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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS TUR 1004 TOURISM ECONOMICS COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Tourism and Hotel Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖVÜNÇ BARDAKOĞLU

Offered to

Tourism and Hotel Management

Course Objective

.The purpose of this course is to evaluate the contribution of the tourism industry over both national and international economy.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to define basic concepts of tourism economics 2   To be able to compare the contribution of tourism and other sectors into the national economy 3   To be able to explain the importance and position of tourism within the economic system 4   To be able to analyse the economic development of tourism 5   To be able to evaluate the contribution of tourism over the national and international economy.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 Different approaches to the definition of tourism 2 Definition of tourism economics 3 Importance and position of tourism in economics 4 Concept of tourism product 5 Elements of tourism product 6 Types of tourism product 7 Tourism supply 8 Mid-term exam 9 Tourism supply functions 10 Tourism demand 11 Tourism demand functions 12 Influence of tourism over balance of payments 13 Overview of tourism in Turkey 14 Overview of tourism in Turkey 15 Final exam 16 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

To be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is given in a theoretical form.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60 4 RST RESIT 5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60 *** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The course includes an exam in a written form about the evaluation of theoretical knowledge.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

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 13 3 39 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 2 26 Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10 Preparation for final exam 1 20 20 Preparing assignments 1 5 5 Preparing presentations 1 5 5 Final 1 1 1 Midterm 1 1 1 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 107

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 LO.1 5 LO.2 5 LO.3 5 LO.4 5 LO.5 5