ths3wtm wine tourism
WINE TOURISM AND MARKETING
THS3WTM
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject aims to equip students with a basic knowledge of grape growing, wine making and the marketing of wine (especially from the cellar door). The subject will place a particular emphasis on the role of tourism and the winery. It will focus on the special requirements of cellar door sales and integrate these with a retail management and regional tourism perspective giving students the competence, confidence and customer service skills to promote the Australian wine industry. This subject contains wine tasting and trips to wineries.
FacultyFaculty of Business, Economics and Law
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorPaul Strickland
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites MKT1MDP or BUS1BUF
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditions This subject will include a choice of one of two field trips and two wine tasting workshops. There will be a charge (subsidised) for some of these events
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Explore wine tourism: management, development & destinations. | Recommended | Getz, D. | COGNIZANT COMMUNICATION, NEW YORK (2000) |
Readings | Global Wine Tourism: Research, Management & Marketing | Recommended | Carlsen,J. & Charters,S. | CABI, 2006 |
Readings | The Oxford Companion to Wine. | Recommended | Robinson, J. | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC., NEW YORK (1999) |
Readings | Wine and Tourism Around the World: Development. management and markets. | Recommended | Hall, C.M., Sharples, E, Cambourne, B., & Macionis, N. (Eds.) | BUTTERWORTHS HEINEMANN, OXFORD (2000) |
Subject options
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Melbourne, 2014, Semester 1, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment size160
Enrolment information size of excursion
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorPaul Strickland
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
TutorialWeek: 11 - 22
One 1.0 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 11 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
Assessment element | Comments | % |
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one 1,800-word assignment | 40 | |
one 2-hour final examination | 40 | |
one 20-minute tutorial presentation | 20 |