COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL INTERACTION AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN RELIGIOUS TOURISM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TIN 5038 SOCIAL INTERACTION AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT 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

The objective of this course is to discuss the social interaction process in tourism and probable problems caused by this interaction from religious tourism perspective, to examine the possible problems among the other actors in tourism system, to explain the conditions required for all parties to experience social interaction process without any problems and to acquire knowledge needed to solve these problems according to the principles of conflict management.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understand the possible positive and negative impacts of social interaction on tourism industry
2   Recognize the basics of communication and interaction processes involving stakeholders in tourism system
3   Acquire required knowledge to generate practical solutions in relation to communication, interaction and conflict management
4   Comprehend social interaction and its results from sociological perspective and based on this comprehension interpret social relations and interactions in religious tourism.
5   Interpret the impacts of group behavior and dynamics of group behavior on religious tourism

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Social Behavior Concept
2 Social Interaction Concept
3 Social Interaction Types
4 Social Interaction Models
5 Socio-Cultural Environment
6 Social Power, Classes, Groups
7 Personal Behavior in Society and in a Group
8 Conflict Concept
9 Conflict in Socio-Cultural Environment
10 Elements of Social Conflict
11 Social Conflict Process
12 Philosophic Dimension of Conflict
13 Conflict Management 1
14 Conflict Management 2

Recomended or Required Reading

Primary source:
R.J. Rummel (1991). The Conflict Helix: Principles and Practices of Interpersonal, Social, and International Conflict and Cooperation New Brunswick, N.J.: Transaction Publishers.

Supplementary sources:
R.J. Rummel (1976). Understanding Conflict and War Vol. 2 The Conflict Helix Beverly Hills, California: Sage Publications.
Candace Clark & Howard Robboy (1992). Social Interaction: Readings in Sociology. Worth Publishers.



Charles Stangor (2004). Social Groups in Action and Interaction. Psychology Press.
Susan S. Raines (2013). Conflict Management for Managers: Resolving Workplace, Client, and Policy Disputes (Jossey-Bass Business & Management). Jossey-Bass
Deborah Borisoff & David A. Victor (1997). Conflict Management: A Communication Skills Approach (2nd Edition). Pearson.
Oliver Ramsbotham & Tom Woodhouse (2011). Contemporary Conflict Resolution. Polity.
References:
Other Course Materials: Articles about the course and other documents will be provided in

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
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.145
LO.2455
LO.3454
LO.45455455
LO.5545455