COURSE UNIT TITLE

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ÖZGÜR DEVRIM YILMAZ

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

This course aims to help students analyse current trends and developments of the tourism and recreation sectors, and embraces various subjects investigating the recent issues and factors affecting the concerned sectors.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

There is no one specific text book to be followed. Students should use a mixture of academic books and journals, statistics, industry reports, newspaper articles, online sources and all other related material to be prepared for lectures, assignments and exams.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lectures: The course consists of a series of lectures on the current trends to be found in the tourism and recreation sectors. The lecture topics may vary according to the current issues in that specific year.
2. Assignments: Each week, students will be given assignments on lecture topics to be prepared individually, which will help them get prepared for lectures, and apply their theoretical knowledge into real-life or scenario-based case studies.
3. Case studies: There will also be case study practices to be employed in the class.

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Midterm: 40%
Assignment: 60% (This section covers both the term project and weekly homework)

Assessment Criteria

1. The appropriate answers to mid-term essay questions should use both theoretical and practical knowledge on the related subjects. Students need to follow current tourism-related publications to be able to answer questions correctly.
2. Weekly assignments will be graded according to their context and the appropriate use of real-life cases on the assignment topics. Students ability to discuss the topics from different perspectives and in detail will also be taken into account.
3. Student participation in class discussions and case studies will be encouraged. Their participation, and involvement in case study sessions will be assessed accordingly.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

1. Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2. Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.
3. Students need to submit their weekly assignments in time.
4. Students need to work with different teams for each case study session.
5. The lecture topics of the course may differ each academic year according to the trends and issues shaping the tourism and recreation sectors in that year. The following course outline is prepared according to the factors identified by the network of tourism academics in 2017.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: devrim.yilmaz@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced in the class.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes