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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TUI 5071	SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY IN TOURISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜRHAN AKTAŞ

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to examine impacts and results of social interaction and analyze individual and group. The course may include topics such as development of selfhood, social interaction, social motivations, aggression, cooperation, productivity, abnormal behaviour, and leadership processes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to understand the complexities of theories, methods, tradition and modern research results in the analysis of human behaviour.
2	To be able to analyze hypothesis, theories, methods, traditional and modern research results about attitude, perception, group dynamics and aggressive behaviour.
3	To be able to a scientific attitude to perceive social interaction in certain situations and its impacts on individual.
4	To be able to develop competencies as to how a research can be applied to a daily life.
5	To be able to analyze academic articles to excel academic writing skills.
6	To be able to develop communication skills and defend arguments.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction
2	Self: Concept, Presentation, Respect
3	Identity
4	Social Influence
5	Attitude and Attitude Change
6	Attitude Measurement and Its Scales
7	Persuasion: Principles and Techniques
8	Social Perception
9	Prejudice
10	Aggression
11	Group Behaviour
12	Personal development and Socialization
13	Student presantations
14	Student presantations

Recomended or Required Reading

De Lamater, J., Myers, D.J., 2009. Social Psychology. McGraw Hill Co., Inc., New York
Myers,D.J. 2010.SociAl Psychology. McGraw Hill Co., Inc., New York

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. In-class discussions
3. Homework
4. Presentations
5. Other activities

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	STT	TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The course will be two long case studies which will be able to understand and synthesize and these cases will replace the mid-term and final exams.
2. Each student will analyze in peer-reviewed journal articles according to predetermined schedule.
3. Presentations evaluation of pre-preparation, understanding, knowledge, build structures, verbal communication are depend on ability to answer questions and lead the discussion.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes.
2. Violations of Plagiarism of any kind will result in disciplinary steps being taken.
3. Students should prepare for each class.
4. Students should participate to classes actively.
5. Students should come to classes on time.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

PROF.DR. ÖMÜR NECZAN TIMURCANDAY ÖZMEN

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Case study	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	12	2	24
Preparation for midterm exam	1	8	8
Preparation for final exam	1	8	8
Preparing assignments	12	4	48
Preparing presentations	1	16	16
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			150

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
LO.1	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	3	4
LO.2	5	4	5	3	4	4	5	5	4	4
LO.3	4	5	4	5	5	3	4	4	4	5
LO.4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5
LO.5	3	4	5	4	5	4	4	5	5	3
LO.6	4	4	5	3	5	5	5	3	4	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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