An Introduction to Virtual Tourism

General data

Course ID:	2800-OG-EN-IVT
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (1015) Travel, tourism and leisure The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	An Introduction to Virtual Tourism
Name in Polish:	An Introduction to Virtual Tourism
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Earth Sciences and Spatial Management
Course groups:	General university courses
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Prerequisites:	(in Polish) none
Type of course:	elective course
Total student workload:	(in Polish) Contact hours with teacher: - participation in lectures - 15 hrs - consultations - 5 hrs Self-study hours: - preparation for test - 40 hrs Altogether: 60 hrs (2 ECTS)
Learning outcomes - knowledge:	(in Polish) W1: Student is acquainted with main theoretical issues of the virtual tourism. W2: Student is acquainted with the state and prospects in the virtual tourism in selected countries/regions/cities.
Learning outcomes - skills:	(in Polish) U1: Student is able to describe similarities and differences in virtual reality and augmented reality. U2: Student is able to describe similarities and differences in creating the virtual tourist space in selected countries/regions/cities. U3: Student is able to use the knowledge to create a concept of virtual tourist space for any type of area/city (historical, industrial, with the high developed services market). U4: Student is able to use the knowledge to choose the appropriate free software to create a virtual tour.
Learning outcomes - social competencies:	(in Polish) K1: Student understands historical and cultural differences in virtual tourist space of various countries/regions/cities and will be more tolerant.
Teaching methods:	(in Polish) Expository teaching methods: - informative (conventional) lecture.
Short description:	(in Polish) Aim of course An Introduction to Virtual Tourism is to acquaint students with theoretical issues of the virtual tourist space and its basic components (geoportals, virtual tours, panoramas 360°, films, computer games).
Full description:	(in Polish) 1. General and theoretical issues (Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Virtual Tourist Space, Virtual Tourism). 2. Geoportals as components of Virtual Tourist Space and Virtual Tourism. 3. Virtual Tours as components of Virtual Tourist Space and Virtual Tourism. 4. Panoramas 360° as components of Virtual Tourist Space and Virtual Tourism. 5. Film Tourism phenomenon. 6. Virtual Tourism in chosen computer games. 7. Virtual Tourism in Poland. 8. Virtual Tourism in selected countries/regions/cities.
Bibliography:	(in Polish) 1. Sherman W. R., Craig A. B., 2003, Understanding Virtual Reality: Interface, Application, and Design (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Computer Graphics), Morgan Kaufmann. 2. Holmes D., 2001, Virtual Globalization: Virtual Spaces/Tourist Spaces (Routledge Advances in Sociology), Routledge, London and New York. 3. Fisher P., Unwin D., 2002, Virtual Reality in Geography, Taylor & Francis, London; New York. 4. Highton S., 2010, Virtual Reality Photography: Creating Panoramic and Object Images, Virtual Reality Photography. 5. Merrick J., Sharkey P. M., 2014, Virtual Reality : People with Special Needs, Nova Science Publishers, Hauppauge, New York.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	(in Polish) Assessment methods: - attendance (only 2 absences are allowed). If the attendance criterion is not met, the student is not allowed to take the test and, consequently, does not pass the lecture; - test - types of questions: (1) long answer questions, (2) short answer questions, (3) matching, (4) multiple choice, (5) one choice - W1, W2, U1, U2, U3, U4. Assessment criteria: satisfactory: 50-59% satisfactory plus: 60-69% good: 70-79% good plus: 80-89% very good: 90-100%
Internships:	(in Polish) not applicable

Classes in period "Winter semester 2022/23" (past)

Time span:	2022-10-01 - 2023-02-19	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO WYK TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators:	Agnieszka Pilarska
Group instructors:	Agnieszka Pilarska
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2024-02-20 - 2024-09-30	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO TU W TH WYK FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators:	Agnieszka Pilarska
Group instructors:	Agnieszka Pilarska
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

Classes in period "Summer semester 2024/25" (in progress)

Time span:	2025-02-24 - 2025-09-20	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO WYK TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators:	Agnieszka Pilarska
Group instructors:	Agnieszka Pilarska
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

Classes in period "Summer semester 2025/26" (future)

Time span:	2026-02-23 - 2026-09-20	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable
Type of class:	Lecture, 15 hours more information
Coordinators:	Agnieszka Pilarska
Group instructors:	Agnieszka Pilarska
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Grading Lecture - Grading

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