level	Study course category	Lecturers	Schedule
Sports science	4	Bachelor	Required	Inga Liepiņa, Daina Krauksta, Inga Liepiņa, Inga Liepiņa, Daina Krauksta, Ivars Kravalis, Juris Grants, Juris Grants, Kalvis Ciekurs, Juris Grants, Ivars Kravalis, Kalvis Ciekurs, Juris Grants
Sports science	4	Bachelor	Required	Inga Liepiņa, Daina Krauksta, Inga Liepiņa, Inga Liepiņa, Daina Krauksta, Ivars Kravalis, Juris Grants, Juris Grants, Kalvis Ciekurs, Juris Grants, Ivars Kravalis, Kalvis Ciekurs, Juris Grants

Basics and Didactics of Tourism (LSPA_015)

Objective

Prerequisites

Learning outcomes

Study course planning