Overview
Use web-based and mobile digital interpretive platforms to identify and interpret natural and cultural heritage tourism attractions. Focus on knowledge mobilisation by the creation of digital heritage tour or guide.
About this paper
| Paper title | Special Topic: Heritage Interpretation in the Digital Age |
|---|---|
| Subject | Tourism |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2024 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $937.50 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 54 points at 200-level
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Professor David Brown, Brock University
- Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Information literacy, Critical thinking, Communication, Teamwork, Environmental literacy, Cultural understanding, Global perspective.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.- Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will:
- Identify, describe and evaluate a cogent thematic framework for a digital interpretive guide or tour on a tourism or heritage theme
- Relate theoretical principles of heritage interpretation (traditional and digital) to a real-world tourism / heritage destination
- Master tourism-relevant digital skills and technologies
- Critically evaluate interpretive assets and tools
- Develop an engaging and effective digital interpretive tour or guide experience with a cogent theme