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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TUR 2015 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR METIN KOZAK

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

This course aims to assist the students to better understand the society in which they live and themselves as a member and also to examine the reasons behind people's behavior from the societal, individual and socio-pychological perspectives. As a result, this course is a combination of both sociology and pyschology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define the terms of sociology, psyhcology and social psychology 2   To be able to talk about the elements of social structure 3   To be able to explain the process of socialisation by giving proper examples 4   To be able to define the terms related to culture

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Introduction to sociology: methods and techniques 11 12 Theoretical approaches to behavior 13 2 Theoretical approaches and appearance of sociology 3 Society and societal structure 4 Culture: definitions and characteristics 5 Globalization 6 Societal clustering, mobility and change 7 Midterm exam 8 Midterm exam 9 Review of exam questions and feedback 10 Introduction to psychology: methods and techniques 11 Psychology as a science (description,it's place among other fields) 12 Theoretical approaches to behavior 13 Motivation, feelings, perceptions, and learning 14 Factors influencing behavior 15 Internalisation and globalisation

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods

Successful / Unsuccessful

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 12 3 36 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24 Preparation for final exam 2 15 30 Preparation for midterm exam 2 10 20 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 114

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