Houston Community College System
Travel & Tourism
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
TRVM 1308 TRAVEL DESTINATION 1- WESTERN HEMISPHERE
(3 lecture credits)
Study of countries located in the Western Hemisphere including Canada, United States, Latin America,
South America, and the Caribbean Islands. Emphases on the culture, customs, climate, physical features,
language, currency, political conditions, and how they affect both business and the leisure travel.
COREQUISITES:
None
PREREQUISITES:
None
COURSE GOALS:
At the completion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Explain the difference between formal geography and destination geography.
Identify geographic skills required of travel professionals.
Name the major continents and oceans.
Describe the major landmasses.
Locate places on a map or globe by longitude and latitude.
Compare the major climate zones.
Analyze the relationship between climate and the environment.
Discuss the relationship between tourism development and the environment.
Describe the major landform of the United States and Canada.
Discuss the history and culture of the region.
Discuss the main travel regions.
Identify major U.S. gateway cities.
Identify the states of the Northeast region.
Identify the history and culture of the region.
Discuss the history and culture of the region.
Name the major business and industrial centers.
Describe major tourism areas, activities, and attractions.
Design an itinerary from the nearest airport to any destination in the Northeast.
Identify the states of the South.
Discuss the history and culture of the region.
Name the major business and industrial centers.
Describe major tourism areas, activities, and attractions.
Design an itinerary from the nearest airport to any destinations in the South.
Identify the states of the Midwest region.
Discuss the history and culture of the region.
Name the major business and industrial centers.
Describe major tourism areas, activities, and attractions.
Design an itinerary from the nearest airport to any destinations in the Midwest.
Identify the states of the Southwest region.
Discuss the history and culture of the region.
Name the major business and industrial centers.
Describe major tourism areas, activities, and attractions.
Design an itinerary from the nearest airport to any destinations in the Southwest.
Identify the states of the Mountain region.
Discuss the history and culture of the region.
Name the major business and industrial centers.
Describe major tourism areas, activities, and attractions.
Design an itinerary from the nearest airport to any destinations in the Mountain region.
Identify the states of the Pacific Coast region.
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Discuss the history and culture of the region.
Name the major business and industrial centers.
Describe major tourism areas, activities, and attractions.
Design an itinerary from the nearest airport to any destinations in the Pacific Coast region.
Identify the major islands of the Hawaiian archipelago.
Discuss the history and culture of the region.
Name the major business and industrial centers.
Describe major tourism areas, activities, and attractions.
Design an itinerary from the nearest airport to any destinations in the Hawaii.
Identify the provinces of Canada.
Discuss the history and culture of the region.
Name the major business and industrial centers.
Describe major tourism areas, activities, and attractions.
Design an itinerary from the nearest airport to any destinations in Canada.
Identify the major landform of Latin America.
Discuss the history and culture of the region.
Name the major business and industrial centers.
Describe major tourism areas, activities, and attractions.
Design an itinerary from the nearest airport to any destinations in Latin America.
Identify the major Caribbean Islands.
Discuss the history and culture of the region.
Name the major business and industrial centers.
Describe major tourism areas, activities, and attractions.
Design an itinerary to any destination in the Caribbean.
Identify the major landforms of the atlantics travel region of Western Europe.
Discuss the history and culture of the region.
Describe major tourism areas, activities, and attractions.
Design an itinerary to any destination in the Atlantic region.
INTRUCTOR INFORMATION:
Shouping Liu (713)718-6072 work (832)668-6828 cell
By email: trvmhcc@yahoo.com or shouping.liu@hccs.edu
TEXT:
Selling Destinations: Geography for the Travel Professional 5th Edition by Dr. Marc Mancini,
published by Thomson/Delmar Learning. (978-1-4283-2142-7)
LAB REQUIREMENTS:
None
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES:
Students who require reasonable accommodations for disabilities are encouraged to report to call
(713)718-6164 to make necessary arrangement. Faculty are only authorized to provide accommodations
requested by the Disability Support Services Office.
ACADEMIC HONESTY:
Students are responsible for conducting themselves with honor and integrity in fulfilling course
requirement.
NOTICE: Students who repeat a course for a third or more times may soon face significant tuition/fee
increases at HCC and other Texas public colleges and universities. Please ask your
instructor/counselor about opportunities for tutoring/other assistance prior to considering course
withdrawal or if you are not receiving passing grades.
ATTENDENCE AND WITHDRAWAL POLICY:
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Attendance:
A. Students are expected to attend all classes (see college catalog for attendance policy).
B. Students are responsible for all work missed during an
absence, and it is the student's responsibility to consult with instructors for make-up
assignments.
C. If a student misses 2 or more consecutive classes (12.5%, including lecture and
laboratory time), he/she may be withdrawn from the course by the instructor. This policy will
be strictly enforced for veterans.
D. Students are expected to be quiet and attentive during the class, no pager or cellular
phone is allowed during the class.
2.
Withdrawal:
It is the responsibility of the student to officially drop or withdraw from a course. Failure to
officially withdraw may result in the student receiving a grade of “F” in the course. A student
may officially withdraw in any of the following ways:
A:
B.
Complete an official withdrawal form at the campus he or she is attending or
any other HCCS campus.
Send a letter requesting withdrawal to:
Registrar
Houston Community College Systems
P. O. Box 667517
Houston, TX 77266-7517
COURSE REQUIREMENTS AND GRADING POLICY:
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Tests – To evaluate the student achievement for the stated objectives he/she will
complete a comprehensive mid-term exam and a comprehensive final exam as well
as one or two quizzes.
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Students will complete a comprehensive destination project/report.
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Grades:
A = 90-100
B = 80-89
C = 70-79
D = 60-69
F = 59 or below
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Final Evaluation Criteria:
Attendance & participation
Current destination news
Homework Assignments
Final Exam
Destination Project
TESTING:
Fill in blanks, true/false, maps.
MAKE-UP POLICY:
15%
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30%
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Only under special circumstances which student could not control and with the instructor's approval
make-up exam will be given.
PROJECTS, ASSIGNMENTS, PROTFOLIOS, SERVICE LEARNING, INTERNSHIPS,
ETC.:
A typed five-page report on any one country in the Western Hemisphere with all the details related to
the tourism business. A in-class ten-minute presentation on the final class day (May 09, 2016) is required.
COURSE CONTENT:
Since this course stresses destination as well as formal geography, lecture/discussion are
supplemented with individual research and group activities and out of class group projects
COURSE CALENDAR WITH READING ASSIGNMENTS:
Weeks
Date
Chapters
Homework Assignment
(due by the beginning of the following class)
Week 1: 01/25/2016
Introduction & Course Syllabi pages 24 – 33 + one current news
Week 2: 02/01/2016
Chapter 1
pages 51 – 52 + one current news
Week 3: 02/08/2016
Chapter 2
pages 65 – 66 + one current news
Week 4: 02/15/2016
President’s Day Holiday (campus closed)
Week 5: 02/22/2016
Chapter 3
pages 79 – 80 + one current news
Week 6: 02/29/2016
Chapter 4
pages 93 – 94 + one current news
Week 7: 03/07/2016
Chapter 5
pages 111 – 112 + one current news
Week 8: 03/14/2016
Spring Break Week (03/14/2016 – 03/19/2016)
Week 9: 03/21/2016
Chapter 6
pages 129 – 130 + one current news
Week 10: 03/28/2016
Chapter 7
pages 141 – 142 + one current news
Week 11: 04/04/2016
Chapters 8+9
pages 152 – 153, 167 – 168 + one
current news
Week 12: 04/11/2016
Chapter 10
pages 193 – 194 + one current news
Week 13: 04/18/2016
Chapter 11
pages 209 – 210 + one current news
Week 14: 04/25/2016
Chapter 12
pages 223 – 224 + one current news
Week 15: 05/02/2016
Chapter 13
pages 244 – 245 + one current news
Week 16: 05/09/2016
Final Exam & Destination Project Presentation
*Last day for administrative/student withdrawals – April 5, 2016
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