COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HOTEL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 3029 HOTEL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜLYA KURGUN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

This course has the aim of teaching the students the theoretical information about and practical usage of front office automation systems .

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the central reservation systems of our day
2   To have the information of automation systems in Turkey and in the world.
3   To have the knowledge of the automation systems in Turkey and world and use them for the guests for blocking the reservations.
4   To control the flow of sales at the system.
5   To prepare the necessary reports at the system.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Opera PMS public promotion, creating guest profiles
2 Creating different profile types
3 Guest Profile options
4 Reservation Function
5 Reservation Options
6 Reservation Module, Front Desk Module
7 Midterm Exam
8 Midterm Exam
9 Housekeeping, Rooms Management Module
10 Reports
11 Cashiering
12 Check-out
13 End of Day
14 Miscalleneous
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Konaklama Işletmelerinde Opera-Pms Otomasyon Programı Alev Sökmen, 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

At the computer lab, use the necessary theoretical information in order to practise on the trial version of the opera pms program.

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 includes subjects and assignments in the course content (40%).
2. Final Exam: The exam will cover all subjects in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (60%).
3. Resit: The exam will cover all the topics in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (60%).

Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam and final exam grade make together the end of the term grade.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students are required to attend 70% of the lecture classes. Besides, students are required to participate in the class discussions, to prepare their assignments on time and to contribute to the active learning in the classrom.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kurgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday, 13.00-16.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Tutorials 12 3 36
Case study 12 2 24
Student Presentations 0 0 0
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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