COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TOURISM AND TRANSPORTATION

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEC 2023 TOURISM AND TRANSPORTATION ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR OSMAN AVŞAR KURGUN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course, starting from the historical development of transportation, establish the link between tourism and transport industry and acquiring the necessary knowledge about place, importance and advantages of transport in tourism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to have knowledge about transportation, importance and properties of the transportation industry
2   To be able to establish the link between tourism and the transport industry
3   To be able to understand the problems between tourism and transport sector and create solutions
4   To be able to establish coordination between businesses of Transport, Travel and Lodging Organization
5   To be able to plan transportation services the scope of tourism

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concept, Historical Development and Characteristics of Transport
2 Transportation Systems: Road transport
3 Transportation Systems: Airlines transport
4 Transportation Systems: Maritime transport
5 Transportation Systems: Rail transport
6 The Connection between Tourism and Transport Systems
7 Midterm Exam
8 Midterm Exam
9 Establish Coordination between Business of Transport, Travel and Lodging Travel Organization
10 Transportation Services and Package Tours
11 Planning Planing of Transportation Services, Route and Reporting
12 Costing of Transportation Service
13 Future of Transportation in Tourism Sector
14 Future of Transportation in Tourism Sector
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference:
Gürdal, Turizm Ulaştırması, Karınca Matbaası, Izmir, 1995.

Other References:
Suavi Ahipaşaoğlu and Irfan Arıkan, Seyahat Işletmeleri Yönetimi ve Ulaştırma Sistemleri, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2003.
Zafer Öter, Turizmde Ulaştırma. Orhan Içöz (Ed.), Genel Turizm Turizmde Temel Kavramlar ve Ilkeler (pp.53-75), Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara, 2007.
Pınar Işıldar, Turizm ve Ulaştırma Işletmeleri. Metin Kozak (Ed.), Sürdürülebilir Turizm Kavramlar-Uygulamalar, (pp.241-256), Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara, 2013.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and case studies

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)

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 3 36
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparing assignments 2 12 24
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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