COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TOURISM ECONOMICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 1028 TOURISM ECONOMICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ÖZAY EMRE YILDIZ

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

This course aims to enable students to analyse tourism as an economic activity as well as the effect of tourism development on regional, national and global economies and to evaluate statistical data.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to understand and evaluate micro- and macroeconomic aspects of tourism
2   To be able to understand and adopt the basic concepts and terminology of tourism economy
3   To be able to understand tourism demand and supply characteristics
4   To be able to analyse the conomic effects of tourism
5   To be able to evaluate national and global statistical data in tourism economy

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Economical approach to tourism
2 Micro & Macroeconomical Assessment of Tourism
3 Basic principles and concepts of tourism economics
4 Tourist markets and tourism demand
5 Tourism expenditure
6 Tourism supply
7 Mid-term exam
8 Tourism and balance of payments
9 Tourism and national income
10 Tourism and employment
11 Factors affecting balance in tourism
12 Tourism development and sustainability
13 Analysis of World & Turkish tourism - 1
14 Analysis of World & Turkish tourism - 2
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Bahar, O. ve Kozak, N. (2008), Turizm Ekonomisi, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara.
UN & UNWTO (2010), International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008, United Nations Publication, New York
Olalı, H. ve Timur, A. Turizm Ekonomisi, Ofis Ticaret Matbaacılık, Izmir, 1988
Içöz, O. (2005), Turizm Ekonomisi 3. Baskı, Turhan Kitapevi, Ankara.
Özkök, F. G. (2008), Turizmin Ekonomik Etkileri, Ekin Yayınevi, Bursa.
Ünsal, E. (2001), Mikro Iktisat, Imaj Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Yağcı Ö. (2007), Turizm Ekonomisi, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and case studies

Assessment Methods

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


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm Exam: Midterm exam encompasses the subjects covered in lectures as well as weekly assignments (40%)
2. Final Exam: The exam encompasses all the subjects covered throughout the semester, as well as assignments, in-class discussions, applications and case studies (60%)

Assessment Criteria

Exam papers will be evaluated regarding the level of understanding, as well as defining the causality between the basic concepts and issues of the lecture, ability of giving examples and analytical thought, and using relevant terminology.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. It is essential that students make use of the reading list
4. Students are expected to be involved in class discussions

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozay.yildiz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday: 10.00 - 15.00

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 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Independant Study 1 15 15
Reading 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.555