| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction To Tourism | TOY101 | 1. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | Face to face |
| Course Coordinator |
Assist. Prof. Dr. Ali ÇETİNKAYA |
| Instructors |
Ali ÇETİNKAYA |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | Fundamental concepts of tourism and the economic, social, and physical effects of tourism will be examined as a whole. In addition, basic information will be compared with today's current management approaches. |
| Course Content | The concepts of tourism and tourists in general, the historical development of tourism and travel and its relationship with other branches of science, types of tourism (traditional tourism, coastal and port tourism, cultural tourism and etc.), the main factors affecting the development of tourism, the concepts of touristic places and touristic regions, Tourism and economy, tourism and socio-cultural environment relations, tourism, and technology, the structure of the Turkish tourism industry, Turkey's main tourist attractions destinations, international and national tourism movements in Turkey |
| Learning Outcomes |
- To be able to define the concepts of tourism and tourist •To be able to explain the evaluation of tourism sector in Turkey and in the world • To be able to explain the contribution of tourism in the economies of countries • To be able to evaluate the positive and negative effects of tourism on physical environment • To be able to analyze the dimensions of tourism activities before the declaration of Republic • To be able to analyze the reasons and dimensions of amendments in tourism sector after 1980 • To be able to make estimates about the tourism types of the future |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Notions of Tourist and Tourism | |
| 2. Week | The factors that are effective on improvement of Tourism | |
| 3. Week | Touristic product and its related factors | |
| 4. Week | Tourism and economical environment | |
| 5. Week | The social effects of tourism | |
| 6. Week | Tourism And physical environment | |
| 7. Week | Analyze of Turkish tourism industry | |
| 8. Week | MID TERM EXAM | |
| 9. Week | The matters of Turkish tourism | |
| 10. Week | Touristic Product, Alternative Tourism Types | |
| 11. Week | Third Age Tourism, Youth Tourism, Rural Tourism, National Parks, Ecotourism | |
| 12. Week | Plateau Tourism, Cultural Tourism, Religious Tourism, Congress Tourism | |
| 13. Week | Special Interest Tourism, Health Tourism, Hunting Tourism, Cave Tourism | |
| 14. Week | Yacht Tourism, Sport Tourism, Golf Tourism, Cuisine Tourism, Camping | |
| 15. Week | FİNAL EXAM |
| Genel Turizm - Nazmi Kozak, Meryem Akoğlan Kozak, Metin Kozak Kozak, Nazmi Vd.(2020), Genel Turizm İlkeler-Kavramlar, Detay Yayınları, Ankara |
| Presantation materials (ppt, slayt etc.) | Turizme Giriş 1 |
| Presantation materials (ppt, slayt etc.) | Turizme Giriş 2 |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| PY1 | 0 | 0 | 40,60 |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Other Activities | 7 | 3 | 21 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Homework 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Homework 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Final | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Practice | 1 | 14 | 14 |
| Classroom Activities | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Total Workload | 96 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5.0 | ||
