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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TUR 3019 TRAVEL AGENCY AND TOUR OPERATORS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 3

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR NIL SONUÇ

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to make students knowledgeable about the history, the legislation, national and international implications about the travel agencies and tour operators.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the historical development and current state of the travel agencies and tour operators in Turkey and in the world. 2   To be knowledgeable about travel distribution systems. 3   To be knowledgeable about travel agencies rules and regulations. 4   To be knowledgeable about the organisations and associations about the travel agencies. 5   To be knowledgeable about travel agencies jobs standards.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 The History, Develoopment and Current Situation of the Travel Agencies and Tour Operators 2 Travel Distribution Systems 3 Legistations about the Travel Agencies 4 Legistations about the Travel Agencies 5 National and International Associations, Organizations about Travel Agencies and Tour Operators 6 Classification of the Travel Agencies and Tour Operators according to the services 7 Midterm Exam 8 Midterm Exam 9 Jobs of Travel Agencies and Tour Operators 10 Standards for the Requirements of Job Criterias of Travel Agencies 11 Organization of Fairs and Congresses and Travel Agencies 12 Travel and Tourism Terminology 13 Turkey and European Union Tourism Legislation 14 Other Services Furnished by Travel Agencies 15 Final Exam 16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Seyahat Acentacılığı ve Tur Operatörlüğü, Dr. Irfan Mısırlı, Temmuz 2015, 5. Baskı, Detay Yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, analysing the cases about the subject.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE VZ*0.40+FN * 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Students should obey the rules of the school and the classroom. Students should have own responsibility to follow exams.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nil.sonuc@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Tutorials 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36 Preparation for midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for final exam 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 80

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 LO.1 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.3 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 LO.5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5