Industry Tour Research Articles

IEEE PELS/IAS Joint Chapter at PPPEAC Takes Industrial Tour

IEEE PELS/IAS Joint Chapter at PPPEAC Takes Industrial Tour

Potatoes: Food tourism and beyond

Food tourism includes various activities and attractions linked to food. Potatoes can also be also linked to tourism, or food tourism as testified by special Victorian Potato Industry Tour organized in and around Melbourne, Australia or Rural Community Tourism in the Potato Park; a tour around Cusco, Peru; various culinary events dedicated to potatoes in Slovenia and many others. This paper contributes to the knowledge on tourism and specifically food tourism by proposing to “open” a new niche of research based on specific foods or their ingredients, which up to now seems to have touched only a very few specific foods (or drinks) and associated ingredients—for instance, the case of grape/wine is exemplar. However, many other specific foods or ingredients could be singularly one-by-one) researched to examine their role in tourism. This paper discusses the role in tourism/food tourism of a “humble tuber”, the potato. This is a desktop research which draws on previous literature, organizational and institutional documents and information and data, such as the list of museums around the world. The aim is to analyse the knowledge from various disciplines linking the potato to tourism to understand the various ways in which it can directly or indirectly have a role in tourism. The article presents the potato including its (social) history, gastronomy in relation to tourism/food tourism. The article argues that the potato should be promoted given its various uses and universality of application as a food and as an ingredient.

An immersive field trip focused on beef production increases the sense of belonging in ethnoracial minority college students.

Sense of belonging is a student's sense of feeling accepted, valued, and included by others in their discipline. Imposter syndrome is self-perceived intellectual fraud in areas of success. Sense of belonging and imposter syndrome can influence behavior and well-being and are linked to academic and career outcomes. Our objective was to evaluate if a 5-d tour of the beef cattle industry changed college students' sense of belonging and imposter tendencies with a focus on ethnicity/race. Procedures involving human subjects were approved by the Texas State University (TXST) IRB (#8309). Students from TXST and Texas A&M University (TAMU) attended a beef cattle industry tour in the Texas Panhandle in May 2022. Identical pre- and post-tests were administered immediately before and after the tour. Statistical analyses were conducted with SPSS v.26. Independent sample t-tests were used to evaluate the change from pre- to post-survey and one-way ANOVA was used to evaluate the effect of ethnicity/race. Students (n = 21) were mostly female (81%); attended TAMU (67%) or TXST (33%); and were White (52%), Hispanic (33%), or Black (14%). "Hispanic" and "Black" were combined as a single variable to analyze differences between White and ethnoracial minority students. Before the tour, there was a difference (P = 0.05) in sense of belonging in agriculture between White (4.33 ± 0.16) and ethnoracial minority (3.73 ± 0.23) students such that White students had stronger belonging. There was no change (P = 0.55) in White students' sense of belonging as a result of the tour, from 4.33 ± 0.16 to 4.39 ± 0.44. However, there was a change (P ≤ 0.01) in ethnoracial minority students' sense of belonging, from 3.73 ± 0.23 to 4.37 ± 0.27. There was no change (P = 0.36) in imposter tendencies from the pre-test (58.76 ± 2.46) to the post-test (60.52 ± 2.79). Ultimately, participating in the tour increased ethnoracial minority, but not White, students' sense of belonging and did not impact imposter syndrome tendencies across or within ethnicity/race. One benefit of implementing experiential learning opportunities in dynamic social environments is the potential to improve students' sense of belonging, especially in disciplines and careers where ethnoracial minority people are underrepresented.

PSII-12 Change in College Students’ Sense of Belonging as a Result of a Beef Cattle Production Tour

Abstract Sense of belonging is a student’s sense of feeling accepted, valued, encouraged, and included by others in their discipline. Sense of belonging fundamentally influences behavior and is linked to academic and career outcomes. Recent projections indicate there will not be enough qualified college graduates for requisite STEM agriculture careers. Further, there is an ethnic disparity in STEM agriculture degree recipients. As Black and Hispanic students have higher attrition than White students in STEM, there is an opportunity to implement educational interventions to improve their sense of belonging and increase matriculation into the agriculture workforce. The objective of this study was to evaluate if an experiential learning opportunity, a five-day tour of the beef cattle industry, changed students’ sense of belonging with a focus on ethnicity. Procedures involving human subjects were approved by Texas State University IRB (#8309). Students from two universities attended a beef cattle industry tour in the Texas Panhandle in May 2022. Students toured facilities, interacted with industry professionals, and reflected on their experiences through daily entries in journals. Pre- and post-tests were administered via Qualtrics as identical questionnaire-based survey instruments immediately before and after the tour. Questions were adapted from previously validated instruments. Sense of belonging metrics were scored on a 5-point Likert scale where 1=Strongly disagree and 5=Strongly agree. Cronbach’s alpha for the pre-survey was 0.71 and for the post-survey was 0.74. Statistical analyses were conducted with SPSS v.26. Independent sample t-tests were used to evaluate the change from pre- to post-survey responses and one-way ANOVA was used to evaluate the difference in responses between ethnicities. Students (n = 21) were predominantly female (81%); attended Texas A&M University (67%) or Texas State University (33%); and were White (52%), Hispanic (33%), or Black (14%). We combined “Hispanic” and “Black” into a single independent variable to analyze differences between White (52%) and non-White (48%) students. Before the tour, there was a difference (P = 0.05) in sense of belonging between White (4.33 ± 0.16) and ethnic minority (3.73 ± 0.23) students such that White students had a stronger sense of belonging in agriculture. There was no change (P = 0.55) in White students’ sense of belonging as a result of the tour, from 4.33 ± 0.16 to 4.39 ± 0.44. However, there was a change (P ≤ 0.01) in ethnic minority students’ sense of belonging, from 3.73 ± 0.23 to 4.37 ± 0.27. Ultimately, participating in the tour increased Hispanic and Black, but not White, students’ sense of belonging. One potential benefit of implementing experiential learning opportunities in dynamic social environments is improving students’ sense of belonging, especially in careers/industries where ethnic minorities are underrepresented.

37 Enhancing Student Experiences Outside the Classroom: Industry Tour and Study Abroad Opportunities

Abstract Experiential learning has become a cornerstone in most educational systems. The concept continues to prosper as we see a greater population of animal and equine science undergraduate students coming from urban backgrounds with minimal hands-on animal experience. Experiential learning is accomplished through many pathways in our educational system including, but not limited to: laboratories, internships, field experience, study abroad, and research. Providing these learning options is integral to the success of our students as they enter the workforce. In the Department of Animal Sciences at North Dakota State University we strive to provide unique opportunities to enhance student learning. Study abroad and industry tours are exceptional approaches to expose students to professional opportunities, diversity within industries, international practices, and cultural differences. Although these experiences may or may not offer physical hands-on activities they provide life-changing opportunities for many students, allowing them to gain new perspectives and become more globally aware. Focusing on methods to provide the participants with a sense of ownership is key to immersion within the programs. Having an open dialect where student input is considered, and feedback is applied when forming an itinerary ensures the trips are relevant and diverse. Student understanding of the process from start to finish is imperative. Discussions of travel, culture, tour locations, and expectations prior to departure will help better prepare students for the once in a lifetime experience, they will have traveling on a study abroad or industry tour. While organizing study abroad and industry tour itineraries preparation is key to offering a successful and in-depth experience. Consideration should be placed on allowing students to reflect, analyze, and apply the information obtained. Combining the physical travel with the above three things will result in an impactful experience.

Teaching Pedagogies of Entrepreneurship Education and Entrepreneurial Intention of Students of Higher Education in Nigeria: An Evaluation

Entrepreneurship education was introduced in Nigerian higher education institutions as a compulsory course for students regardless of area of specialization in 2006/2007 academic session. This paper investigates the impact of selected teaching pedagogies (Normal lecture, Case study, Meeting entrepreneurs, Expert lecture, Incubation facility, Business plan development, Industry tour, Group discussion, Entrepreneurial stories, and Live project) used in delivering these courses on student’s entrepreneurial intention. Data were collected during scheduled lecture period with the aid of questionnaire on 405 students of universities, colleges of education and polytechnics in the three regions of Northern Nigeria (The North-East, North-Central, and North-West). Proportionate stratified random sampling technique was applied to select the participants. Descriptive along with inferential statistics were used for the analysis. Ordinal logistic regression was used to estimate the impact of each of these courses on students’ entrepreneurial intention. Findings indicate that four out of the ten teaching pedagogies namely; Normal lecture, Case study, Expert lecture, and Incubation facility lead a positive and significant impact on students’ entrepreneurial intentions. Therefore, higher education institutions in Nigeria need to set specific entrepreneurship education goals and come up with an effective blend of both conventional and innovative teaching pedagogies, through which students’ mental and practical capabilities can be improved towards successful entrepreneurship. The study also recommends that the teaching pedagogies applied in entrepreneurship education area must be in alignment with the career interests of the students and with the objectives for which the course is offered.

Relevancies to professional development, problems encountered, and recommendations in industrial tours: A student debate

Education makes no boundaries and is acquired beyond the confines of the classrooms. The study delved into industrial tour relevancies in professional development and the encountered problems of students along educational, sociological, financial, geographical, occupational and psychological components, and also solicited recommendations for tour improvement. It employed debate in obtaining primary qualitative data from logical propositions and arguments of the debating teams. The results disclosed that students enhanced their learning of various machines, tools, and equipment not found in the College. They disliked being brought to industries outside of their specializations and worried about missing the requirements of other classes. They improved interpersonal relationships among students and teachers, gained insights for employment opportunities, and discovered hidden personalities. They suffered immeasurable pressure caused by their desires joining the tour and the needed money that resulted to an abrupt financial constraints of the family. They developed confidence to explore additional places, but emotionally arrested of the amount necessary for the tour plus the pressure of beating deadlines of other class requirements, notwithstanding immeasurable censures from those who refused from joining. In conclusion, the tour was relevant to professional development but a serious psychological arrester on financial and academic concerns. They recommended making the tour part of the curriculum with fund assistance of the College.

Development of regional industrial tourism and the organization of tourist routes in enterprises

Industrial tourism is a promising direction of development of the tourism industry. The article analyzes the concept of «industrial tourism», authors made the list of enterprises that can be included in the industry tour on the example of the Vologda region, recommendations for production companies on the organization of industrial tourism in enterprises are given.

ПЕРСПЕКТИВИ РОЗВИТКУ ПРОМИСЛОВОГО ТУРИЗМУ ЗАКАРПАТСЬКОЇ ОБЛАСТІ

Along with the folk crafts of the Transcarpathian region, an industrial tour is being developed in conjunction with industrial and natural objects that make up its resource potential. In the context of reforming economic relations, the emphasis is on the development of priority economic sectors – the forest and wood industry, light and food industries, the development of cross-border cooperation, recreation and tourism, etc. The main attention is paid to the further restructuring of the entire national economic complex, the involvement of domestic and foreign investments in the economy, the development of small and medium-sized businesses, and the effective use of natural resource potential. It is proved that the condition of full awareness of tourists is the creation of a passport of an industrial tour, which includes ecological, technical, and cadastral. Tours on mines from salt mining, precious metals, sulfur mines, oil wells, mineral water, ozocerite, objects of the former military complex – rocket mines, storage facilities, warehouses, enterprises for processing raw materials and materials, folk crafts are promising the direction of development of industrial tourism in Transcarpathia. Industrial tourism, as part of the overall tourist process in Ukraine, can be directed at solving many socio-economic tasks of local communities, the most important among them is increase of employment, growth of its welfare, provision of socio-cultural development of the region and improvement of quality of life of people. Today, in order to increase the competitiveness of the region in the tourism industry, the cluster method, which was previously used only in industrial production, is used. A tourist cluster [5] is a key organizational framework that combines tourism and other related industries into a single system that enables the enterprises, institutions and organizations to meet the priority objectives and enhance the competitive advantages of the region. By creating such an association, financing and implementation of even very ambitious projects in the tourism sector could be provided, which would otherwise be impossible for each individual participant. The developed map of the territorial placement of centers of industrial tourism in the Transcarpathian region greatly simplifies the creation of an informative cadastral system and on its basis industrial tours. At the same time, the improvement of this system requires the systematic introduction of new information indicators, taking into account the change in structural and functional relationships between different departments. In general, Transcarpathia has an all-Ukrainian significance in the economic plan as a region with significant potential of the forest and wood industry, winemaking, vegetable growing, dairy industry, tobacco production, mineral waters.

Will the Japanese Venture Out of Barcelona and Taste Local Food?

The aim of this article is to study the preferences and motivations of Japanese tourists in Barcelona regarding gastronomic experiences in the city and the willingness to undertake local trips to rural areas in Catalonia (the Spanish region of which Barcelona is the capital city) to enjoy food with a more local flavor. Drawing from the literature on gastronomic tourism and on Japanese tourist behavior, and from qualitative research, the article finds that the Japanese eating behavior in Barcelona differs from Japanese behavior in other destinations. The core eating behavior of Japanese tourists in Barcelona is local food, among which stereotypical Spanish food is dominant. They have no image of Catalonia and its gastronomy. However, they would venture to visit the Catalan hinterland if gastronomic attractions would be combined with nature and heritage, and provided they would get assistance to find information, organize the trip, and deal with cultural barriers. The findings can help the local industry and Japanese tour operators develop and market their products, which should ideally be segmented by age.

Fostering Student Engagement through a Multi-Day Industry Tour

Student engagement may be enhanced by providing educationally purposeful activities outside of the classroom. This study considers the influence of a multi-day industry tour on student engagement for undergraduates majoring in Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. Data were collected from students' reflections in journal entries focused on an entire semester in an integrated curriculum that included an industry tour. The results from the analysis revealed that students increased their knowledge of their future profession, improved their understanding of course content, and experienced opportunities to build relationships through networking. This study advocates for unique student learning experiences that build relationships with professional mentors to foster student engagement.

Перспективи розвитку промислового туризму у Львівській області

We describe the main components of industrial development tour of Lviv region. It is shown that the condition of full awareness of tourists is to create passport industrial tour, which includes environmental, technical and cadastral passports industrial facilities, which serves as the basis for the map centers of industrial tourism. Keywords: industrial tourism facilities, business travelers, territory, inventory, enterprise tours.

Industrial tourism in health care

The NHS is facing a significant financial challenge. If the financial crisis is to drive morethan a ‘slash and burn’ of current services, the NHS needs to go on an improvementjourney. This article shares the experience of an industry tour which highlighted the ingredients of successful healthcare improvement, and provided a vision of where health care could be going in the future. The experience confirmed some core foundations for successful change in health care, including the successful application of an evidence-based change methodology alongside a clear vision. It also suggested the need for sustained leadership and organisational effort over time periods of up to 10 years. This presents a significant challenge to the NHS where improvement is required over a much shorter time frame.

Preliminary Study on Development of Industry Tour in Liaoning Province

Industry tour in our country is a newborn newborn product.. But, it hasvery strong practical significiance in the process of reforming and reconstruct of Northeast Old Industry. This article starts from the definition of industry tour, demonstrate the function of Industry tour, then combines the real situation of Liaoning Province to analyze the advantages, disadvantages , challenges and opportunities by using SWOT method and puts forward the development pattern of Liaoning Industry tour. Key words: tourism, industry tour, potential Resume: L’industrie de tourisme est encore un produit nouveau-ne. Mais, elle revet une signification bien pratique dans le processus de la reforme et de la reconstruction de l’ancienne industrie du Nord-est. Le present article, commencant par la definition de l’industrie de tourisme, demontre la fonction de cette industrie, combine la situation reelle de la province du Liaoning pour analyser les avantages, desavantages, defis et opportunites en utilisant la methode SWOT et met en avant le modele de developpement de l’industrie de tourisme du Liaoning. Mots-Cles: tourisme, industrie de tourisme, potentiel

Paper Modernity? Notes on an Iranian Industrial Tour, 1818

This article contributes to discussions of technology transfer in the modernisation of Iran through the study of a neglected episode in the memoirs of an early Qajar traveller to England. Arguing for the importance of papyrology to cultural historians, it deals with the irony by which in the early nineteenth century Iran was able to import modern print technology but not the new papermaking skills that printing required. By building on references in the safar-nāma of Mīrzā Ṣāliḥ Shīrāzī, the main body of the “notes” reconstructs the Mīrzā's tour of an industrialised English paper factory in 1818 and the light it sheds on Iran's struggles to develop a modern paper industry.

London Graduate Section industrial tour of Sweden, 1950

London Graduate Section industrial tour of Sweden, 1950

The Scandinavian Research and Industry Tour

In spite of war damage, Norway is making ambitious plans for industrial development by harnessing science to industry . . . Denmark's laboratories and their achievements greatly overshadow its industrial resources . . . Through extensive industrial utilization of science Sweden has been supplying its own important chemical needs WITH traditional Scandinavian hospitality, 22 American representatives of research, industry, and business were received and entertained in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden for three weeks early this fall. Telescoped into those three weeks was an itinerary which covered an amazing amount of ground and gave the American delegation an opportunity to see the research and industrial developments of these countries during the war years. The tour was sponsored by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences, and the Federation of Norwegian Industries, as well as other technical and industrial groups of these countries. To Edy Velander, director ...