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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TUR 4105 INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ÇIĞDEM MUTLU

Offered to

Course Objective

To provide the students with necessary competences on making analysis, evaluation and interpretation about the current status and future of tourism sector by teaching the basic concepts and applications in tourism industry, considering the sector structure, components and dynamics of tourism industry.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to identify the travel routines. 2   Being able to identify the travel routines. 3   Being able to explain the sectoral structure and its components. 4   Being able to identify touristic goods and the components. 5   Being able to follow up the progress in tourism sector.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 The main concepts of tourism and tourist 2 The development of the tourism concept in the world and Turkey 3 The types and forms of tourism 4 Factors affecting tourism 5 Factors affecting tourism 6 Tourism's role in the economy 7 Mid-term Exam 8 Mid-term Exam 9 Importance of tourism in economy 10 Tourism demand and characteristics of tourism demand 11 Tourism supply and characteristics of tourism supply 12 The concept of touristic product and its characteristics 13 Touristic agglomeration 14 International tourism and organizations, new trend in international organization

Recomended or Required Reading

Genel Turizm Ilkeler, Kavramlar, Nazmi Kozak, Meryem Akoğlan Kozak, Metin Kozak, Detay Yayınevi, Ankara, 2010, 184 sf. Turizm: Genel ve Yapısal Yaklaşım, Öcal Usta, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2009,239 sf.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FN Final 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40 + FN* 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) VZ*0.40 + BUT* 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The learning outcomes will be assessed by mid-term exam and final exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nilufer.kocak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

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 5 5 Preparation for final exam 1 8 8 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 75

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 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 PO.18 LO.1 1 LO.2 1 LO.3 1 LO.4 1 LO.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1