COURSE UNIT TITLE

: THE HOST-GUEST RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIN 5097 THE HOST-GUEST RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Religious Tourism

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR GÜRHAN AKTAŞ

Offered to

Religious Tourism

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to inform students about economic, physical, social and cultural effects of tourism on local people, intercultural communication and ethical rules in communication with visitors.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand social effects of tourism in a destination with all aspects.
2   Apprehend the problems those may occur during the interaction between local people and visitors; and to offer solutions to these problems.
3   Understand the concepts of intercultural communication, interaction and conflict; and to put rules of ethics and understanding practice while communicating with tourists.
4   Figure out sociological and psychological dimensions of tourist-local people relations; to evaluate after effects of this interaction and offer solutions in case of conflict.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Host-Guest Relationship - General Overview
2 Intercultural Communication
3 Social Impacts of Tourism
4 Tourism and Culture
5 The Host-Guest Relationship and Interaction (Conflicts, Problems)
6 Cultural Change, Social Problems, Cultural Degeneration as a Result of the Host-Guest Interaction
7 Probable Problems in Destinations (Crowdedness, Loss of Authenticity, Commercialization of Culture, Threat on Social and Cultural Resources)
8 Analysis of the Host-Guest Confrontation by Psychological, Sociological and Anthropological Aspects
9 The Host-Guest Communication and Interaction in Religious Tourism
10 Mutual Respect, Cultural and Social Impacts, Responsible Tourism
11 Impacts of Social and Cultural Change (The Concepts of Prejudice, Hostility, Conflict, Alienation and Crime)
12 Conflict Solution (Sustainability, Understanding, Ethical Approach)
13 Management of Visitor Relations
14 Student Presentations and Discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

Primary source:
Yiorgos Apostolopoulos, Stella Leivadi & Andrew Yiannakis (1996). The Sociology of Tourism: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations. Routledge

Supplementary sources:
James W. Neuliep (2011). Intercultural Communication: A Contextual Approach. Sage Publications
References:
Other Course Materials: Articles about the course and other documents will be provided in the beginning of term.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, In-class discussions, article reviews, case studies and assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

The details about the preparation of assignments and presentations will be provided upon number of students in the beginning of the term.

Assessment Criteria

Midterm: It will measure levels of students to extrapolate using knowledge acquired.
Assignment /Presentation: It will assess levels of students to make a comment, discuss and offer solution with a holistic approach and capabilities to transfer their knowledge.
Final Exam: It will measure level of students to correlate the concepts discussed during the course, to evaluate and discuss causality and relationships and to propose solutions.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

- Any type of electronic device should be kept off during classes.
- It is obligatory to attend the classes.
- Student is supposed to obey academic and ethical guidelines in all activities related to the course.
- Homework and presentation should be prepared and submitted according to format given by the instructor.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gurhan.aktas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2,5 35
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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