COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TOURISM PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ELECTIVE

Offered By

Tourism Management

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR EBRU GÜNLÜ KÜÇÜKALTAN

Offered to

Tourism Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to provide students detailed information about planning and development issues in tourism.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Have the necessary background knowledge in planning process and plan formulation to be able to comprehend national and regional tourism planning
2   Recognize theoretical approaches to tourism planning and development and the practical role of policies and policy formation in guiding tourism development to develop skills in tourism plan analysis, drafting and monitoring.
3   Explain the planning principles for different forms of tourism, different tourism resources, and different tourism facilities to be able to formulate a tourism plan.
4   Identify institutional elements of plan implementation to be able to discuss an action strategy for tourism development.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course & course requirements Understanding Tourism Planning
2 National and Regional Tourism Planning (1) The Planning Process and General Surveys Tourist Attractions and Activities
3 National and regional Tourism Planning (2) Tourist Markets, Facilities, Services, and Infrastructure Planning Analysis and Synthesis Tourism Policy and Plan Formulation
4 Planning Tourist Resorts
5 Planning Urban and Other Forms of Tourism
6 Planning Tourist Attractions
7 Development and Design Standards
8 Environmental and Socioeconomic Considerations
9 Institutional elements and Plan Implementation
10 Student Presentations, Discussions, and Case Studies
11 Student Presentations, Discussion, and Case Studies
12 Student Presentations, Discussions, and Case Studies

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Tourism Planning / An Integrated and Sustainable Development Approach, Edward Inskeep, John Wiley & Sons, 1991.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1. Lecture
2. Participation to discussions
3. Assignments
4. Group Project
5. Presentations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 PRJ PROJECT
3 ASG ASSIGNMENT
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE*0.30+PRJ*0.30+ASG*0.10+FIN*0.30
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE(RESIT) MTE*0.30+PRJ*0.30+ASG*0.10+RST*0.30


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

1. The student will be able to identify planning process in tourism.
2. The student will be able to formulate and evaluate a tourism plan.
3. The student will be able to explain the planning principles for tourism.
4. The student will able to discuss tourism development.

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. Participation to the course and discussions during the classes is required.
4. Late arrivals to the class should be avoided.
5. All electronic devices should be kept close during the lectures.

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 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 2 5 10
Preparing presentations 1 6 6
Project Preparation 1 20 20
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 108

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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LO.14
LO.25
LO.35
LO.44

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