541-3515/01 – Information and Reservation Systems in Tourism (IRST)
| Gurantor department | Department of Geological Engineering | Credits | 4 |
| Subject guarantor | Ing. Jan Kubáč, Ph.D. | Subject version guarantor | Ing. Jan Kubáč, Ph.D. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory type B |
| Year | 2 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2019/2020 | Year of cancellation | |
| Intended for the faculties | HGF | Intended for study types | Follow-up Master |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
The basic benefit is the knowledge of the division of information systems on the basis of functional and spatial aspect, as well as mastery of work with local, regional and global information and reservation systems. It is important to focus on collecting and analyzing information for the preparation and implementation of products in geoscience and industrial tourism.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
Information and reservation systems are at present crucial tourism distribution systems, the essential features of which are the storage, distribution and provision of information. The aim of the course is to acquaint students with this issue and teach them to work with selected systems. In the introduction is listed a definition of information and reservation systems as crucial distribution systems. Principles of using modern information technologies in air, rail, road and ship transport, accommodation facilities, in travel agencies and agencies. Computer reservation systems. Global distribution systems. Development of information and reservation systems in the Czech Republic. The impact of Internet development on the development of GDS (e-ticketing, e-business in GDS). Examples of information and reservation systems (transport, accommodation, travel agencies). Connecting global and regional distribution systems. Solution procedure practical tasks on selected system.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester
Knowledge are checked during the semester by a semester project or presentations in MS PowerPoint. The course is completed by an examination, which may be scheduled having gained the initial credit. The examination is divided into a written or oral part.
E-learning
Other requirements
The study recommended literature. Complete the projects and written test to checking the knowledge in the professional literature, the content of lectures and exercises.
Prerequisities
Subject has no prerequisities.
Co-requisities
Subject has no co-requisities.
Subject syllabus:
1. Characteristics and importance of information system.
2. Primary information flows in tourism.
3. Secondary and bidirectional flows in tourism.
4. Local and regional information and reservation systems.
5. Nationwide and global information and reservation systems.
6. Economic information systems. Examples
7. Managerial information systems, decision support. Examples.
8. Information systems on the attractions of geotourism and industrial tourism. Examples.
9. Information and reservation systems in transport. Examples.
10. Information and reservation systems in accommodation services. Examples.
11. Use of information and reservation systems in the activities of travel agencies and agencies.
12. Data protection in information systems. Current trends in this area.
13. Current trends in interconnection of local and global systems.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction
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