COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEISURE AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 2023 LEISURE AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OSMAN AVŞAR KURGUN

Offered to

Tourism Management

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
2   Understand the significance of play, recreation and leisure in contemporary society to broaden the perception of touristic activities
3   Understand the roles, interrelationships and use of delivery systems addressing recreation, parks and leisure to be familiar with the need for existence of supplementary recreational services
4   Identify managerial skill areas & management theories to apply them to a leisure service business
5   Recognise the importance of personal values & competencies which affect his/her success as a manager to be familiar with different managerial styles
6   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
7   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
8   Develop a personal philosophy of recreation and leisure management to adapt it to managerial activities

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Time Concept and Management
2 Types of Time
3 Leisure Concept
4 The Development of the Concept of Leisure
5 Recreation Concept
6 Qualities and Types of Recreation
7 Midterm Exam
8 Midterm Exam
9 Recreation and Innovation
10 Recreation Planning
11 Recreation and Tourism Types Relations
12 Factors Affecting Recreation - I
13 Factors Affecting Recreation - II
14 Factors Affecting Recreation - III

Recomended or Required Reading

Boş Zaman ve Rekreasyon Yönetimi, Necdet Hacıoğlu, Ayhan Gökdeniz, Yakup DInç, Detay Yayıncılık, 2017, Ankara, sf. 216.

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

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 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)

avsar.kurgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

FRIDAY / 13:00-15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 76

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.355
LO.45
LO.55
LO.65
LO.75
LO.85

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