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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MSH 0117 CAREER ORIENTATION ELECTIVE 2 0 0 4

Offered By

Efes Vocational School

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR TOLGA AKCAN

Offered to

Catering Services Programme Tourism and Hotel Management Civil Aviation Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to teach basic concepts related to the professional career in the field of tourism and also the system of university education.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Know tourism professions 2   Understand tourism dynamics 3   To be able to have knowledge on the career paths in tourism industry

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 General Characteristics of Tourism as a Profession 2 Professional Career in Tourism 3 Administrative and Academic Structure of the University 4 Administrative and Academic Structure of the Vocational School 5 Course Plan and Tranning Applications 6 Job Opportunities in Tourism 7 Mid-term exam 8 Services Sectors and Hotels 9 Services Sectors and Hotels 10 Travel Agencies and Tour Operators, Airlines 11 International Applications and Comparision with Turkey 12 Public Sector and Tourism 13 Academic Career in Tourism 14 International Applications and Comparision with Turkey 15 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Lecture notes Laws and regulations.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecturing.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + FIN * 0.50 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.50 + RST * 0.50 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

exam

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Will be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Will be announced.

Office Hours

Will be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 13 2 26 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 4 48 Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5 Preparation for final exam 1 8 8 Midterm 1 5 5 Final 1 5 5 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 97

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 PO.13 PO.14 PO.15 PO.16 PO.17 PO.18 PO.19 PO.20 LO.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 LO.3 1 1 1 1 1 1