Pampatur Blog

Abstract

The internet development combine with its role in socializing people has aroused interest in developing a dynamic communication tool for the Technological Superior Course of Tourism Management of the Federal University of Pampa, Campus Jaguarão. Therefore, the present project aims to create a blog, which shall be used to promote the activities developed by the academic community. The methodology used in this study was based an exploratory bibliographical research about blog’s development, in which were studied concepts such as: The Information Society, Web 2.0 and it’s tools, the utility of technologies as communication’s form, the difference between websites and blogs, blogs’ history, blogging platforms, types of blogs, blog as a tool for group’s communication and as a tool to promote activities. An opinion survey was carried to collect data with students, teachers and alumni of the Tourism course, through an online questionnaire. With this research, it was possible to identify the group’s perspective, since the premise is for the blog to be cooperative and collaborative. Thus, the proposal of this tool is to publish information’s about the activities developed by members of the Tourism course, such as: field trips, papers, reports, applied projects; activities developed by education, research and extension projects; campus’ events and about tourism’ events. In addition, it will become a tool to encourage students to write more about tourism. Consequently, the blog will become a useful tool for alumni, current and future students of this course.