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WAEC WASSCE [SSCE] SYLLABUS FOR TOURISM
PREAMBLE
The syllabus is designed to evaluate the candidates’ knowledge and skills in the potentials available in the tourism industry. The syllabus is based on the assumption that not less than three teaching periods or 2 hours per week will be allocated to the subject during the senior secondary school course.
AIM AND OBJECTIVES
The examination will test candidates’ ability to:
- explain the concepts associated with tourism activities such as tourism, tourist, tourist attraction, tour operation, excursion, travel agency etc;
- acquire knowledge of tourist attraction centres and their locations;
- understand the financial, social and developmental benefits of tourism to a nation;
- explain the tourism and cultural festivals of a nation;
- acquire the basic knowledge of the operations of travel agency and tour businesses;
- understand the roles and functions of public and private agencies in tourism;
- develop skills in tourism entrepreneurship.
FIELD WORK
The students should be exposed to field work through excursions to tourism industry sites such as airports, sea ports, beaches, landforms, game reserves, national parks, museums, hotels, tour agencies, etc on which they should be examined as part of their continuous assessment in schools. The scores for the field work should account for 40 per cent of the total continuous assessment scores of the students that will be forwarded to the examining body.
SCHEME OF
EXAMINATION
The subject will be examined as a composite paper made up of two papers-papers 1 & 2 to be answered in 2 hours 30 minutes.
Paper1: will comprise 40 multiple choice questions drawn to cover the entire syllabus.
Candidates will be required to answer all the questions in 40 minutes for 40 marks.
Paper 2: will consist of two Sections, A and B.
Section A: will consist of ten restricted-response essay questions, all of which must be answered for 40 marks. Candidates are advised not to spend more than 50 minutes on this section.
Section B: will consist of 5 essay type questions of which candidates will be expected to answer any 3 questions only for 60 marks in one hour.
CONTENTS | NOTES |
CONCEPTS AND TOURISM RESOURCES
Concepts
Scope
History of tourism
Types of tourism
Tourism and travel business
Components of tourism
Tourist product
Tourist attractions in a nation
Tourism statistics
Benefits of tourism
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Definition of tourism, tourist, visitor, tour, operation, excursion, recreation, leisure, hospitality, travel etc.
Scope of tourism
History of tourism
Types of tourism( domestic, international)
Forms of tourism: Incoming/inbound, out-coming /outbound, international, domestic, long haul, short haul, business, eco\environmental, cultural, religious/mistrial, sport, youth.
Components: attraction, accessibility, amenities.
Definition of tourist product Characteristics of tourist products (heterogeneous, intangible, immovable)
Tourist attractions and their locations:
Meaning of tourism statistics
Economic benefits:
Social benefits:
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CONTENTS | NOTES |
Festivals and heritages in a nation
AND ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS IN TOURISM
Reasons for travel
| Developmental benefits:
(c ) rural development
Festivals in Nigeria:
Heritages in a nation
Why people travel Physiological factors:
Economic factors:
Social factors:
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Travel agency business
Tour operating business
Support services
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Meaning of travel agency/agent The roles/functions of a travel agent
Qualities of a travel agent
Definition/ meaning of tour operator Roles of a tour operator
Qualities of a tour operator
Support groups in travel business:
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CONTENTS | NOTES |
Public agencies in tourism
Private agencies in tourism
Tourism marketing | Identification and roles of public agencies in tourism
(NTDC)- policy implementation
Identification and roles of private tourism agencies in Nigeria
Meaning of tourism marketing Tourism marketing strategies:
Marketing tools in tourism
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CONTENTS | NOTES |
Entrepreneurship in tourism
Service delivery in tourism
Skill acquisition | Meaning of entrepreneurship Meaning of cottage industries Examples of cottage industries: Leather works, ceramics and pottery, bread making, tie and dye, hair weaving, painting, cloth weaving, raffia weaving etc Items produced in cottage industries:
Meaning of service delivery Service delivery in tourism:
Definition of skills Skill acquisition centres in a nation:
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SUGGESTED READING LIST
Brian Boniface and Christopher Cooper (2001) The Geography of Travel and Tourism, 3rd Edition, Published by Butterworth-Henneiman. London
Clins Cooper, John Fletcher, Alam Fyall, David Gilbert and Stephen Wallhill (2009) Tourism Principle and Practice, 2nd Edition, Published by Pehentice Hall.London.
Jeanne Semer Purzycki (2000) Travel Vision: A Practical Guide for the Travel, Tourism and Hospitality Industry, Published by Prechentice Hall.
John Hibbs (2000) An Introduction to Transport Studies, 3rd Edition, Published by Kogan Yak.