COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DESIGN FOR TOURISM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
URD 5174 DESIGN FOR TOURISM ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞEBNEM GÖKÇEN

Offered to

Urban Design
M.Sc. Urban Design

Course Objective

This course aims at defining the changing content of tourism, conceiving of urban aspects of tourism sector via its diversification, explaining the relations between culture-led regeneration developments and urban tourism as well as cultural tourism, analysing the tourism policies that shape the current trends and and criticizing the urban space created as result of these policies.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To list the major components of tourism as an economic sector (Knowledge)
2   To describe contemporary urban developments in relations of tourism and the city (Comprehension)
3   To interprete the relations between culture and tourism (Application)
4   To analyze quality of life indicators created by tourism policies (Analysis)
5   To critically assess urban / cultural tourism policies (Evaluation)

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concept of tourism and its history
2 Diversification of tourism and current developments
3 Changing economy of tourism industry
4 Cultural changes and re-structuring in tourism
5 Creative cities : cultural and creative industries
6 Cultural policies and culture-led urban regeneration
7 Heritage as a tool for Tourism Industry
8 Theming for Tourism
9 In-class presentation of the draft research
10 Urban regeneration case studies and tourism
11 Mega-events (hallmark events) and cities
12 Tourism policies : world experience
13 Tourism policies : local experience
14 In-class presentation of final research

Recomended or Required Reading

Urry, John (2002) The Tourist Gaze, Sage Publications, London, UK
Supplementary Book(s):
Bianchini, F. & Parkinson, M. (1993) Cultural Policy and Urban Regeneration: The West European Experience. Manchester University Press, NY, USA.
Hall, C.M. (2000) Tourism Planning. Prentice Hall, UK.
Law, C.M. (2002) Urban Tourism: The Visitor Economy and the Growth of Large Cities. Continuum, UK.
Richards, G. (2007) Cultural Tourism: Global and Local Perspectives. Haworth Press, NY.
References:
Evans, G (2001) Cultural Planning: an urban renaissance Routledge, UK.
Gold, J. & Ward, S. (1994) Place Promotion: The Use of Publicity and Marketing to Sell Towns and Regions. John Wiley and Sons, UK.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be given through lectures, discussions, readings.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Listing (Knowledge) , Describing (Comprehension) and Interpreting (Application) will be assessed by Research paper draft.
Relating (Analysis) and critical assessment (Evaluation) will be assessed by Final Submission of the research paper.

Assessment Criteria

Listing (Knowledge) , Describing (Comprehension) and Interpreting (Application) will be assessed by Research paper draft.
Relating (Analysis) and critical assessment (Evaluation) will be assessed by Final Submission of the research paper.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sebnem.gokcen@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesdays 10:30- 12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 2 24
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 3 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 30 30
Preparation for final exam 1 35 35
Preparing assignments 1 55 55
Preparing presentations 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 180

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.511