COURSE UNIT TITLE

: RELIGIOUS EVENTS AND FESTIVALS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIN 5055 RELIGIOUS EVENTS AND FESTIVALS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Religious Tourism

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GÜRHAN AKTAŞ

Offered to

Religious Tourism

Course Objective

This course aims to provide information about the festivals as one of the religious tourism attractions to students, to explain the structure and operation of different cultures religious events and festivals, and to examine event management with its all dimensions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Define the event concept and distinguish classification of event types
2   Acquire knowledge about planning process of events
3   Learn the operation and management of events and all components of this process
4   Improve the abilities of decision making concerning event management
5   Achieve knowledge about events and festivals in religious tourism

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Event and Festival Concept
2 Event Types
3 The Place of Events and Festivals in Tourism
4 Event Planning
5 Event Management and Marketing
6 The Place of Religious Events and Festivals in Religious Tourism
7 Significant Religious Events in the World and Their Role in Tourism Development
8 Religious Events and Festivals in Christianity
9 The Place of Christian Festivals and Holy Days in Religious Tourism
10 Religious Events and Festivals in Judaism
11 The Place of Jewish Festivals and Holy Days in Religious Tourism
12 Religious Events and Festivals in Islam
13 The Place of Islamic Festivals and Holy Days in Religious Tourism
14 Student Presentations, Discussions, Case Studies

Recomended or Required Reading

Primary source:
Glenn Bowdin, Johnny Allen, Rob Harris, Ian McDonnell, William O'Toole (2012). Events Management. Routledge.

Supplementary sources:
R. Raj & N.D. Morpeth (2007). Religious Tourism and Pilgrimage Festivals Management: An International Perspective. Oxford University Press.

References:
Other Course Materials: Articles about the course and other documents will be provided in the beginning of term.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, In-class discussions, article reviews, case studies and assignments

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

The details about the preparation of assignments and presentations will be provided upon number of students in the beginning of the term.

Assessment Criteria

Midterm: It will measure levels of students to extrapolate using knowledge acquired.
Assignment /Presentation: It will assess levels of students to make a comment, discuss and offer solution with a holistic approach and capabilities to transfer their knowledge.
Final Exam: It will measure level of students to correlate the concepts discussed during the course, to evaluate and discuss causality and relationships and to propose solutions.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Any type of electronic device should be kept off during classes.
- It is obligatory to attend the classes.
- Student is supposed to obey academic and ethical guidelines in all activities related to the course.
- Homework and presentation should be prepared and submitted according to format given by the instructor.

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 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 2,5 35
Preparation for midterm exam 1 14 14
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 4 4
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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