COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESPONSIBLE TOURISM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEC 3051 RESPONSIBLE TOURISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ERDEM AKTAŞ

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

Aim of this course is to teach students the understanding of responsibility in the development of touristic destinations based on the international references of responsible tourism and to gain competence in the design and realization of responsible tourism applications.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to comprehend the concept of responsible tourism and international references
2   To learn types and characteristics of responsibility
3   To be able to design and implement responsibility applications
4   To be able to analyze the benefits of responsibility applications for all stakeholders
5   To be able to evaluate the current international responsible tourism practices

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The concept of responsibility
2 Types of responsibility
3 The concept and development of responsible tourism
4 Responsible Tourism and its relationship with other concepts
5 Components of responsible tourism
6 Responsible tourism and stakeholder relations
7 MID-TERM EXAM
8 MID-TERM EXAM
9 National references to responsible tourism
10 International references to responsible tourism
11 Responsible tourism and international organizations
12 National examples in responsible tourism practices
13 International examples of responsible tourism practices
14 Responsible Tourism and Tourism 4.0
15 FINAL EXAM
16 FINAL EXAM

Recomended or Required Reading

Responsible Tourism: Using Tourism for Sustainable Development, Harold Goodwin, Goodfellow Publishers Limited, 2016 - 302 pages

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and case studies.

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 Exam: Mid-term exam covers the topics examined in the course and weekly assignments (40%).
2.Final Exam: Final exam covers all subjects in the course content. Students are also responsible for the discussion, practice and case studies (60%).

Assessment Criteria

Exam papers will be evaluated regarding the level of understanding, as well as defining the causality between the basic concepts and issues of the lecture, ability of giving examples and analytical thought, and using relevant terminology.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. It is essential that students make use of the reading list
4. Students are expected to be involved in class discussions

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erdem.aktas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday / 10:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Web Search and Library Research 12 2 24
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 122

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1555
LO.255
LO.35555
LO.455
LO.5555