PhD Projects
Work in Progress
Exploring the public discourse around Chinese Outbound Tourism in the West – A Swiss Case Study (working title)
Destination Evolution System (DESy)
2019 – 2023
PhD Student: Lea Hasenzahl
2019 – 2023
PhD Student: Elide Garbani-Nerini
Defended
iWareBatik: Digital Information System for Enhancing Batik Learning in the Framework of Heritage Preservation and Sustainable Tourism
Analyzing cultural localization in online tourism promotion
The digital birth of an African city: the case of Douala
2018 – 2022
Author: Puspita Ayu Permatasari
2016 – 2020
Author: Dr. Emanuele Mele
2012 – 2019
Author: Dr. Marta Pucciarelli
Exploring the experiences of instructors teaching massive open online courses in tourism and hospitality : a mixed methods approach
Community multimedia centers in Mozambique exploring and experimenting co-design
Gamified Learning in Tourism Education. A Case of Southern African Secondary Schools
2015 – 2018
Author: Prof. Dr. Jingjing Lin
2011 – 2017
Author: Dr. Salomão David Cumbula
2011 – 2016
Author: Dr. Asta Audkaite
Social dimensions of public large-scale wi-fi networks : the cases of a municipal and a community wireless network
Social representations of community multimedia centres in Mozambique
Confidence in technology use: the development and validation of a technological, pedagogical, and content self-efficacy scale for teachers
2010 – 2018
Author: Dr. Anna Picco-Schwendener
2010 – 2014
Author: Dr. Sara Vanini
2009 – 2014
Author: Dr. Franesca Fanni
eLearning courses about national tourism destinations : destination management organizations’ offers and travel agents’ perceptions and motivations
Destination reputation in online media: Covered topics and perceived online dominant opinion
Destination online travel reviews : An argumentative and textual genre perspective
2009 – 2013
Author: Dr. Nadzeya Kalbaska
2009 – 2013
Author: Dr. Elena Marchiori
2008 – 2013
Author: Dr. Silvia De Ascaniis
Exploring the Public Discourse on Chinese Outboung Tourism (COT) in the West - A Swiss Case Study (working title)
2019 – 2023
PhD Student: Lea Hasenzahl
iWareBatik: Digital Information System for Enhancing Batik Learning in the Framework of Heritage Preservation and Sustainable Tourism
2018 – 2022
Author: Dr. Puspita Ayu Permatasari
Analyzing cultural localization in online tourism promotion
2016 – 2020
Author: Dr. Emanuele Mele
The digital birth of an African city: the case of Douala
2012 – 2019
Author: Dr. Marta Pucciarelli
Exploring the experiences of instructors teaching massive open online courses in tourism and hospitality : a mixed methods approach
2015 – 2018
Author: Prof. Dr. Jingjing Lin
Social dimensions of public large-scale wi-fi networks: the cases of a municipal and a community wireless network
2010 – 2018
Author: Dr. Anna Picco-Schwendener
Community multimedia centers in Mozambique exploring and experimenting co-design
2011 – 2017
Author: Dr. Salomão David Cumbula
Gamified Learning in Tourism Education. A Case of Southern African Secondary Schools
2011 – 2016
Author: Dr. Asta Audkaite
Social representations of community multimedia centres in Mozambique
2010 – 2014
Author: Dr. Sara Vanini
Destination reputation in online media : Covered topics and perceived online dominant opinion
2009 – 2013
Author: Dr. Elena Marchiori
eLearning courses about national tourism destinations : destination management organizations’ offers and travel agents’ perceptions and motivations
2009 – 2013
Author: Dr. Nadzeya Kalbaska
Confidence in technology use: the development and validation of a technological, pedagogical, and content self-efficacy scale for teachers
2009 – 2014
Author: Dr. Francesca Fanni
Destination online travel reviews : An argumentative and textual genre perspective
2008 – 2013
Author: Dr. Silvia De Acaniis