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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SEC 4026 CURRENT DEVELOPMENTS IN 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

Recognising the role of tourism and leisure in advancing debates within the social sciences, this course has the aim of providing new research agendas in the field of tourism and leisure research.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to evaluate opportunities and threats for tourism in Turkey. 2   To be able to analyze global tourism movements and changes in customer expectations. 3   To be able to explain factors affecting tourism demand. 4   To be able to understand current problems encountered in tourism sector and discuss new approaches. 5   To be able to evaluate tourism strategies of Turkey and their impacts on the sector.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 International Tourism Environment 2 Contribution of Tourism to the World Economy 3 The Leading Destinations and Regions of Tourism 4 The Differentiation of Tourism Product 5 Finding the Niche in Tourism Market 6 New Tourism Types 7 Midterm Exam 8 Midterm Exam 9 The Future of Tourism 10 The Changing Demand Patterns and Role of Forecasting 11 The Slow Tourism, Heritage and Culture for Tourism 12 The Adventurous Tourism, Dark tourism and Sports Tourism 13 Leisure and Luxurious Tourism 14 Health and Cure and Shrine Tourism 15 Final Exam 16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Required Reading: Current Developments in the Geographies of Leisure and Tourism, Series editor: Jan Mosedale, Caroline Scarles. Recommended Reading: Current Developments in the Geographies of Leisure and Tourism, Series editor: Jan Mosedale, Caroline Scarles.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, presentation, question and answer.

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 4 48 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48 Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8 Preparation for final exam 1 8 8 Preparing assignments 1 4 4 Preparing presentations 1 4 4 Midterm 1 2 2 Final 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 124

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