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American Spring Academy

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
American Spring Academy
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2013
Module code: BITM-W-14
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P420-0034
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4V (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
5
Semester: 5
Mandatory course: no
Language of instruction:
English/German
Assessment:
Term paper with presentation

[updated 17.09.2018]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

DFITM-W-14 (P620-0484) International Tourism Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2020 , optional course
BITM-W-14 (P420-0034) International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2013 , semester 5, optional course
BITM-W-14 (P420-0034) International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2015 , semester 5, optional course
BITM-W-14 (P420-0034) International Tourism-Management, Bachelor, ASPO 01.10.2017 , semester 5, optional course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 150 hours (equivalent to 5 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 105 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
BITM-111 Principles of the Tourism Sector
BITM-240 Marketing and Market Research in Tourism
BITM-320 Management in the Tourism Industry


[updated 30.10.2012]
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Michael Zell
Lecturer:
Prof. Dr. Holger Buck
Prof. Dr. Petra Garnjost
Prof. Dr. Stefanie Jensen
Prof. Dr. Michael Zell


[updated 30.10.2012]
Learning outcomes:
This course will enable students to prepare for a study trip abroad. They will learn to adapt to the customs, economic situation, political framework conditions and the historical background of the host country.
Students will be able to evaluate English literature pertaining to economic and other topics. In addition, they will be able to independently carry out research in foreign databases.
The intercultural aspects of the module will enable the students to combine information from different areas into an overall impression of the host country.
The project topics will enable students to present complex issues from heterogeneous subject areas in English (if necessary without the aids typically available in lecture halls).
After completing this module, students will have developed social and language skills through joint meetings with students and representatives from their host country. They will also have demonstrated a high degree of commitment, motivation, independence and creativity.
In addition, students will be able to prepare for business visits and work meetings abroad in a structured manner.


[updated 17.09.2018]
Module content:
The main elements of this course are:
- Participation in lectures, workshops and discussions at the partner university in the USA.
- Visits to companies and institutions in the vicinity of the partner university or the region visited.
 
In connection with these activities, topics from the fields of US economics, culture, history and politics and topics from the specific regions being visited will be presented, for example:
 
 
- EU-US relations
- The political system in the USA
- Economic relations between US states and the Saarland, resp.
  Germany
- Key industries and the economic situation in the regions visited
- Development and importance of tourism in the USA
- Sustainability in the American economy
- A comparative presentation of the German and the US American
  higher education systems
- The American Dream _ Expectations vs. Reality
- Cultural and economic aspects of the USA as a land of immigrants
- A comparison of the legal systems in Germany and the USA
  
 
 
 
 


[updated 17.09.2018]
Teaching methods/Media:
Seminar with oral presentations and discussions.

[updated 17.09.2018]
Recommended or required reading:
Topic-specific literature recommendations

[updated 17.09.2018]
 
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