Tourism destinations and routes of Vietnam (TTD202)
Vietnamese title: Tuyến điểm du lịch Việt Nam
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: TTG201

Description:
Description: The module equips students with knowledge about tourist destinations within Vietnam such as geographical distribution, social, economic, cultural, and tourism development of leading source 7 tourism regions. From a geographical point of view, based on the classification of tourism resources, the countries of origin of tourists, or generating areas; and the routes traveled between these two sets of locations teaches students how to design, develop and evaluate a tour itinerary.
Effectively apply AI to the course.

Objectives
This course helps students to master the characteristics of regions and the connections between them, from which students apply this knowledge to design appropriate travel itineraries and to present them in a convincing, attractive way to tourists/customers.

Teaching Method:
The course is designed based on the blended learning method. Students are required to read slides before coming to class. In class, the lecturer recalls the lesson and organizes discussion activities.
The course includes a lot of practical sessions for interpreting and building travel itineraries.

Learning outcomes:
Classify and identify the locations and general characteristics/features of different regions, subregions of Vietnam.
Describe the network of routes connecting tourist attractions in a region, in tourist areas and in main regions of Vietnam
Apply the learned knowledge to design an intra and inter-region travel itinerary
Presents a full tour itinerary and specific destinations within it
Develop presentation skills and teamwork skills
Develop professional working attitude of a tour guide

Student tasks:
<- Students must attend more than 80% of contact slots in order to be accepted to the final examination.
- Student is responsible to do all exercises, theorical and practical assignments given by instructor in class, on site or at home and submit on time
- Use laptop in class only for learning purpose
- Promptly access to http://flm.fpt.edu.vn for up-to-date course information>

Tools:
- Internet

Materials:
description: Tuyến điểm du lịch Việt Nam
author: Bùi Thị Hải Yến
publisher: NXB Giáo dục
edition: 2017
isbn: NXB Giáo dục
description: Địa lý du lịch: cơ sở lý luận và thực tiễn phát triển ở Việt Nam
author: PGS.TS Nguyễn Minh Tuệ - TS. Vũ Đình Hòa
publisher: NXB Giáo dục Việt Nam
edition: 2017
isbn: NXB Giáo dục Việt Nam
description: Referencce 1: Atlas Du lịch Việt Nam 2020
author: Trung tâm thông tin Du lịch - Tổng Cục Du lịch Việt Nam
edition: 2020
description: Reference 2: 'Part 22A - Itinerary Planning and Tour Packaging, The Senior Secondary Course in Tourism, National Institute of Open schooling India, 2017: https://www.nios.ac.in/media/documents/tourism_337_courseE/337_Tourism_Eng/337_Tourism_Eng_L22A.pdf
author: National Institute of Open schooling India
edition: 2017

Assessments:
category: Class Participation
type: on-going
weight: 10.0
duration: All courses
question_type: CLO6
knowledge_and_skill: Each student shoud answer and contribute ideas in lecture time at least 3 times during the course. Questions will be given by lecturer depending on each lecture.
grading_guide: Skill to defense and support ideas, Show your own knowledge about destinations and social issues
note: Participation grade will be given based on students' preparation, and quantity as well as quality of participation in classroom; quality of participation is demonstrated through asking relevant questions, making statements that add to and facilitate class discussion, and builds upon others’ comments. Class preparation and pre-reading before lecture will be assessed upon individuals' understanding and ability to answer questions in the class. Individuals will be called up randomly to be assessed.
category: Group Presentation 1
type: on-going
weight: 5.0
duration: 15-20 mins/Group
question_type: CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5, CLO6
no_question: Presentation slides
grading_guide: Chapter 2,3
note: Group Presentation 1
category: Group Presentation 2
type: on-going
weight: 5.0
duration: 15-20 mins/Group
question_type: CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5, CLO6
no_question: Presentation slides
grading_guide: Chapter 4
note: Group Presentation 2

Present an inter-regional itinerary between main tourist destinations of the Northern Central region
category: Group Presentation 3
type: on-going
weight: 10.0
duration: 15-20 mins/Group
question_type: CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5, CLO6
no_question: Presentation slides
grading_guide: Chapter 2,3,4
note: Group Presentation 3
Present an inter-regional itinerary between main tourist destinations of the Northern and the Northern Central regions
category: Group Presentation 4
type: on-going
weight: 10.0
duration: 15-20 mins/Group
question_type: CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5, CLO6
no_question: Presentation slides
grading_guide: Chapter 2,3,4,5,6
note: Group Presentation 4
Present an inter-regional itinerary between main tourist destinations of the Northern, the Northern Central, and the Southern Central Coast
category: Group Presentation 5
type: on-going
weight: 10.0
duration: 15-20 mins/Group
question_type: CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5, CLO6
no_question: Presentation slides
grading_guide: Chapter 5,6,7
note: Group Presentation 5
Present an inter-regional itinerary between the main tourist destinations of the Southern Central Coast and the South-Eastern
category: Group Presentation 6
type: on-going
weight: 10.0
duration: 20 mins/Group
question_type: CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4, CLO5, CLO6
no_question: Presentation slides
grading_guide: Chapter 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
note: Group Presentation 6
Present an inter-regional itinerary between main tourist destinations of the North, the Centre and the South of Vietnam
category: Individual ASM
type: on-going
weight: 10.0
duration: NA'
question_type: CLO1, CLO2
no_question: Written report
grading_guide: Field trip report
note: Individual Assessment (At home)
Type: Essay
Weight: 10%
Length: max 2,000 words
Task Description:
Write a report after the field trip, the report includes: Introduction to the characteristics of the destination, tours/tour routes designed to connect with that destination, lessons learned, and recommendations.
AI application (up to 10% of this assessment score): Students must demonstrate the ability to apply AI tools to assign AI to recommend designing an itinerary
category: Quizzes (2)
type: on-going
weight: 10.0
duration: 45 mins
question_type: CLO1, CLO2
no_question: MCQs
knowledge_and_skill: 30 questions
grading_guide: Quiz 1: Part A, Quiz 2: Part B
note: in class
category: Final Exam
type: Final exam
weight: 20.0
duration: PE (1 written itinerary: 45 mins) + TE (20 MCQs: 30 mins)
question_type: CLO1, CLO2, CLO3, CLO4,
no_question: (1) Itinerary design & (2) MQCs
knowledge_and_skill: 1 written itinerary + 20 MCQs
grading_guide: Part A & Part B
note: PE (Written itinerary): 10%
TE (MCQs): 10%
PE>=4 and TE>=4

Schedule:
session: PART A: OVERVIEW
Welcome and Course Introduction
Course, syllabus overview
learning_outcomes: I
materials: TTD202
session: Welcome and Course Introduction
Assessment overview and instructions
learning_outcomes: I
materials: TTD202
session: Chapter 0: Overview of tourism and tourist routes
Concept of tourism and the role of tourism in economic development.
Popular types of tourism in Vietnam.
Concept and significance of tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 0: Overview of tourism and tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 0: Overview of tourism and tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 1. Overview of natural conditions and tourism resources and infrastructure of Vietnam
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 1. Overview of natural conditions and tourism resources and infrastructure of Vietnam
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 1. Overview of natural conditions and tourism resources and infrastructure of Vietnam
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 1A. Tour/route planning and designing
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 1A. Tour/route planning and designing
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 1A. Tour/route planning and designing
Instructions for writing AI prompts
learning_outcomes: T
session: Quiz 1: Part 1 (Chapter 0, 1, 1A)
session: PART B: PRACTICE
Chapter 2: Northern mountainous and midland region
-Main tourist destinations
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 2: Northern mountainous and midland region
-Main tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 2: Northern mountainous and midland region
-Main tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 3: The Red river Delta and Northeast coastal provinces.
-Main tourist destinations
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 3: The Red river Delta and Northeast coastal provinces.
-Main tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 3: The Red river Delta and Northeast coastal provinces.
-Main tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Design an intraregional itinerary
learning_outcomes: T
session: Instruction Individual Asignment
learning_outcomes: T
session: Practice 1
Design an intraregional itinerary between main tourist destinations of one of the three Northern regions
learning_outcomes: TU
session: Practice 1 (cont)
Design an intraregional itinerary between main tourist destinations of one of the three Northern regions
learning_outcomes: TU
session: Group Presentation 1
Present an intraregional itinerary between main tourist destinations of one of the three Northern regions
learning_outcomes: U
session: Group Presentation 1 (cont)
Present an intraregional itinerary between main tourist destinations of one of the three Northern regions
learning_outcomes: U
session: Chapter 4: Northern Central region.
-Main tourist destinations
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 4: Northern Central region.
-Main tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 4: Northern Central region.
-Main tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Practice 2
Design an intraregional itinerary between main tourist destinations of the Northern Central region.
learning_outcomes: TU
session: Group Presentation 2
Present an intraregional itinerary between main tourist destinations of the Northern Central region.
learning_outcomes: U
session: Group Presentation 2 (cont)
Design and present an intraregional itinerary between main tourist destinations of the Northern Central region.
learning_outcomes: U
session: Practice 3
Design an inter-regional itinerary between main tourist destinations of the Northern and the Northern Central regions
learning_outcomes: TU
session: Group Presentation 3
Present an inter-regional itinerary between main tourist destinations of the Northern and the Northern Central regions
learning_outcomes: U
session: Group Presentation 3
Present an inter-regional itinerary between main tourist destinations of the Northern and the Northern Central regions
learning_outcomes: U
session: Field trip
learning_outcomes: ITU
session: Field trip
learning_outcomes: ITU
session: Field trip
learning_outcomes: ITU
session: Chapter 5: The Southern Central Coast
-Main tourist destinations
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 5: The Southern Central Coast
-Main tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 5: The Southern Central Coast
-Main tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 6: The Highland region
-Main tourist destinations
session: Chapter 6: The Highland region -Main tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 6: The Highland region -Main tourist routes
- Individual ASM Submission
learning_outcomes: T
session: Practice 4
Design an inter-regional itinerary between the Northern, the Northern Central and the Southern Central Coast
learning_outcomes: TU
session: Group Presentation 4
Present an inter-regional itinerary between the Northern, the Northern Central and the Southern Central Coast
learning_outcomes: U
session: Group Presentation 4 (cont)
Present an inter-regional itinerary between the Northern, the Northern Central and the Southern Central Coast
learning_outcomes: U
session: Chapter 7: The South Eastern
-Main tourist destinations
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 7: The South Eastern
-Main tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 7: The South Eastern
-Main tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Practice 5
Design an inter-regional itinerary between the Southern Central Coast and the South Eastern
learning_outcomes: TU
session: Group Presentation 5
Present an inter-regional itinerary between the Southern Central Coast and the South Eastern
learning_outcomes: U
session: Group Presentation 5 (cont)
Present an inter-regional itinerary between the Southern Central Coast and the South Eastern
learning_outcomes: U
session: Chapter 8: The Mekong Delta region (South western region)
-Main tourist destinations
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 8: The Mekong Delta region (South western)
-Main tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Chapter 8: The Mekong Delta region (South western)
-Main tourist routes
learning_outcomes: T
session: Quiz 2: Part B
learning_outcomes: U
session: Practice 6
Design an inter-regional itinerary between the North, the Centre and the South of Vietnam
learning_outcomes: TU
session: Practice 6
Design an inter-regional itinerary between the North, the Centre and the South of Vietnam
learning_outcomes: TU
session: Group Presentation 6
Present an inter-regional itinerary between the North, the Centre and the South of Vietnam
learning_outcomes: U
session: Group Presentation 6
Present an inter-regional itinerary between the North, the Centre and the South of Vietnam
learning_outcomes: U
session: Group Presentation 6 (cont)
Present an inter-regional itinerary between the North, the Centre and the South of Vietnam
learning_outcomes: U