COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TOURISM AND CLIMATE CHANGE

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUI 5106 TOURISM AND CLIMATE CHANGE ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IŞIL ÖZGEN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to discuss the causes of climate change, its possible consequences in tourism and adaptation strategies, to give information about the measures to be taken to reduce the carbon footprint of tourism enterprises.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Students completed this course will be informed about the basic concepts related to climate change (carbon and water cycle, greenhouse gases, carbon footprint) and will be able to discuss the sectors affected by climate change and their implications on tourism.
2   Students will have information about international negotiations on climate change and be able to discuss the situation in Turkey.
3   Students will be able to evaluate the destinations that will be positively and negatively affected by climate change and the adaptation strategies of these destinations.
4   Students will have information about measures to reduce carbon emissions in tourism enterprises and techniques for calculating carbon footprint and will be able to offer suggestions on how these calculations can be performed in tourism enterprises.
5   Students will be able to prepare consumer information statements and training contents for the employees about reducing carbon emissions in tourism enterprises.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Fundamental concepts about climate change
2 International Negotiations and Institutions Related to Climate Change
3 Comparison of Turkey s Greenhouse gas emissions with leading tourism countries
4 Comparison of Turkey with leading tourism countries mitigation strategies about climate change
5 Sectors Affected by Climate Change and Their Reflections on Tourism
6 Destinations to be Affected Positively and Negatively from Climate Change
7 Tourism-Originated Greenhouse Gas Emissions
8 Carbon Footprint and Carbon Footprint Calculations in Tourism Businesses
9 Carbon Footprint and Carbon Footprint Calculations in Tourism Businesses
10 Carbon Footprint and Carbon Footprint Calculations in Tourism Businesses
11 Waste Management Practices in Reducing Carbon Emissions
12 Case Study
13 Case Study
14 Case Study

Recomended or Required Reading

Hayriye Atik (2017). Küresel Isınma Iklim Değişikliği ve Sosyo Ekonomik Etkileri, Nobel Yayınevi.

Andrew Jones ve Michael Philips (2018). Global Climate Change and Coastal Tourism Recognizing Problems, Managing Solutions and Future Expectations, CABI Publishings.

Maharaj Vijay Reddy ve Keith Wilkes (2013). Tourism, Climate Change and
Sustainability, Routledge Publications.

Susanne Becken ve John E. Hay (2007). Tourism and Climate Change Risks and Opportunities, Channel View Publications.

C. Michael Hall ve James Higham, (2005) Tourism, Recreation and Climate Change, Channel View Publications.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
In-class discussions
Case study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Mid-term Exam
Final Exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.
Violations of Plagiarism of any kind will result in disciplinary steps being taken.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç.Dr.Işıl Özgen
isil.goksu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be annonced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.14
LO.25
LO.343
LO.444
LO.545

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