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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
TUI 5065	DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS IN TOURISM	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR HÜLYA KURGUN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The objective of this course is to examine legal regulations, management and operations of intermediary businesses in tourism as well as their relationship with lodging businesses.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To be able to understand basic functions of intermediary businesses.
2	To be able to grasp the concept of tour package and prepare one by organizing its elements.
3	To be able to calculate cost of tour packages
4	To be able to understand and apply other services related to intermediary businesses.
5	To be able to carry out operations between intermediary and lodging businesses.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Concept of Travel and Development of Travel Sector
2	Distribution System and Channels in Tourism
3	Intermediary Businesses in Tourism sector
4	Travel Agencies: Organization and Management
5	Classification of Tour Operators
6	Functions of Tour Operators
7	Package Tour Concept and Characteristics
8	Package Tour Planning and Costs
9	Package Tour Marketing
10	Package Tour Management
11	International Networks in Package Tour Market (GDS and CRS)
12	Structure of International Tour Operators
13	Case Analysis
14	Case Analysis

Recomended or Required Reading

Seyahat Acentaları ve Tur Operatörlüğü Yönetimi, Prof.Dr. Orhan Içöz, 2011
Articles in national and international journals

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, in-class discussions, applications

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

1. Midterm Exam: Midterm exam encompasses the subjects covered in lectures as well as weekly assignments (30%).
2. Term Work: Includes research work on a subject determined at the beginning of the semester (30%).
3. Final Exam: The exam encompasses all the subjects covered through out the semester, as well as in-class discussions, applications and case studies (40%).
4. Resit: he exam encompasses all the subjects covered through out the semester, as well as in-class discussions, applications and case studies (40%).

Assessment Criteria

Exam papers will be evaluated regarding the level of understanding, as well as defining the causality between the basic concepts and issues of the lecture, ability of giving examples and analytical thought, and using relevant terminology.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. It is obligatory to attend at least 70% of the classes
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. It is essential that students make use of the reading list
4. Students are expected to be involved in class discussions

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hulya.kurgun@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday/12:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	4	56
Preparation for midterm exam	1	15	15
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Preparing assignments	1	13	13
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	4	3	4	5	5	5	3	5	5	5
LO.2	4	4	4	5	4	5	3	5	4	4
LO.3	5	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
LO.4	5	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
LO.5	3	4	4	5	5	3	5	4	4	5

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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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