COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TOURISM AND ETHICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEC 2091 TOURISM AND ETHICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

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

The main aim of this course is to deal with ethic concept, the theoretical framework of ethic concept and creating understanding the effect of unethical behoviours on the society and also to understand the ethic and tourism relationship and the current scope of this concept with concrete examples.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to describe ethic concept and the related theoretical perspective.
2   The relationship of tourism and ethic, to be able to explain the related concepts
3   To be able to know the Global Code of Ethics and analyse the related topics in the current world examples.
4   To be able to have background enabling the creation of ideas for the sustainable applications of tourism ethics.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Ethic Theories and Perspectives, The Related Issues to Ethics in Business and Management
2 The Application of the Traditional Ethics Principles to Modern Business Decisions
3 The Description of Concepts Related to Work Ethics, The Social Responsibilities of Businesses
4 Ethical Decision Process
5 Ethics and Social Responsibility as Corporate Culture
6 Ethic Management Examples from Tourism Industry
7 Midterm Exam
8 Midterm Exam
9 Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
10 Nature and Ethics in Tourism Industry
11 Tourism Ethics and The Socio-Cultural Relationships of Societies and Individuals
12 The Actors of Tourism Industry (Investors, Managers, Workers) and Ethics
13 Cultural Heritage, Environment and Tourism Ethics
14 The Right to Tourism and Ethics
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

UNWTO Global Code of Ethics. (Küresel Turizm Etiği, Dünya Turizm Örgütü) Arnaudov, Kliment and Koseska, Elena (2012) Business ethics and social responsibility in tourist organizations in terms of changing environment, Procedia-Social and Behavioral Science 44, pp. 387-397
Social Responsibility in Tourism and Sustainable Development, Cornel Nicolae Jucan, Mihaela Sabina Jucan, WSEAS TRANSACTIONS on ENVIRONMENT and DEVELOPMENT
Corporate Social Responsibility in Hotel Industry: Issues and Challenges Rajesh Jhamb Government Polytechnic for Women, India Gurjit Singh DGSE Punjab, India

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, case studies, discussions related to topic.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 DNC Dönemiçi Çalışma
2 VZ Arasınav
3 YVN Yaıryıliçi Notu DNC * 0.20 + VZ * 0.80
4 FN Yarıyılsonu Notu
5 BNS BNS YVN * 0.40 + FN * 0.60
6 BUT Bütünleme Notu
7 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu YVN * 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 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

English

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)

ilkay.tas@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 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Project Preparation 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
Project Final Presentation 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15555
LO.25555
LO.35555
LO.45555

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