COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RESPONSIBLE TOURISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SEC 4025 RESPONSIBLE TOURISM 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 is; to examine the concept of responsible tourism, managerial approaches in tourism enterprises. In terms of tourism industry, sustainable development, alternative tourism approaches, mass tourism and sustainability, tourism circles, responsible tourism, organizations and codes of conduct, studies on responsible tourism in the world and Turkey will be evaluated within the scope of the course.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to get information about responsible tourism and tourism and environment balance
2   To be able to integrate responsible tourism into tourism activities
3   To be able to plan responsible tourism
4   To be able to understand models of responsible tourism approach
5   To be able to compare and analyze the regions that are responsible tourism applications

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concept of Corporate Social Responsibility
2 Concept of Sustainable Tourism
3 Responsible Tourism and General Information
4 Economic Impacts of Tourism and Responsible Tourism
5 Environmental Impact of Tourism and Responsible Tourism
6 Socio-Cultural Impacts of Tourism and Responsible Tourism
7 Midterm Exam
8 Midterm Exam
9 Responsible Tourism Policies
10 Responsible Tourism Policies
11 Responsible Tourism Planning
12 Responsible Tourism Planning
13 Responsible Tourism Practices in the World
14 Responsible Tourism Practices in Turkey
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Main Reference:
Anna Spenceley (Ed.), Responsible Tourism: Critical Issues for Conservation and Development, London, Earthscan.

Other References:
Donald G. Reid, Tourism, Globalization and Development: Responsible Tourism Planning, London, Pluto Press.
David Leslie (Ed.), Responsible Tourism : Concepts, Theory and Practice, Oxford, CAB International.

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

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12
LO.1555555
LO.2555
LO.355
LO.455
LO.5555

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