COURSE UNIT TITLE

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 aims to provide students with theoretical knowledge and with examination of cases about human resources management (HRM), to provide students with knowledge and skills for improvement of human resources practices at organizations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Meryem Akoğlan Kozak, Otel Işletmelerinde Insan Kaynakları Yönetimi ve Örnek Olaylar, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2012.
Ed. Ömür N. T. Özmen ve Cafer Topaloğlu, Çalışma Yaşamında Bireysel Gelişim Turizm Işletmelerinden Örnek ve Uygulamalar, Beta, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, in-class activities, case studies

Assessment Methods

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

At the end of this course the students are expected to be able to:
1 Explain what human resource management (HR) is and how managers can use HR concepts and techniques.
2 Prepare and write job descriptions, including summaries, accountabilities, job requirements, and job specifications using both the Internet and traditional methods.
3. Describe and illustrate how to go about identifying training requirements.
4. Explain contemporary performance evaluation methods in detail.
5. Explain in detail how wage payment levels, incentive schemes and social assistance should be structured.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Participation in class is compulsory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kurgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday / 13:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes