The graduate in Tourism Management from UDLA is a professional with comprehensive training and the skills required to become a tourism manager capable of achieving objectives through the development of collaborative work among stakeholders in the tourism industry. The graduates' global vision leads to ethical innovations, thus contributing to the growth of the tourism sector in the national and international context.
Graduates of the Tourism Management program participate and contribute to work teams, promoting sustainable tourism products and spaces to achieve competitiveness and profitability in organizations. They create innovative tourism events and activities adapted to the needs and trends of the global market. She or he also manages the tourism value chain aimed at capturing new markets and improving the positioning of tourism products and destinations by incorporating new communication and information technologies. Graduates propose tourism projects or ventures consistent with the preservation of the environment, our cultural heritage, and the well-being of our people and communities, while providing the enjoyment of free-time and leisure for tourists. The skills acquired include the ability to evaluate statistics, trends, and facts relevant to strategic decision-making.
The graduates of the Tourism Management program at UDLA are trained to perform responsibly and ethically in the industry, being proactive promoters of Ecuador’s reputation as a very popular destination and demonstrating ethical and environmental awareness throughout their careers.
Demographic Data: Program headcount totals the number of students enrolled yearly and a breakdown by men and women. Enrollment by ethnicity presents data on the most representative ethnic groups of the program.
Student Completion:
Retention and graduation rates are calculated through the 2020-2021 academic year, based on new, first-time students entering in the fall semester, regardless of whether they enroll in the daytime or evening version of their program (if available). These rates do not consider incoming transfer students. Retention rates are calculated in 1 and 2 years.
Graduation rates are calculated according to each program’s duration length (100%) and within 150% of the normal time for a bachelor’s degree. The percentage of graduates in each cohort by gender considers only actual graduates, not the original makeup of the cohort.
Scholarship information: Information is divided by the type of scholarship granted.
Geographic Data: Presents the composition of the students of the program.
Add'l. Demogr. Data: Includes information on marital status, disability, and first-generation students.
In every semester, the program provides assessment results according to its Multiannual Assessment Plan (MAP), which typically considers one or more of its program learning outcomes (PLOs). Most programs utilize the platform Brightspace to collect and assess student work and to present the data and evidence of student achievement. These results and their analysis, with the objective of identifying areas for improvement, are presented in the program’s annual assessment report. In the graphic below, the most recent period in which a PLO has been assessed is indicated, with the percentage indicating achievement of the expected performance standard for that PLO, according to the rubric used to evaluate the student work. This standard can be designated at an introductory, intermediate, or final level, depending upon how the course learning outcomes (CLOs) align to each PLO in the program’s curriculum map.