COURSE UNIT TITLE

: LEISURE AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUI 6207 LEISURE AND RECREATION MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ILKAY TAŞ GÜRSOY

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to introduce the concepts of leisure time and recreationand identify recreational resources; to analyze factors affecting recreational activities; and to examine social, economic and environmental impacts of recreational activities.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to plan recreational activities
2   To be able to identify recreational resources
3   To be able to analyze factors affecting recreational activities
4   To be able to analyze social, economic and environmental impacts of recreational activities
5   To be able to monitor recent developments in leisure and recreation management

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Time, Leisure Time and Recreation Concepts
2 Work and Leisure Time
3 Leisure Time and Play Theories
4 Recreation: Definition, Characteristics and Classifications
5 Recreation Planning Principles
6 Recreational Tourism
7 Recreational Activities Planning
8 Recreational Activities Management
9 Recreational Use of Natural resources
10 Recreational Activities and Sport
11 Recreational Activities and Ecology
12 Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts of Recreational Activities
13 Digital media and leisure
14 Existential look at the leisure: life and death
15 Final exam
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Rose, J. L. (2024). The Future of Work The Political Theory of Work and Leisure. Annual Review of Political Science, 27.
Tapps, T., & Wells, M. S. (Eds.). (2024). Introduction to recreation and leisure. Human Kinetics.
Shannon, C. S. (2024). Disrupting, adapting and discovering family leisure during COVID-19. Leisure/Loisir, 48(1), 49-75.
Agrawal, S. R., & Mittal, D. (2024). Leisure time posts on WhatsApp status drive travel and tourism consumption. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights, 7(1), 458-478.
Cho, H. (2023). Nostalgia in sport and leisure. Current Opinion in Psychology, 49, 101551.
Veal, A. J. (2023). The 4-day work-week: the new leisure society . Leisure Studies, 42(2), 172-187.
Pernecky, T., & Hardy, A. (2023). Leisure, loss, and death: Probing intersections in research narratives. Leisure Sciences, 1-10.
Devine, M. A., & Gale, T. (2023). Technology, innovation and leisure: Leisure engagement in new and unexpected ways. Journal of Leisure Research, 54(5), 513-518.
Hurd, A. R., Barcelona, R. J., & Zimmerman, J. A. M. (2023). Leisure services management. Human Kinetics.
Hänninen, R., Korpela, V., & Pajula, L. (2023). The paradoxes and pragmatics of digital leisure in later life. Leisure Studies, 1-14.
Tütüncü, Ö. (2012). Rekreasyon ve rekreasyon terapisinin yaşam kalitesindeki rolü. Anatolia: Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi, 23(2), 248-252.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Case analysis

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) 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

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

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

Monday / 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
Independant Study 12 5 60
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 40 40
Reading 4 10 40
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 244

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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