COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TOURISM ECONOMICY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 1016 TOURISM ECONOMICY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Tourism and Hotel Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR EDA AVCI

Offered to

Tourism and Hotel Management

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to evaluate the contribution of the tourism industry over both national and international economy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define basic concepts of tourism economics
2   To be able to compare the contribution of tourism and other sectors into the national economy
3   To be able to explain the importance and position of tourism within the economic system
4   To be able to analyse the economic development of tourism
5   To be able to evaluate the contribution of tourism over the national and international economy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Economics
2 Basic Concepts
3 Tourism Supply
4 Tourism Demand
5 Market Concept and Tourism Market
6 Market Types in Tourism Industry
7 Consumer Balance in Tourism
8 Consumer Balance in Tourism
9 Economic Effects of Tourism
10 Economic Effects of Tourism
11 The Place of Tourism in Turkey Economy
12 Foreign Capital in Turkish Tourism
13 Tourism and Competition
14 Tourism Policy
15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Turizm Ekonomisi, Hüseyin Çeken (2016).
Meslek Yüksekokulları Için Iktisada Giriş, Tümay Ertek (2017).
Turizm Ekonomisi, Dilek Şahin & Ali Turan Bayram (2018).

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing,in-class practices.

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

It is compulsory to attend 70% of the courses and fulfill the requirements of the course.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

eda.avci@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

The days and times specified in the weekly course schedule announced for the year.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation about subject 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
In-class practices 1 5 5
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 104

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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