COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUI 6107 CURRENT ISSUES IN TOURISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖVÜNÇ BARDAKOĞLU

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to evaluate contemporary developements in tourism sector; to examine global compettition, global movements and legal regulations in tourism; and to analyze current trends in tourism demand and tourism supply

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to evaluate opportunities and threats for tourism in Türkiye.
2   To be able to analyze global tourism movements and changes in customer expectations.
3   To be able to explain factors affecting tourism demand.
4   To be able to understand current problems encountered in tourism sector and discuss new approaches.
5   To be able to evaluate tourism strategies of Türkiye and their impacts on the sector.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Tourism Industry: Recent Trends
2 Tourism s Impacts on Regional Development
3 Future of Tourism and Possible Threats
4 Approaches to Employees in Tourism Sector
5 Tourism Education and New Approaches
6 Tourism Businesses Problems
7 Tourism Marketing
8 Tourism demand and Demand Forecasting
9 National Tourism Movements and new Visitor Attraction Centres
10 Case Analysis
11 Case Analysis
12 Case Analysis
13 Presentation of Individual Research Reports
14 Presentation of Individual Research Reports

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1.Çavuş, Ş., Ege, Z., ve Çolakoğlu, O. E. (2009). Türk Turizm Tarihi, Yapısal ve Sektörel Gelişim, Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık.
Supplementary Book(s):
1.Okumuş, F., ve Avcı, U. (2007). Turizm Işletmelerinde Çağdaş Yönetim Teknikleri, Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık
2.Kozak, M., ve Bahar, O. (2004).Uluslararası Turizm ve Rekabet Edebilirlik, Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık
3.Aksu, A.A., ve Ehtiyar, V.E. (2006). Turizm Işletmelerinde Çağdaş Yönetim Teknikleri, Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık
References:
Materials:
Articles in scientific and industry journals

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Class discussions
3. Team-work
4. Case analysis
5. Project

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 PRS PRESENTATION
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE* 0.20 + PRJ* 0.20 + PRS* 0.20 + FIN* 0.40
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + PRJ * 0.20 + PRS * 0.20 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

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 team-works.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nilufer.kocak@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 15.00- 16.00

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 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 25 25
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Project Preparation 1 30 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 258

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9
LO.154
LO.255
LO.3545
LO.455
LO.545

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