COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TOURISM LAW

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 2020 TOURISM LAW COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR NUR AYÇA ÖZTÜRK

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

To learn the laws and regulations of the tourism law of our country, to see the relations with international tourism law regulations and to examine these sources in terms of the results they will create in practice.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the basic tourism law concepts
2   To know the laws and regulations about tourism legislation
3   To be able to evaluate the results of application of the tourism law and regulations
4   To be able to compare the similarities and differences between tourizm law and regulations of our country and international regulations and and discuss with regards to their effects.
5   To be able to follow the up-to-date developments in tourism law

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Basic Concepts in Tourism Examination of fundamental tourism concepts, classifications, and industry terminology.
2 National and International Tourism Associations Overview of key tourism organizations and their roles in global and national tourism policies.
3 The Resources of Tourism Law Analysis of legal frameworks, international agreements, and national legislation governing tourism.
4 The Regulations in Tourism Sector in Türkiye Examination of Turkish tourism laws, regulations, and policies affecting the industry.
5 Incentives in Tourism Sector, Tourism Promotion Law numbered 2634 and the Legal Classification of the Accomodation Sector Review of tourism incentives, investment support, and legal classification of accommodation facilities.
6 Institutions giving Tourism Investment and Establishment authorization, the Transactions for applying for this kind of Authorization Document and the Regulation for the Tourism Investment Discussion on facility types eligible for tourism investment and required documentation processes.
7 Regulation about the relationship of the Tourism Establishments each other, with Ministry, and about the Customer Relations Analysis of legal frameworks governing interactions between tourism enterprises, authorities, and customers.
8 The Basics of Employing foreign employees in Tourism Establishments. Legal conditions and requirements for employing foreign nationals in the tourism sector.
9 Code of Travel Agencies numbered 1618 Examination of regulations governing travel agencies, their operations, and professional standards.
10 Code of Professional Tourist Guides Legal framework defining the qualifications, rights, and responsibilities of professional tour guides.
11 Regulation for Sea Tourism Overview of regulations governing sea tourism activities, yacht tourism, and cruise operations
12 Regulation for Sportive Activity by the objective of Tourism, Regulation for Hunting Tourism Legal provisions related to tourism-based sports and hunting tourism regulation
13 Regulations Regarding Consumer Rights in Tourism Law Examination of legal protections for consumers in tourism, including service standards and dispute resolution.
14 Semester Review Semester Review
15 Final exam
16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Hüseyin YILDIRIM (Ed.), Turizm Hukuku ve Mevzuatı, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Presentation

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 VZ Vize
2 FN Final
3 BNS BNS VZ*0.40+FN * 0.60
4 BUT Bütünleme Notu
5 BBN Bütünleme Sonu Başarı Notu VZ*0.40+BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

1.Midterm: Midterm consist of chapters in the syllabus and weekly homeworks (%40).
2. Final : Consists of all the chapters in the syllabus and students will be responsible from all case studies and discussions in the class (%60).

Assessment Criteria

1. Midterm exam
2. Final exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory. The instructor have the right to make practical examinations. Lecturers have the right to give homework. The students are subject to the principles of faculty teaching and examination principles.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ayca.ozturk@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday/ 16:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2 28
In-class practices 1 4 4
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 87

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.15
LO.25
LO.35
LO.45
LO.55

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