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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MSH 0168 RURAL TOURISM ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Cultural Heritage and Tourism

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DEVRIM ERTÜRK

Offered to

Cultural Heritage and Tourism Tourism and Hotel Management Civil Aviation Transportation Management Food Technology

Course Objective

In this course students learn the concept and properties of rural tourism, what methods it uses, its content and limits

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   In this course, students learn the concept and features of rural tourism, what methods it uses, its content and limits. 2   In general terms, it comprehends the weaknesses and strengths of rural tourism compared to other forms of tourism. 3   Know the impact of rural tourism on social structure 4   Know examples of rural tourism 5   Know the importance of the countryside in tourism

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Rural tourism concepts 2 The development of rural tourism 3 Reasons of the emergence and development of rural tourism 4 Areas protected as rural tourism areas and special status areas 5 Protected areas as rural tourism venues 6 Areas protected as rural tourism areas and special status areas 7 Villages as rural tourism sites 8 Midterm 9 Farms as rural tourism sites 10 Plateaus as a rural tourism sites 11 Rural tourism items 12 Effects of rural tourism 13 The role of rural tourism in development 14 The Role of rural tourism in development

Recomended or Required Reading

Suavi Ahipaşaoğlu; Evrim Çeltek, Sürdürülebilir Kırsal Turizm, (Edt. Irfan Arıkan), Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara, 2006

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

Midterm and Final exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It ıs compulsory that students attend 70 percent of the lesson and fulfill the other requirements of the lesson.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

devrim.erturk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 10:00-12:00 am

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14 Preparation for midterm exam 7 2 14 Preparation for final exam 14 2 28 Midterm 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

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 LO.1 5 LO.2 5 LO.3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5