COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TOURISM AND SOCIETY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TMT 2014 TOURISM AND SOCIETY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ÖZGÜR DEVRIM YILMAZ

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students a complete perspective of tourism's role in society, cultural practices, cultural diversity and its consequences on tourism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Describe how tourism can be thought of as a system in order to be able to analyze the social, economic and cultural factors affecting tourism industry.
2   Evaluate personality as a predictor of tourist behaviour in order to be able to discuss tourist motivation.
3   Define the concept of globalization to be able to discuss its impacts on international tourism and the changes it brings in culture and tourist behaviour.
4   Clarify the concept and characteristics of culture to be able to explain the impact of tourism on culture (and/or the impact of culture on tourism).
5   Understand the concept of cultural diversity to be able to compare the tourist profiles of different countries and cultures.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the Course Requirements
2 A brief history of travel / The definition of tourism and tourist / The tourism system
3 Definition of Culture/ Types of Cultures in Tourism / Cultural Identity / Cultural Distance
4 Cultural Impacts of Tourism / Tourism Impacts on Culture
5 Cultural Diversity and The Influence on Tourism / Intercultural Communication
6 Host and Guest Relations / Hosts' Responses to Tourism / The Social Impacts of Tourism
7 The Concept and Roots of Globalization / Globalization and Tourism / Glocalization
8 Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
9 Term Project Presentations
10 Term Project Presentations
11 Term Project Presentations
12 Term Project Presentations
13 Term Project Presentations
14 Term Project Presentations

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Course presentations and notes determined and prepared by the course instructor will be used as the main source.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture: There will be three lecture sessions every week.
2. Discussion: In the last 20 minutes of the second session a discussion topic related to lecture will be discussed by students.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MT Midterm
2 TP TermProject
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MT * 0.40 + TP * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1. Midterm: Midterm consist of chapters in the syllabus and weekly homeworks (%40)
2. Term Paper: Each term paper subjects given by the lecturer will be prepared by students and will be presented in the class. Term paper subjects will be determined in the first week of the term (%60)

Assessment Criteria

Term Project Evaluation Criteria

Student submits a report conforming to the term project template determined by the course instructor (5 points)
This element is not provided 1 (0%)
This element does not entirely fit the template / has major mistakes 2 (40%)
This element fits the template at an acceptable standard / has minor mistakes 3 (60%)
This element complies with the template and meets the expectation 4 (80%)
This element is prepared professionally without mistakes 5 (100%)

Student defines the term project subject and explains it by giving necessary information on its history (20 points)
This element is not provided 1 (0%)
This element is not adequately explained with necessary information 2 (40%)
This element defines the subject an acceptable standard 3 (60%)
This element is developed in a good way and meets the overall expectation 4 (80%)
This element is noteworthy and fits perfectly into the context 5 (100%)

Student discusses whether the term project subject is somehow a part of tourism activities or not by stating the reasons (20 points)
This element is not provided 1 (0%)
This element does not entirely discuss the subject with reasons 2 (40%)
This element fits the context at an acceptable standard 3 (60%)
This element is developed in a good way and fits into the context 4 (80%)
This element is noteworthy and fits perfectly into the context 5 (100%)

Student discusses whether tourism is beneficial or harmful to the term project subject by stating the reasons (20 points)
This element is not provided 1 (0%)
This element does not entirely discuss the subject with reasons 2 (40%)
This element fits the context at an acceptable standard 3 (60%)
This element is developed in a good way and fits into the context 4 (80%)
This element is noteworthy and fits perfectly into the context 5 (100%)

Student uses relevant and varied references for the term project (10 points)
This element is not provided 1 (0%)
This element lacks relevance and variety 2 (40%)
This element meets the average expectation 3 (60%)
This element meets the overall expectation 4 (80%)
This element is handled professionally 5 (100%)

Student manages presentation time effectively (5 points)
This element is not provided 1 (0%)
This element is not planned well enough 2 (40%)
This element meets the average expectation 3 (60%)
This element meets the overall expectation 4 (80%)
This element is handled professionally 5 (100%)

Student prepares an elaborate visual presentation in accordance with the specified rules (10 points)
This element is not provided 1 (0%)
This element falls short of expectations and does not comply with some rules 2 (40%)
This element complies with most rules and meets the average expectation 3 (60%)
This element complies with most rules and meets the overall expectation 4 (80%)
This element complies with all rules and is handled professionally 5 (100%)

Student uses effective presentation techniques and skills (10 points)
This element is not provided 1 (0%)
This element falls short of expectations 2 (40%)
This element meets the average expectation 3 (60%)
This element meets the overall expectation 4 (80%)
This element is handled professionally 5 (100%)

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

devrim.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced in the course.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 8 8
Project Assignment 1 1,5 2
Midterm 1 1,5 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 83

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18PO.19
LO.1555
LO.255
LO.355
LO.4455
LO.555