Overall objectives:

0 - The curricular unit aims to provide conceptual instruments that allow:
1 - Understand the difference between the concepts addressed, leisure, recreation, well-being and quality of life.
2 - Understand the purpose of promoting wellness and healthy aging.
3 - Develop essential skills that allow the exercise of functions in different organizations in terms of leisure, recreation, culture and tourism.
4 - Understanding tourism productivity, in a logic of complementarity with other products, in a context of developing healthy aging strategies.
5 - Organize and manage initiatives in different territorial and organizational contexts, taking into account the profile of demand, similar supply and resources.
6 - Monitor and evaluate initiatives aligned with the organizational strategy.

Syllabus:

1 - Aging
1.1 - Concept
1.2 - Demographic aging
1.3 - Theories about aging
2 - Concept of Leisure
2.1 - Leisure for the elderly: physical, artistic, practical, intellectual, social
2.2 - Recreation Concept
2.3 - New formats and new trends ? digital media Successful aging
3 - Healthy Aging
3.1 - Active aging
3.2 - Promoting successful aging
3.3 - Theoretical Models Culture and Tourism
4 - Culture and Tourism
4.1 - Notions of Culture and Tourism
4.2 - Aging in different cultural contexts
4.3 - The relationship between tourism and the aging process

Literature/Sources:

Aroso, J. , 2021 , Os Novos Idosos Envelhecimento ativo e direito , Almedina
Cabral, M. & Ferreira, P , s/d , Envelhecimento Ativo Em Portugal , Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos
Fernandes, A. et al. , 2020 , Visões Sobre o Envelhecimento , Lisbon Press
Ferro, J. , 2019 , O Envelhecimento Bem Sucedido e as Perspetivas Evolutivas , Edições Mahatma

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
The aim is to acquire and apply the knowledge foreseen in the objectives and syllabus contents. Assessment Methodology: Classification Type: Quantitative (0-20) Assessment according to Model B of the UMa Student Learning Assessment Regulation, namely in normal season. The approval of the curricular unit implies approval in all components (minimum 9.5). There is possibility of recovery in resource/improvement season for all components. The final classification is expressed on a scale of 0 to 20 values and is the teacher's responsibility.