COURSE UNIT TITLE

: FAITH EVETS AND FESTIVALS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MSH 0120 FAITH EVETS AND FESTIVALS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Efes Vocational School

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR EDA AVCI

Offered to

Catering Services Programme
Cultural Heritage and Tourism
Tourism and Hotel Management
Civil Aviation Transportation Management
Food Technology

Course Objective

This course aims to provide information about the festivals as one of the religious tourism attractions to students, to explain the structure and operation of different cultures religious events and festivals, and to examine event management with its all dimensions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the event concept and distinguish classification of event types
2   Acquire knowledge about planning process of events
3   Learn the operation and management of events and all components of this process
4   Improve the abilities of decision making concerning event management
5   Achieve knowledge about events and festivals in religious tourism

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Event and Festival Concept
2 Event Types
3 The Place of Events and Festivals in Tourism
4 Event Planning
5 Event Management and Marketing
6 The Place of Religious Events and Festivals in Religious Tourism
7 Mid-term exam
8 Mid-term exam
9 Significant Religious Events in the World and Their Role in Tourism Development
10 Religious Events and Festivals in Christianity
11 The Place of Christian Festivals and Holy Days in Religious Tourism
12 Religious Events and Festivals in Judaism
13 The Place of Jewish Festivals and Holy Days in Religious Tourism
14 Religious Events and Festivals in Islam , The Place of Islamic Festivals and Holy Days in Religious Tourism
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Glenn Bowdin, Johnny Allen, Rob Harris, Ian McDonnell, William O'Toole (2012).Events Management. Routledge.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced.

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 99

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.14
LO.25
LO.33
LO.43
LO.55