COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WOMEN STUDIES IN TOURISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUI 5110 WOMEN STUDIES IN TOURISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ŞEHRIBAN KAYA

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

Aiming at analysing the relationship between the gender and tourism, in this course women employment and women enterpreneur in tourism sector as well as the gaze, motivation and experiencES of traveling women are examined.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explains the role of gender in tourism sector and gender equality
2   Explains the role and importance of tourism sector in women s empoverment
3   Explains vitality of women in tourism studies and the importance of tourism sector for constructing gender equality
4   Explains women employment and women entrepreneur in tourism sector
5   Explains the gaze, motivation and experiences of traveling women

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 General Overview in Women and Tourism Relations
2 Gender and Gender Equality
3 Gender Sensitive Tourism Development Policy (Global Report on Women in Tourism (UNWTO)
4 The Role of Tourism in Women s Empoverment
5 Women s Employment in Tourism I (accommodation and food-beverage sector)
6 Women's Employment In Tourism II (travel agencies, tourist guide)
7 Women Enterpreneur in Tourism
8 Traveling Woman/Women I: Gaze, Perception, Motivation
9 Traveling Woman/Women II: Limitations, Risks, Experiences
10 Woman Friendly Tourism Organizations and Destinations
11 Field Studies in Women in Tourism (case study I)
12 Field Studies in Women in Tourism (case study II)
13 Field Studies in Women in Tourism (case study III)
14 Conclusion and Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Main: Current articles and notifications on the subject.
Other Materials: Reports and web pages

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
In-class discussions
Case Study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

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Assessment Criteria

Midterm exam: measured levels of students to extrapolate using knowledge acquired.

Final Exam: Students are bridging between the concepts discussed during the course, causality and relationships, to evaluate the level of discussion and propose the solution to be measured.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

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 should participate actively to the in-class discussions and team-work.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Doç.Dr. Şehriban Kaya
sehriban.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Tutorials 4 3 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Preparing assignments 5 4 20
Preparing presentations 5 2 10
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 123

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3
LO.45
LO.554

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