COURSE UNIT TITLE

: INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 1015 INTRODUCTION TO TOURISM COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ILKAY TAŞ GÜRSOY

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

This course aims to teach the basic concepts related to tourism and thus creates the background for tourism-related future professional courses in the curricula.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Knows the main concepts related to the tourism business
2   Explains the historical development of tourism sector and can discuss the tourism related future developments
3   Knows the components of tourism system and analyze the relationship among components of tourism sector
4   Discuss the impacts of tourism

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the Course Introduction to the university web page (DESEM, Library etc.) Introduction to the faculty web page Introduction to the Course Information Package from DEU homepage Introduction to the course - Content, measurement and evaluation methods etc. Learning the expectations of the students from the course
2 Introduction to tourism: Definition, Elements Definitions and elements of tourism from different perspectives Free time, recreation Definition of tourist Types of tourism
3 Historical Development of Tourism 1 Explain the historical development of tourism and identify the factors instrumental to the development of tourism and appreciate the significant contribution of each event to the tourism industry
4 Historical Development of Tourism 2 Review of last week Industrial revolution Developments in the 20th century Developments in the 21st century Brainstorming: How did transportation affect the development of tourism in the historical process
5 Modern tourism: Elements of the modern tourism system 1 Review of the past week Tourist, natural resources and the environment
6 Modern tourism: Elements of the modern tourism system 2 Review of the past week Built environment, tourism infrastructure, tourism superstructure, technology, information, governance
7 Modern tourism: Elements of the modern tourism system 3 Review of the past week Elements of operations, international, national tourism organizations, non-governmental organizations related to tourism
8 Tourism demand Review of the past week Why is there a demand for tourism Why do people go on holiday Types of tourism demand
9 Tourist behavior Review of the past week Is tourist behavior different Understanding tourists
10 Types of tourists Review of the past week Types of tourists and their motivations
11 Tourism distribution channel Review of the past week Integrations
12 Socio-cultural impacts of tourism Review of the past week Is overtourism a problem
13 Economic impacts of tourism Review of last week Direct, indirect impacts
14 Future trends Review of last week Global Trends
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Cooper, Chris (2020). Essentials of Tourism, Sage Publishing. London.
OECD Tourism Trends and Policies 2020, https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/docserver/6b47b985-en.pdf expires=1662551984&id=id&accname=guest&checksum=82B4356EF78786AD148DF1448789762D

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, questions and answers, brain stroming

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

The level of understanding the historical development of tourism sector is assessed by the level of giving the correct answers to the related questions in the exams.
The level of understanding the tourism related future developments is assessed by the level of giving the correct answers to the related questions in the exams.
The level of understanding the components of tourism system is assessed by the level of giving the correct answers to the related questions in the exams.
The level of understanding the relationship among components of tourism sector is assessed by the level of giving the correct answers to the related questions in the exams.
The level of understanding the impacts of tourism is assessed by the level of giving the correct answers to the related questions in the exams.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1- No mobile phone use during the class.
2- It is forbidden to take photos, videos during the class without the permission of the lecturer.
3- Students are expected to attend class regularly. It is obligatory to attend 70% of classes during the semester. Joining the class later or leaving the class earlier than the official course hours are considered as absenteeism.
4- Students are encouraged to contribute to class discussions.
5- Attending to the classes with prior reading and preperation is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilkay.tas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday,Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursdayi, Friday 11.30-.13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 138

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

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