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General information

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Maria Dolors Celma Benaiges

Trimester: First term

Credits: 5

Teaching staff: 

Rosana Salama Benazar

Academic year: 2025

Teaching course: 4

Languages ​​of instruction

  • Spanish

This subject is taught in a virtual format and the materials can be in Spanish and English.

Competencies / Learning Outcomes

Specific skills

  • Show knowledge of the organization of maritime, land, air and multimodal transport, customs management and international trade in order to manage and / or contract transport

  • Demonstrate knowledge about the structure, organization and management of ports -sport and state-of-the-art- where the traffic of people and goods, nautical leisure, fishing and tourism coexist, emphasizing cruises

Presentation of the subject

This subject will be discussed from the point of view of its importance in tourism.

The importance of the correct direction and management of marinas will also be addressed, from the point of view of their role in tourism, as well as their socioeconomic importance in port cities.

The classroom (physical or virtual) is a safe space, free of sexist, racist, homophobic, transphobic and discriminatory attitudes, either towards students or teachers. We trust that together we can create a safe space where we can make mistakes and learn without having to suffer the prejudices of others.

 

Contents

- Tourist activity, marinas and nautical resorts: Current situation and future prospects.

- Structure of the nautical and sports tourism market. Agents in the tourist and nautical-sports environment.

- Planning and management of marinas as a business activity.

- Management models for marinas.

- Marketing and its adaptation to marinas and nautical resorts as a product.

Activities and evaluation system

The evaluation will take into account the following aspects with the assessments indicated:

                                     Continuous Evaluation

• Virtual assessment practical exercises and mandatory forums total: 40%

• A quiz (partial) / partial assignment: 20%

                                          Final Exam

• A final exam, which will assess students' understanding of the subject matter: 40%

Important:

  • To pass the subject, the final grade must be greater than or equal to 5 points out of 10.
  • The final mark will be the weighting of the grades of the activities carried out throughout the term and the final exam.
  • The presentation of the final exam is a necessary condition to obtain a grade for the course.
  • It is needed a minimum of 5 points in the final exam to be able to average with the continuous assessmentOtherwise, that is, if a grade of 4,99 points or less is obtained in the final exam, the student will have to take the retake exam.
  • In the case of students who have obtained more than 5 points in the continuous assessment, but have failed the final exam, that is to say, who have taken less than 4,99 points, they will go to the recovery exam.
  • In case of not attending the final exam, the student will receive the grade of “Not Presented” and will NOT have the option to take the retake exam.
  • Only the final exam can be retaken.
  • Students who do not appear for the final exam will NOT be entitled to the retake exam..
  • Continuous assessment tasks are not recoverable.
  • If the student does not attend the retake exam, he/she will maintain the same grade previously obtained.
  • In case of attending the Remedial Exam, the student will obtain the new ACORD Qualification according to the following criteria: Remedial Exam: 50% Continuous Assessment: 50% For the continuous assessment elements, the grades obtained regularly during the course will be maintained.

Any form of academic fraud will be sanctioned in accordance with the center's assessment regulations. If signs of fraud are detected, including the improper use of generative artificial intelligence tools, the subject's teaching staff may call the student for an individual interview with the aim of verifying their authorship.

Bibliography

Basic

Martin Osante, Jose Manuel. 2019. Recreational navigation and marinas: new challenges to their legal regime. 

Publisher: Marcial Pons. ISBN: 9788491237341. Pages: 214. Madrid, Spain, 1st edition.

Menéndez, Uría; López-Quiroga Teijeiro, Carlos ; Pérez Rodríguez, Diego José; Croitor, Luoana Andreea and Vázquez, María Ferradanes. 2025. Guide on Port Legislation. Legal deposit: M-7357-2025 Imprint: EnBobina. 

 

Royal Decree 2486/1980, of September 26, approving the Regulations of the Sports Ports Law. https://www.boe.es/buscar/doc.php?id=BOE-A-1980-25004

 

Royal Legislative Decree 2/2011, of September 5, approving the Revised Text of the State Ports and Merchant Marine Law. https://www.boe.es/buscar/act.php?id=BOE-A-2011-16467

State Secretariat for Tourism. 2020. Sports ports. Good Practices Manual. https://www.calidadendestino.es/Documentos/Puertos%20deportivos.pdf