Part Two: Assessing Readiness of Current Faculty

Part Three: Assessing Adequacy of Instructional/Research Facilities and Personnel to Support the Program

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  Describe existing space and specialized equipment to be devoted to the proposed program within the context of the space and equipment currently assigned to the unit/s.
  

The space to be utilized in the delivery of this program will come from current allocation of space within participating colleges/departments. The following list is intended as an example of one college’s physical classroom space that the program would draw upon. (Classroom space from the Colleges of Health and Human Performance, the Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Business will also be utilized).

Location	Seating
Rivers 226	50
Rivers 260	30
Rivers 267	65
Rivers 269	65
Rivers 271	65
Rivers 273	65
Rivers RW 105A	128

In regards to specialized equipment, this need will be fulfilled through the resources of the participating units within the respective colleges/departments.

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  How will assignment of this space to the proposed program impact existing programs?
  

The space, labs, and offices currently used for delivery of undergraduate and graduate programs within collaborating colleges/departments will be utilized. Since the majority of the courses are currently being taught within the participating colleges/departments, there is a consensus that adding students to these classes will not present a crisis in terms of space. This is not intended to imply that additional classroom space won’t be needed as the program grows beyond the initial five year enrollment predictions.

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  Describe additional facilities or specialized equipment that would be needed over the next five years.
  

Specialized equipment can be obtained through research contracts and/or grants and gifts. Additionally, equipment needs will be filled within the normal ECU departmental request cycle specific to equipment and research support programs. Examples include updating of computers, software, and supplies.

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  Describe current holdings in library resources in the proposed program and projected library resources needed to support the proposed program.
  

Provide e-mail Verification of Consultation with Office of Space Management about the Feasibility of New or Additional Space Needs for the Proposed Program.

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  Three offices (Rivers RW 203, 211 and 212) already allocated to the Center for Sustainable Tourism but not yet released will be needed to house the Faculty Director of Academic Programs, an administrative assistant, and work space for the graduate assistants.
  

Joyner Library is prepared to support the further development of the tourism curriculum as proposed. Ongoing discussions between library personnel and the participating colleges/departments and NCCST display their commitment that appropriate resources are available for students, faculty, and partnering agencies to support research, programmatic, and grant needs.

The Joyner Library Catalog lists more than 1,800 volumes in the general Library of Congress Classifications of G154.9 - G155.5 (Travel and Tourism), GV188-GV200.66 (Leisure and Tourism), and TX901 - TX946 (Hospitality and Tourism). In addition, the library supports a strong business program, as well as an extensive curriculum in recreation and leisure studies, and a PhD level program in coastal resources management that contains a tourism component. The materials purchased for these areas are fully applicable to the tourism program. A subscription to the publications of the Travel Industry Association of America is under consideration, and would provide current national research for faculty and students working in this new program (estimated cost $2,000 yearly).

The Library lists in excess of 60 journal titles (in print and electronic format) directly relevant to tourism. Tourism is also served by a rich collection of business, recreation, leisure, and travel journal titles (largely in electronic format).

Electronic databases providing access to the literature include Hospitality and Tourism Complete, which covers scholarly research and industry news relating to all areas of hospitality and tourism from 1965 to the present. Additional databases that contain hospitality and tourism coverage are ABI-Inform (business), Sport Discus (recreation), and general article databases such as Academic Search Premier and Proquest Research Library, each containing articles on travel, hospitality, and tourism.

Joyner Library is a 79% depository for U.S. Government Documents. This includes (but is not limited to) publications from relevant agencies as the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Department of Transportation, the U.S. Small Business Administration, and the U.S. Forest Service. Joyner is also a depository for North Carolina State Documents, including publications from the North Carolina Division of Tourism, Film, and Sports Development, the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, and the North Carolina Department of Environment & Natural Resources and global publications, such as ones available from the World Tourism Organization.

Joyner Library has assigned a permanent reference librarian to oversee the collection development and bibliographic instruction needs of the faculty and students. This will ensure that appropriate tourism materials are purchased over time, and that the students and faculty in the program are aware of the relevant resources available to them.

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  Describe the adequacy of unit computer resources. If additional resources are needed, give a brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition. Include classroom, laboratory, and other facilities that are not currently used in the capacity being requested. (Collaborate with ITCS to determine feasibility of adding these resources, particularly in the areas of mainframe computer usage, networking requirements, statistical services, network connections, and student computer labs.)
  

It is not anticipated that additional unique IT resources will be needed beyond those necessary to meet the needs of participating colleges/departments and they have expressed a commitment of said resources to contribute to the pool. Additional classroom, laboratory, and other facilities not currently used in this capacity are at the discretion of university space limitations at this time.