COURSE PROFILE FOR UNDERGRADUATES MAJORING IN TOURISM MANAGEMENT, HOTEL AND CLUB MANAGEMENT, EVENT MANAGEMENT Revision:Sept/21/2015 Course Code TBA Course Title Introduction to Tourism Research MethodsTourism: Principles and Practice Course Type Compulsory Credits 3 Total Contact Hours 54 Semester 1st (2015) Instructor Dr. Kun Lai 赖坤 Dr Jigang Bao 保继刚 Faculty Assistant 黄锋494038926@ (Mon) 王辉1018482797@ (Tue) Class Time 9:50-12:25 (Mon/Tue) Location B301 (Mon.)/D501 (Tue.) Office Hour By appointment Contact Dr Lai: ******@. NB: My office is located at Room 412, School of Tourism Management (STM) Building, SYSU Zhuhai Campus. Please use Blackboard (. [to log on via your student number; Course ID: “B40000059X1: 旅游概论”]) Need to apply to download course materials, submit assignments, share ideas with peers/course instructor/teaching assistants, and get connected with mended information from the . I. COURSE DESCRIPTION Tourism phenomena are plex per se and important social realities that are increasingly worth academic research and serious learning. Tourism has grown into one of the most important areas of study in social sciences, with a growing body of tourism knowledge accumulated. An introductory course of tourism is needed for those who are interested in this relatively new yet dynamic subject or those who wish to initi