Description of Individual Course Unit
Historical and Cultural Patrimony
Course Title: Tourism and Leisure
Area of Study: Social Sciences, Human and Educational
Course Code:
ECTS Credits: 6
Degree
Degree Level:
Bachelors
Year:
1st
2nd
Type of Course: Compulsory
Student Workload:
Theory (T)
Theoretical Application (TA)
Laboratory Work (LW)
Fieldwork (F)
Seminar (S)
Prerequisites:
No
Masters
3rd
Elective
0
67,5
0
30
0
Semester: 1st
2nd
Work Experience (WE)
0
Tutorial (T)
30
Independent Study (IS)
30
Assessment (A)
6
Other (O)
0
TOTAL 163,5
Yes
Specify:
Objectives
To approach relative concepts to the historical and cultural patrimony;
To classify historical and cultural patrimony;
To sensitize students to protect and value the patrimony;
To infer on the historical and cultural patrimony as a touristic resource;
To elaborate formulas for the good use of the Patrimony in the depth of the
touristic activity.
Contents
1. Conceptual approach related to the historical and cultural
patrimony
1.1. Patrimony
1.2. Culture and cultures
1.3. Cultural areas and cultural sub-areas
1.4. Cultural centers and peripheral cultures
1.5. Cultural patterns/standards
2. The importance of protection and patrimonial valorization
2.1. What to preserve?
2.2. Why to preserve?
2.3. How to preserve?
2.4. Who to preserve?
3. Historical and Cultural Patrimony classification
3.1. 3.1.National
3.2. World wide/universal
3.3. Historical and Cultural Patrimony right: letters; conventions;
recommendations
4. Portuguese people and its customs; beliefs and traditions
5. Historical and Cultural Patrimony as a touristic resource
5.1.Patrimony’s “Tourisfication” (Patrimony serving tourism)
5.2.The different values of the historical and cultural patrimony: use;
formal; symbolic; educational; economic
6. Formulas for the good use of the patrimony in the depth of the
touristic activity
Teaching Methods
Theoric classes: attended classes where the curricular unity theorical concepts
are exposed. In these classes the most relevant aspects and complexes are
exposed in this curricular unity.
Theorical and Pratical classes: attended classes that have as essential function
the contemplation of situations where the acquisition of knowledgements and
competences justify the realization of written exercices.
Tutorial orientation: to give support hours to students scientific works
elaboration/preparation.
Fieldwork: in this category all students work it is considered including research,
study and reflexition.
Assessment
Continuous evaluation: attendance (obligatory presence in 75% of taught
lessons); active participation in classes; written exercises; realization of written
works/papers and oral presentation; attendance during time table hours by the
professor, for tutorial orientation; written examination. The final evaluation it is a
result of the final classification obtained in 2 (two) written examinations (not
below 10 each, corresponding to 60% of the evaluation and considering the
participation in classes, pratical classes activities and participation in the
organization of an ethnographic exbition/exposition, corresponding to 40% of the
total of the evaluation.
Periodical evaluation: The final evaluation it is a result of the final classification
obtained in 2 (two) written examinations (not below 10 each), corresponding to
100%.
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