COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SPECIAL GROUPS IN RELIGIOUS TOURISM

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIN 5063 SPECIAL GROUPS IN RELIGIOUS TOURISM 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 demonstrate the problems faced by special groups in religious tourism, to offer a solution to facilitate and increase the participation of special groups to the religious tourism and to teach the methods of creating an accessible religious tourism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Acquire detailed knowledge on special groups in tourism and generate ideas to provide better services to special groups.
2   Recognize all aspects of accessible tourism and understand its benefits.
3   Become more sensitive and aware individuals about special groups and develop strategies in accessibility.
4   Identify practices by which accessibility of the special groups can be augmented

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Special Groups and Their Place in Tourism
2 Disabled Individuals and Religious Tourism
3 Religious Tourism and Gender
4 Women and Pilgrimage
5 Child and Families with Children in Religious Tourism
6 Third Age Group in Religious Tourism
7 Social Tourism
8 Accessible Tourism Concept
9 Special Groups and Pilgrimage Destinations
10 Special Groups and Tourism Organizations
11 Necessary Regulations for Needs of Special Groups
12 Health, Food and Beverage Needs of Special Groups
13 Employee Training for Needs of Special Groups
14 Student Presentations, Discussions

Recomended or Required Reading

Primary source:
Dimitrios Buhalis & Simon Darcy (2010). Accessible Tourism: Concepts and Issues. Channel View Publications.

Supplementary sources:
Dimitrios Buhalis, Simon Darcy & Ivor Ambrose (2012). Best Practice in Accessible Tourism: Inclusion, Disability, Ageing Population and Tourism. Channel View Publications.
Lynn Minnaert, Robert Maitland & Graham Miller (2014). Social Tourism: Perspectives and Potential. Routledge.

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

None

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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LO.44435453454

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