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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MSH 0217 SOCIOLOGY OF TOURISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism and Hotel Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR GIZEM HATIPOĞLU

Offered to

Tourism and Hotel Management

Course Objective

It is aimed that students can analyze the phenomenon of tourism from a sociological perspective, understand the effects of tourism on society, explain the relationships between different cultures within the scope of tourism, analyze what social factors play a role in people's participation in tourism movements and what future trends will be.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Define the basic concepts of sociology and its relevance to tourism 2   2. Understand tourist-visitor relations, tourist typologies. 3   3. Understand the effects of society on tourism 4   4. Understand the physical, socio-cultural, and socioeconomic effects of tourism on society 5   5. Understand the social characteristics of tourist groups.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Definition and Subject of Sociology 2 Essential Factors Determining the Social Impacts of Tourism 3 Tourist Types and Tourist Characteristics 4 Carrying Capacity of Tourist Area 5 Economic, Physical, and Socio-Cultural Impacts of Tourism 6 Economic, Physical, and Socio-Cultural Impacts of Tourism 7 Social Stratification, Cultural Change, and Tourism 8 Midterm 9 Cultures in Tourism 10 Tourist Local People Relations and Interaction 11 Tourist Local People Relations and Interaction 12 Culture-Personality Relations and Tourism 13 Social Characteristics of Tourist Groups 14 Sustainability Approach in Tourism 15 Tourism Ethics 16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Cevdet Avcıkurt. (2014). Turizm Sosyolojisi. Detay Yayıncılık: Ankara. 2. Urry, J. (2009). Turist bakışı. Bilge Su.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, topic preparation, in-class practice.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attendance of at least 70% of the classes is mandatory. 2. Participation in in-class activities is required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gizem.hatipoglu@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42 Preparation for midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for final exam 1 1 1 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 Participating Lectures and Field Studies 14 2 28 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 PO.18 PO.19 PO.20 LO.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.4 1 1 1 1 1 LO.5 1 1 1 1