COURSE UNIT TITLE

: YIELD MANAGEMENT IN HOTEL BUSINESSES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 4249 YIELD MANAGEMENT IN HOTEL BUSINESSES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PINAR EGELI

Offered to

TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT (Evening)
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Course Objective

To provide the students with competences on setting up and operating the yield management systems at hotel businesses by teaching the basic concepts in yield management.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Being able to explain the basic concepts of yield management
2   Being able to analyze the models of yield management.
3   Being able to setting up the systems of yield management.
4   Being able to operate the systems of yield management.
5   Being able to follow up the recent developments in yield management.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concepts of and developments in yield management
2 Yield management models I
3 Yield management models II
4 Initial stage of yield management system
5 The role of management on the establishment of yield management system
6 The role of planning on the establishment of yield management system
7 The role of planning on the establishment of yield management system
8 Mid-term Exam
9 Demand and competitors analysis on the establishment of yield management system
10 Market segmentation, low and high demand practices on the establishment of yield management system
11 Monitoring and assessment of the reservation changes on the establishment of yield management system
12 The obstacles originating from consumer on the establishment of yield management system
13 The obstacles originating from organization on the establishment of yield management system
14 Current developments and practices in yield management system
15 Current developments and practices in yield management system

Recomended or Required Reading

Odalar Bölümü Yönetimi, Hülya Kurgun, Detay Yayınevi, Ankara, 2007, 172 sf.
Supplementary books: -

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

%40 midterm %60 final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attendance at 70% of the classes is compulsory

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozlem.guleryuz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 81

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16PO.17PO.18
LO.11
LO.21
LO.31
LO.41
LO.51