COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TOURISM ECONOMICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ÖZAY EMRE YILDIZ

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

Analysis of tourism as an economical activity, analysis of the impacts of tourism development on national and global economies and evaluation of statistical data

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understanding and evaluating micro and macroeconomical aspects of tourism
2   Understanding and adopting basic concepts and terminology of tourism economy
3   Understanding the nature of tourism demand and supply
4   Assessing the economical impacts of tourism
5   Understanding and evaluating national and global tourism economy statistics

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 1. Tourism - an economical approach
2 2. Microeconomical Assessment of Tourism
3 3. Macroeconomical Assessment of Tourism
4 4. Basic principles and concepts of tourism economics
5 5. Tourist markets, tourism demand and expenditure
6 6. Tourism service providers and tourism supply
7 7. Destination development, tourism planning and policy
8 8. Tourism and national economy - balance of payments
9 9. Tourism and national income
10 10. Tourism and employment
11 11. Factors affecting balance in tourism: crises and bottlenecks
12 12. Tourism development and sustainability
13 13. Analysis of World & Turkish tourism - 1
14 14. Analysis of World & Turkish tourism - 2
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Bahar, O. ve Kozak, N. (2008), Turizm Ekonomisi, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara.
UN & UNWTO (2010), International Recommendations for Tourism Statistics 2008, United Nations Publication, New York
Olalı, H. ve Timur, A. Turizm Ekonomisi, Ofis Ticaret Matbaacılık, Izmir, 1988
Içöz, O. (2005), Turizm Ekonomisi 3. Baskı, Turhan Kitapevi, Ankara.
Yıldız, Ö., Işıldar, P. (2020) 2016 Türkiye Turizm Krizi Üzerine Bir Inceleme, Journal of Yasar University, 15/59, 407-425
Yıldız, Ö. (2015) Turistik Çekim Unsuru Olarak Yerel Yiyecek Içecek Üretiminin Ekonomik Sürdürülebilirliği: Kazdağı Örneği, T.C. DEÜ SBE Yayımlanmamış Doktora Tezi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and case studies

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ*0.40+FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ*0.40+BUT * 0.60


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 assignments, in-class discussions, applications and case studies (60%)

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

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)

ozay.yildiz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday: 10.00 - 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 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Independant Study 1 15 15
Reading 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.155
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.555