Title of article
Tourism consultancy project-based learning as medium in empowering the human capital of graduate students
Author/Authors
Ahmad, Habibah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial Dan Kemanusiaan - Pusat Pengajian Sosial,Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Jusoh, Hamzah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial Dan Kemanusiaan - Pusat Pengajian Sosial,Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Choy, Er Ah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial Kemanusiaan - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Buang, Amriah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial Dan Kemanusiaan - Pusat Pengajian Sosial,Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Mohamad, Jamilah university of malaya - Fakulti Sastera dan Sosial Sains - Jabatan Geografi, malaysia , Idris, Mushrifah Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains dan Teknologi - Pusat Penyelidikan Tasik Chini, Malaysia , Samsir, Sri Winarni Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial Dan Kemanusiaan - Pusat Pengajian Sosial,Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Anuar, Ahmad Nazrin Aris Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial Dan Kemanusiaan - Pusat Pengajian Sosial,Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Zaman, Nur Atiqah Kamarus Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia , Zaman, Nur Amirah Kamarus Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia - Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan - Pusat Pengajian Sosial, Pembangunan dan Persekitaran, Malaysia
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Abstract
This paper discusses the learning experiences of the graduate students based on the University consultancy project undertaken by the profesional consultants and young consultants in one of the tourism consultation project. A total 10 students have participated in this project. From the learning process, the students were trained in handling and managing projects. Several aspects of learning were delivered and experienced – identification of issues on destination, conflict resolution, face-to face negotiation between the Client-Consultation and the project presentation. In this regard, the contextual consultation and collaboration between the University-Industry, has provided a real learning experiences of a young profesional consultant in tourism project, which further enhance the human capital of the graduates.
Keywords
collaboration , consultancy , human capital , knowledge sharing , project based learning , tourism project
Journal title
Geografia Malaysian Journal of Society and Space
Journal title
Geografia Malaysian Journal of Society and Space
Record number
2556676
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