University Virtual Learning Environment

Housing is an urban design issue that is multi-faceted. This course brings to fore the need to relate physical design issues with people, institution, and environment. 

Housing in this course covers the full spectrum of products ranging from informal settlements, socialized housing, middle class to high-end housing. Strategies for dealing with supply and demand gaps, market needs and preferences, affordability and resilience concerns are highlighted by local cases and international cases. 

Principles that govern the production, utilization and evaluation of housing products are embedded in the lecture topics and class activities.

This is the UVLe course site for the Art Stud 50 class under Mr. Mark Louie Lugue of the Department of Art Studies, College of Arts and Letters.

Environmental process engineering; health, safety, and environment (HSE) practices in chemical processing plants

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course covers the end- to-end discussion of three machine learning use cases used in business namely: recommender systems, fraud detection and conversational chatbot. This will include discussion on concepts, processes, and hands-on analysis and modeling to address the business requirements for each use case. This course will make use of python programming.

COURSE GOALS

At the end of this course, students will be able to

·       Understand the various machine learning techniques that can be used for recommendation engines, fraud detection and conversational chatbots;

·       Be familiar with the use of python programming and jupyter notebook for data science.

·       Apply the appropriate machine learning algorithm/s to address new data science use case requirements

This course is a part of a two- part series on social work research: SW 199.1, and SW 199.2. The first course  aims to introduce  students to theories and methods of research in the context of social work practice  While SW199.1 focuses on the theoretical study of research,  SW199.2 covers its practical application. 

The main output of SW199.1 is a research proposal to be submitted at the end of the semester. If approved and accepted by the professor, the proposal may be implemented in SW199.2 in coordination with the designated professor. 

As we are in a pandemic era, students are expected to carry out research through online methods.

FILIPINO INTER-CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS

Seminar course on the process of culture change in the Philippines and the Filipino responses to external social and cultural factors

(An elective course for Master of Arts in Philippine Studies and Master of Arts in Philippine Studies)

This course is the study and application of the basic components of tourism. In this course, we will discuss its different forms and products, its processes and systems, and its evolution as an industry and an academic discipline. It will also include how the functions of marketing and management contribute to sustainable tourism development and will discuss the social, environmental, and economic significance of tourism at local, national, and international levels.

Tour 151 will discuss the importance and relevance of marketing in a variety of tourism-oriented institutions. Emphasis is placed on policies, strategies, and tactics in promoting tourism and other products and services of the country

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Transportation is an integral part of daily life. Transportation and travel could be discussed without taking tourism into consideration, but tourism cannot thrive without travel. Transportation is an integral part of the tourism industry. It is largely due to the improvement of transportation that tourism has expanded. The course is expected to discuss the following:

a.    Development of major transportation systems- acknowledging that linkage by air, sea, and land modes is essential for the operations as well as the availability of support services esp. in tourism;

b.    Marketing function- transportation is most often seen as part of the tourism system bringing tourists to destinations;

c.     Process of physical distribution;

d.    Factors affecting land, sea and air travel and transport systems;

e.    Transportation’s impact on areas served;

f.      Analysis of models of passenger transportation;

g.    Rates and services in various operations;

h.    Maximizing the contributions of the transport system.

 The transportation system of a tourist destination has an impact on the tourism experience which explains how people travel and why they choose different forms of holiday, destination, and transport. The improvement in transportation modes plus low fares has increased the accessibility of areas once considered off-the-beaten-path. Accesses to tourist sites vary per the nature of the site, the state of infrastructure, and the efficiency of the public transport system.

Good day, everyone! I am Asst. Professor Ivan Henares, faculty-in-charge for the first-ever offering of Tourism 214. I'm very excited to be back at AIT after four years of PhD studies at Purdue University. I'm looking forward to working with you this semester and introducing you to culture and tourism development, a topic that I am very passionate about. I also hope that we can collaborate on future research projects on heritage tourism.

Your course syllabus can be found here. The readings for our September 18 class are Jimura (2019) Chapter 1 and Smith (2003) Chapters 1-3.  You will need to log-in using your UP e-mail to access the files. If you need to contact me, you may e-mail me at ishenares@up.edu.ph. Looking forward to meeting you all on Saturday. Stay safe!

TOURISM 214 – CULTURE AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 
1st Semester AY 2021-2022

Course Description
Development and management of tourism destinations to foster respect for host communities and their cultures. 

Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:

• Identify and explain key concepts in culture and approaches in managing tourism involving culture.
• Analyze tourism as an instrument of cultural awareness.
• Recognize the complexities and paradoxes of developing and managing tourism in host communities.
• Foster respect for host communities and their cultures in formulating policies, programs, and activities in tourism destinations.