Course Introduction

"Sometimes the hurdles aren't really hurdles at all. They're welcome challenges, tests." ~ Paul Walker

for ways to navigate through the TOU1070: Tourism - The Attractions Industry course.

This course is designed to teach you how to analyze and compare the natural, cultural, and recreational attractions available in Alberta and Canada while developing strategies for maintaining the well-being of guests. The instruction is broken into 5 Units followed by a two-part final project.

Contact your Tourism Teacher immediately. This will help you get to know each other and ensure you starting the course on the right track.

You can find your teacher's email address and phone number in the My Teacher icon at the top right of each course content page. There is a screenshot below to show you what the My Teacher icon looks like.

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This course does have a prerequisite.

Students must have complete TOU1010: The Tourism Sector prior to this course. If you have not yet done this, please contact your school distance education facilitator to rectify your registration.

Upon successfully completing this course you will receive one introductory level senior high credit in TOU1070 Tourism The Attractions Industry.

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There are no special materials or equipment necessary to complete this course. However, it is important to understand that this course is only delivered online so you will need access to a computer with the Internet.

As with all Alberta Education CTS courses, Tourism - The Attractions Industry should take about 16-25 hours to complete. This includes all readings and the final project.

If students have not submitted any assignments to ADLC within 60 days from the registration date or their last submitted assignment, they will automatically be withdrawn from the course.

There are 5 Self-assessment Journal Entries, one after each Unit worth 10 marks each. Provided you submit a complete personal journal entry, you will receive the full 10 marks for each journal entry. The combination of Journal Entry marks will constitute 10% of your final course grade.

After completing the 5 units, there is a two-part Final Project. Since this is a project-based course with numerous components, it is worth 90% of your course mark.

Here's a table to help you better understand the marking breakdown:

Self-Reflections 10% weighting towards Final Grade
	Unit 1 Self-Reflection (out of 10 marks)	20% of Self-Reflections Grade
	Unit 2 Self-Reflection (out of 10 marks)	20% of Self-Reflections Grade
	Unit 3 Self-Reflection (out of 10 marks)	20% of Self-Reflections Grade
	Unit 4 Self-Reflection (out of 10 marks)	20% of Self-Reflection Grade
	Unit 5 Self-Reflection (out of 10 marks)	20% of Self-Reflection Grade

Final Project: Your Turn! 90% weighting towards Final Grade
	Part 1: Evaluate an Alberta Attraction (out of 100 marks)	25% of Final Project Grade
	Part 2: Build a Tour Package (out of 100 marks)	75% of Final Project Grade

The ADLC Career and Technology Studies department has a policy that states students must receive a passing grade of 50% or better in ALL assignments in order to be awarded a final grade and receive credit. Any assignments where students receive a mark below 50% will be asked to resubmit that assignment.

General Introduction

Course Introduction

General Introduction

"Sometimes the hurdles aren't really hurdles at all. They're welcome challenges, tests." ~ Paul Walker