Teaching tourism:urban routes design using GIS Story Map

  1. Carmen Mínguez 1
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

Journal:
Investigaciones Geográficas (España)

ISSN: 0213-4691,  1989-9890

Year of publication: 2021

Issue: 75

Pages: 25-42

Type: Article

DOI: 10.14198/INGEO2020.M DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openDialnet editor

More publications in: Investigaciones Geográficas (España)

Abstract

The different degrees on Tourism seek to train experts capable of managing changes and stimulating the necessary improvements to be able to maintain and enhance the dynamic tourism sector. This paper provides the design of a teaching activity for students of tourism degree. With it, it is intended that students, through collaborative work methodology and through the use of geospatial technologies, especially the GIS Story Map, acquire essential competencies in their training and are capable of creating a tourist product according to the characteristics of the destination. The didactic experience consists of creating an original and innovative tourist route in Madrid. This way, a collaborative map and a series of individually presented routes are obtained that are co-evaluated by the students themselves. The results of a satisfaction survey about the activity answered by the participants are also presented. It appears that the activity has been considered positive, since the students claim to have acquired skills of great interest in their training as future professionals, while feeling motivated. We conclude by pointing out that it is necessary to include this type of initiative in university education and that this methodology can be extrapolated to other subjects and places

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Funding information

This research was funded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) Transformations of the historic urban landscape induced by tourism: contradictions and controversies, government and local governance (CSO2016-75470-R).

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