Supervision |
Michael Lück, Ph.D. |
| I am open for proposals to act as supervisor/advisor for dissertations and theses. Of particular interest to me is work in the areas of Marine Tourism, Ecotourism, Wildlife Tourism, Education and Interpretation, Aviation, Gay Tourism. Please contact me for details. | ||
| There are a number of opportunities for postgraduate degrees (related to tourism) at AUT University: | ||
| Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) | Faculty of Applied Humanities | Info |
| Master of Tourism Studies (MTourS) | School of Hospitality & Tourism, Faculty of Applied Humanities | Info |
| Master of Philosophy (MPhil) | Faculty of Applied Humanities | Info |
| Master of International Hospitality Management (MIHM) | School of Hospitality & Tourism, Faculty of Applied Humanities | Info |
| Master of Professional Hospitality Studies (MPHS) | School of Hospitality & Tourism, Faculty of Applied Humanities | Info |
| Postgraduate Diploma of Tourism Studies (PGDipTourS) | School of Hospitality & Tourism, Faculty of Applied Humanities | Info |
| Current and Past Supervision | |||
| Postgraduate Supervision | |||
Degree |
Topic | Completion |
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| University of Applied Sciences Harz | |||
| Jackisch, Linda (Secondary Supervisor) | Masters (Tourism) |
Zoologische Gärten als Veranstaltungsorte – am Beispiel des Erlebnis-Zoo Hannovers | 12/2011 |
| Schmidt, Nadine (Secondary Supervisor) | Masters (Tourism) |
Campervan Tourism in New Zealand: A market analysis and an investigation of the economic impact | 01/2012 |
| AUT University | |||
| Porter, Brooke (secondary supervisor) | PhD |
Exploring marine tourism as a supplemental livelihood to artisanal fisheries in less developed countries | in progress |
| Pedju, Mirza (secondary supervisor) | PhD |
Stakeholders' perceptions of the impacts of tourism on the social and ecological resilience of marine protected areas in Bali, Indonesia | in progress |
| Shepherd, David (joint supervisor) | PhD |
Dive Tourism (working title) | in progress |
Losekoot, Erwin (secondary supervisor) |
PhD |
The customer airport experience: Auckland Airport (working title) | in progress |
| Spring, Jonathon (primary supervisor) | PhD |
The teachable moment during interpretation on wildlife tourism (working title) | in progress |
| Goodsir, Warren (joint supervisor) | MIHM |
What Were They Thinking? Employee's Ability to Meet Customer Interpersonal Needs in Hospitality Service Encounters. | 04/2008 (first class Honours) |
| Altobelli, Roberto (primary supervisor) | PhD |
The experience of shark diving in Pacific Harbour, Fiji: Who goes and how important is education and interpretation? | 12/2011 |
| Brock University | |||
| Jiang, Yixing (supervisor: 09/04 - 05/05, advisor: 06/05 - 2006) | MA |
The Effectiveness of interpretive Methods in Informal Educational Facilities: An Experimental Study with reference to Marine Parks | 08/2006 |
| Sheppard, Valerie (joint supervisor) | MA |
A comparison of the ethical nature of Caribbean and Alaskan cruise ship tourists | 05/2005 (with distinction) |
| Chen, Tony (advisor) | MA |
An Analysis of students' travel motivations and images of China as a tourism destination | 12/2004 |
| Ebert, Kevin (advisor) | MA |
Tourism and the Precautionary Principle: A Survey of Academic and Governmental Stakeholders |
12/2003 (with distinction) |
| Napier University | |||
| Wu, Wendy (supervisor 2001/2002) | MSc |
Is China 's Marketing Successful? Assessing British People's Image of China as a Tourism Destination | 11/2003 |
| Undergraduate Supervision | |||
Degree |
Topic | Completion |
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| Brock University | |||
| Bohunicky, Taryn | BTS (Hons) |
Rise of Popularity of Black History and Black Tourism in Chatham-Kent | not completed |
| Gosling, Derek | BTS (Hons) |
Expectation and satisfaction of visitors to urban eco attractions: The cases of the Niagara Falls Aviary and the Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls | 05/2005 |
| McAlister, Alexandra | BTS (Hons) |
Motivations of Adventure Tourists | 05/2005 |
| Racher, Jennifer | BTS (Hons) |
Travelling with dogs: Owners' needs and provisions of accommodation providers | 05/2005 |
| Turcotte, Amy | BTS (Hons) |
A profile of young adventure travellers | 05/2005 |
| Forbes, Jill | BTS (Hons) |
Ecolabeling and Certification | 05/2004 |
| Gibson, Rachel | BTS (Hons) |
The Potential of greenhouse tourism in the Niagara Region | 05/2004 |
| Jiang, Yixing | BTS (Hons) |
Marine Mammals: An Awareness Study of Marine Parks | 05/2004 |
| Jing, Jing | BTS (Hons) |
Young Tourists' Motivation and Satisfaction with City Trips | 05/2004 |
| Montheith, Melissa | BTS (Hons) |
Barriers of Travelling: A Dialysis Patients' Perspective | 05/2004 |
| Napier University | |||
| Boylan, Suzanne | BA (Hons) |
Dark Tourism: Where do we make an ethical decision? | 04/2002 |
| Duffy, Leanna | BA (Hons) |
Tourism and the environment: Does Edinburgh care? | 04/2002 |
| McLuckie, Lisa | BA (Hons) |
The Impact and Effects of Tourism on the Balearic Islands | 04/2002 |
| Turner, Erica | BA (Hons) |
A report into the marketing concepts used within the marketing industry, with special reference to P&O Cruises | 04/2002 |