COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DIGITAL TOURISM MANAGEMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEC 2058 DIGITAL TOURISM MANAGEMENT ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ERDEM AKTAŞ

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to enable students to be aware of the social and cultural effects of the digital transformation process, to recognize digital technologies, digital media and tools, and to come to a level where they can use them competently. At the end of the course, it is aimed to ensure that students dominate the use of digital media and tools, and to increase their awareness and questioning levels about these areas.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows concepts and terms related to digital culture, platforms and technologies.
2   Gains the ability to use digital platforms and digital media effectively and consciously.
3   Can produce basic content on digital platforms.
4   Gains the ability to distinguish risks and benefits related to content on digital platforms.
5   It exhibits ethical behaviors that include privacy, accuracy, intellectual property and access rights in digital environments.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 A Historical Overview of the Digital Transformation Process
2 Digital Transformation in Tourism
3 Digital Tourism Market
4 Digital Transformation in Touristic Destinations
5 Digital Transformation in Touristic Businesses
6 Digital Marketing and Its Reflections on Tourism
7 Virtual and Augmented Reality Applications in Digital Tourism
8 Digitalization in Tourism Education
9 Future of the Digital Tourism
10 Effects of Digitalization on Touristic Strategies
11 Knowledge Generation (Presentation and Visual Preparation)
12 Knowledge Generation (Online Documents and Storage)
13 Collection of Information
14 Digital Citizenship
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Reedy, K. & Parker, J. (2019). Digital Literacy Unpacked. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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

None

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

It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the clesses.
Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
Students should give due importance to the reading list.
Students are expected to be involved in class discussions.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

erdem.aktas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Tuesday 09:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 4 4
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Web Search and Library Research 14 1 14
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 126

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1555555
LO.2555
LO.355
LO.4555
LO.5555

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