COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUI 6210 SUSTAINABLE TOURISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 9

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜLYA KURGUN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The purpose of this course is to analyze the activities and practices related to sustainable tourism carried out in the world and Türkiye in line with sustainable development objectives

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to be able to identify the concept and domain of sustainable tourism.
2   to be able to examine global tourism movements and competitiveness.
3   to be able to explain factors affection sustainable tourism.
4   to be able to analyze problems encountered in tourism sector in the context of sustainable tourism.
5   to be able to evaluate importance of tourism sector and future trends.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concept of sustainability and its development
2 2030 Sustainable development goals
3 Sustainability related methods and indicators
4 Sustainability related organizations
5 Sustainability related contracts
6 The concept of sustainable tourism and its dimensions
7 Mass tourism and its effects on the environment
8 Sustainable Tourism Goals
9 Sustainable tourism planning
10 Structures and strategies in sustainable tourism planning
11 Sustainable tourism practices - case studies in Türkiye
12 Sustainable tourism practices-case studies in the world
13 Presentations
14 Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
Kuntay, O. (2004).Sürdürülebilir Turizm Planlaması, Istanbul: Alp Yayınevi

Supplementary recources:

World Tourism Organization (2004). Indicators of sustainable development for tourism Destinations: A Guidebook.
Madrid:World Tourism Organization,
United Nations Environment Programme & World Tourism Organization. (2005). Making tourism more sustainable - A guide
for Policy Makers. France, Spain: United Nations Environment Programme and World Tourism Organization.
United Nations Environment Programme. (2012). Sustainable events guide: Give your large event a small footprint. Nairobi:United Nations Environment Programme.
World Tourism Organization and United Nations Development Programme (2017). Tourism and the Sustainable Development
Goals- Journey to 2030, Highlights. Madrid: UNWTO

Articles appearing in academic and industry journals

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures
2. In-class discussions
3. Team-work
4. Case analysis
5. Projects

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + FIN* 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.20 + RST* 0.50


*** 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 (30%).
2. Term work (STT): Information about homework assignments and presentations has been explained in the beginning of term. (% 20)
3. Final Exam: The exam will cover all subjects in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (50%).
4. Resit: The exam will cover all the topics in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (50%).

Assessment Criteria

Within the scope of the course, students are expected to:
1. benefit from the studies on sustainable tourism existing in the literature,
2. benefit from sectoral studies for sustainable tourism,
3. be able to comment on case studies related to the course and the sector,
4. be able to offer solutions to the structural problems of the tourism sector.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.
2. Violations of plagiarism of any kind will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
3. Students are expected to participate actively to in-class discussions and team-works.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kurgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 13:00 - 15:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 8 112
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparing assignments 1 15 15
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 228

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.154
LO.254
LO.3454
LO.445
LO.545