COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPA TREATMENT AND THE ROLE OF BALNEOTHERAPY IN HEALTH TOURISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GTE 5016 SPA TREATMENT AND THE ROLE OF BALNEOTHERAPY IN HEALTH TOURISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÇINAR EMINE YENI

Offered to

Geothermal Energy
M.Sc. Geothermal Energy (Non-Thesis-Evening)

Course Objective

The course aims to provide information on the role of geothermal springs and thermal tourism in health tourism, current situation of thermal tourism in Turkey, and on social and economic value of thermal tourism both in Turkey and in the rest of the world.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   As a result of interactive debates on geothermal springs and thermalism and their role in health tourism during the lectures, the students can have an opportunity to understand the role and significance of thermal tourism in health tourism by examining the subject quantitatively from managerial and marketing perspectives,
2   To gain statistical results to evaluate geothermal spring potential of Turkey, Turkey s thermal tourism potential and developments in other countries.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Description and Methods of Balteotherapy
2 Treatments of Hot Springs and Hot Spring Regimen
3 Mechanism of the Hot Springs Treatment s Effect
4 Indications of Hot Spring s Treatment and Regimen
5 Licensed Hot Springs Place at Turkey
6 MIDTERM EXAM
7 Thermalism and Thermal(Health) Tourism in Turkey, Thermal Tourism in Turkey Historical Development of Thermlism in Turkey Supply and Demand of Thermlism in Turkey
8 Important of Thermal Tourism in Country and Tourism Economy at Turkey
9 TERMPAPER
10 Businesses of Thermal Tourism General Features of Businesses of Thermal Tourism
11 Current Situation of Thermal Tourism in Aegean Region
12 Studying of Investigation of Thermal Tourism and Results of These
13 Development of Thermal Tourism at the World and Comparing with Turkey
14 PRESENTATION

Recomended or Required Reading

- Aslan, Zeynep (1996): Ege Bölgesi ne Yönelik Termal Turizm Talebinin Analizi ve Termal Turizm Işletme Modeli, Yayımlanmamış Doktora Tezi, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Izmir.
- Aslan, Zeynep (1992): Termal Turizm Işletmelerinde Hizmet Standartlarının Geliştirilmesi ve Pazarlama Faaliyetlerine Etkisi: Balçova Termal Merkezi Uygulaması, Yayımlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü, Izmir.
- Tunç, Azize ve Firuzan Saç (1998): Genel Turizm:Gelişimi-Geleceği, Detay Yayınevi, Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Midterm, project, presentation, final exam.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 RPT REPORT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.10 +RPT * 0.20 +PRS * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE* 0.10 +RPT * 0.20 + PRS * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

To be announced.

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

TIP FAKÜLTESI DAHILI TIP BILIMLERI BÖLÜMÜ FIZIK TEDAVI VE REHABILITASYON ANABILIM DALI
Tel : 0232 - 4123953 - 3953
Mail : serap.alper@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Preparing assignments 1 40 40
Preparing presentations 1 38 38
Final 1 21 21
Midterm 1 18 18
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 117

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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