COURSE UNIT TITLE

: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM BUSINESS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TUR 4003 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN TOURISM BUSINESS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism and Hotel Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR HÜLYA KURGUN

Offered to

Tourism and Hotel Management

Course Objective

This course aims to provide students with theoretical knowledge and with examination of cases about human resources management (HRM), to provide students with knowledge and skills for improvement of human resources practices at organizations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Explaining factors influencing development of HRM
2   Interpreting the progress in HRM in the light of classical and modern theories of organization
3   Having fundamental knowledge on job analysis, human resources planning and recruitment
4   Having fundamental knowledge on training, performance evaluation and career planning
5   Following and interpreting current developments related to HRM

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The meaning and scope of HR, difference between HR and personnel management
2 The role and importance of HR in hospitality sector
3 Job analysis and job design
4 HR planning and HR selection
5 Training and development activities in HR
6 Methods for performace evaluation, wage and incentive giving
7 Mid-term exam
8 Mid-term exam
9 Motivation
10 Labour turnover-causes and results
11 Carreer planning
12 Social responsiblity and ethic in HR
13 Payroll planning
14 Labour law, occupational health and safety
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Meryem Akoğlan Kozak, Otel Işletmelerinde Insan Kaynakları Yönetimi ve Örnek Olaylar, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2012
Ed. Ömür N. T. Özmen and Cafer Topaloğlu, Çalışma Yaşamında Bireysel Gelişim Turizm Işletmelerinden Örnek ve Uygulamalar, Beta, 2010.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, assignments

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.40+FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.40+RST * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ilkay.tas@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday, 16:00-17:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 10 2 20
Preparation for midterm exam 1 25 25
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 115

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
LO.55