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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS DDT 8131 RECREATION MANAGEMENT IN MARINE TOURISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Marine Tourism Non-thesis (Distance Learning)

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GAMZE ARABELEN

Offered to

Marine Tourism Non-thesis (Distance Learning)

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to introduce students the administrative techniques and administrative problems related to recreation and leisure services. It will provide the students readings, class activities and cases to create a philosophy of recreation and leisure management.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognise the conceptual foundations of play, recreation and leisure to effectively differentiate the related services from other touristic services (knowledge & comprehension) 2   Recognise the importance of personal values & competencies which affect his/her success as a manager to be familiar with different managerial styles (knowledge & comprehension) 3   Demonstrate an awareness of the importance of recruitment, selection, training, supervision, motivation to apply the developed human resources/ social skills to recruiting staff to recreation & leisure services (knowledge & comprehension) 4   Recognise the importance of different managerial approaches such as time management, conflict management to apply to recreation & leisure services to increase their efficiency and effectiveness (knowledge & comprehension) 5   Develop a personal philosophy of recreation and leisure management to adapt it to managerial activities (application)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services in the 21st Century: Introduction Evolution of Social Ideas and Recreation, Parks and Leisure Service Management 2 Recreation, Parks and Leisure Service Managers and Social Transformation 3 Management of Recreation, Parks and Leisure Service Organizations 4 Management in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services 5 Values, Visioning, Mission, Goal Statements and Policy Making in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Service Organizations 6 Ethics: Human/Social, Community and Environmental Responsibilities 7 Midterm Exam 8 Managerial Leadership and Motivation in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services 9 Decision Making and Problem Solving & Conflict management in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services 10 Human Resources Management in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services 11 Legal Issues and Risk Management in Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services 12 Discussions based on Each Group s Interview Project 13 Discussions based on Each Group s Interview Project 14 Discussions based on Each Group s Interview Project

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Hurd, A.R., Barcelona, R.J. and Meldrum, J.T. (2008). Leisure Service Management. Champaign, IL:HUman Kinetics 2. McLean, D.D., Hurd, A.R. and Rogers, N.B. (2008). Kraus Recreation and Leisure: In Modern Society. 8th Edition, Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishing.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures 2. Class discussions 3. Case studies 4. Interview Project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER) 3 FIN FINAL EXAM 4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.50 5 RST RESIT 6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.50 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Successful / Unsuccessful

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 3 39 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26 Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Preparing assignments 1 20 20 Preparing presentations 1 20 20 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 LO.1 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 LO.2 4 5 5 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 5 LO.3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 5 5 4 LO.4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 LO.5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 5 4