Tourism Business-Related Legislation (5cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

Weeks 4-11.
A more precise plan is given in the implementation plan.

Objective

Multidimensional Tourism Industry
Business Models and Processes (project)
The student knows the basics of business and tourism related legislation and is able to apply it in practice.

The student knows the basics of contract and corporate law and has an understanding how legislation affects different business models and earning logics. He/she gets an overview of Finnish legislation and the courts of justice. The student understands the meaning and contents of agreements and understands the main principles of compensation for damage. He/she gets an overview of corporation legislation and is able to distinguish different types of companies and their special features. In addition, he/she is able to utilise basic principles of corporate law. The student also knows the main tourism-related legislation and is able to search and apply judicial knowledge into practice.

Content

Tieto puuttuu

Location and time

Spring 2021. Weeks 4-11.

Materials

Learning material for the case and the exam:
Contract and corporate law

• Access to Finnish law, pages 9-72, 84-105, 126-165, 205-225, 240-249 (Aapo Surakka, 2005) or year 2011 version of the same book: pages 15-74, 87-107, 129-161,171-176, 221-248, 264-267. Also the e-book is available.
• Lessons (powerpoints in Moodle) / notes

Tourism business-related legislation:
• oral presentations and related pp-slides
• Moodle material
• Act on Travel Service Combinations (Laki matkapalveluyhdistelmistä) (901/2017)
• Act on Travel Service Combination Providers (Laki matkapalveluyhdistelmien tarjoajista) (921/2017)
• Act on the Supervisory and Insolvency Protection Fee Provided by Providers of Travel Service Combinations (Laki matkapalveluyhdistelmien tarjoajan valvonta- ja maksukyvyttömyyssuojamaksusta) (922/2017
• https://www.kkv.fi/en/facts-and-advice/travelling-and-travel-agencies/travelling-and-transport/travel-package/

Teaching methods

- Tutorials, Lectures, case study (group work) & presentation, tourism business-related law topic presentation (group work), exam, other learning exercises, individual and independent studies.

Employer connections

Real life cases / link to the business simulation game

Exam schedules

16.3.2021
2 retakes

Student workload

5 ects / 133hours of work.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

These are the general assessment criteria. Please note that there might be more specific assessment criteria for learning assignments which will be given at the beginning of the study unit.

Fail (0)
The student does not complete the assignments according to instructions or does not attend the learning situations at all. He/she does not pass the assignments and/or the exam as required.

Poor (1)
The student has basic knowledge of business and tourism related legislation. He/she can retrieve and apply legal information in simple cases with assistance. Only few assignments are performed according to the instructions.

Satisfactory (2)
The student shows basic-level critical, analytical and reflective thinking and practical skills in his/her studies and work-related tasks. He/she has basic knowledge of business and tourism related legislation. He/she is able to find and use this legal information with assistance but cannot fully apply it. He/she recognizes the main challenges in tourism business in the field of contract and corporate law. Most of the assignments are performed according to the instructions.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3)
The student shows critical, analytical and reflective thinking and practical skills in his/her studies and work-related tasks. The student has understanding of basics of business and tourism related law. He/she can retrieve and apply relevant and up-to-date legal information by leaning to the study material/given instructions. Student has an understanding of main legal challenges in business. Most of the assignments are performed according to the instructions.

Very good (4)
The student shows good critical, analytical and reflective thinking and practical skills in his/her studies and work-related tasks. He/she has good knowledge of business and tourism related legislation. He/she is able to find and use this legal information and apply it. The student understands the meaning of legal issues in tourism business. All the assignments are performed according to the instructions.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5)

The student shows excellent critical, analytical and reflective thinking and practical skills in his/her studies and work-related tasks. He/she has excellent knowledge of business and tourism related legislation. He/she can efficiently and independently retrieve and apply up-to-date legal information in business problem solving. The student can foresee legal challenges in business in the field of contract and corporate law. All the assignments are performed according to the instructions.

Qualifications

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