Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Tourism Management GMS104 2. 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. Emrah ÖZTÜRK
Instructor(s) Emrah ÖZTÜRK
Assistants
Goals It is to guide students in transferring basic information about the management dimension of tourism and providing students with a general perspective on tourism management.
Course Content The general structure of the tourism sector and the basic concepts of business administration; definition, characteristics and classification of tourism enterprises; factors affecting the choice of establishment location of tourism enterprises; classification of tourism enterprises; classification of accommodation, food and beverage travel, transportation and entertainment businesses and production, management, marketing, accounting, finance and human resources practices in these businesses, case studies in tourism businesses.
Learning Outcomes - To be able to understand the basic concepts of tourism management
- Ability to classify tourism businesses
- To be able to have information about the place of establishment and business functions
- Having general information about production, management, marketing, finance, accounting and HRM activities in tourism enterprises.
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week The general structure of the tourism sector and the basic concepts of business administration
2. Week Definition, characteristics and classification of tourism enterprises
3. Week Factors affecting the choice of establishment location of tourism enterprises
4. Week Classification of accommodation establishments, production, management, marketing, accounting, finance and human resources practices in accommodation establishments
5. Week Classification of food and beverage businesses, production, management, marketing, accounting, finance and human resources practices in food and beverage businesses
6. Week Classification of travel businesses, production, management, marketing, accounting, finance and human resources practices in travel businesses
7. Week Classification of transportation enterprises, production, management, marketing, accounting, finance and human resources applications in transportation enterprises
8. Week MIDTERM
9. Week Classification of transportation enterprises, production, management, marketing, accounting, finance and human resources applications in transportation enterprises
10. Week Classification of entertainment businesses, production, management, marketing, accounting, finance and human resources practices in entertainment businesses
11. Week Classification of entertainment businesses, production, management, marketing, accounting, finance and human resources practices in entertainment businesses
12. Week Souvenirs and other tourism businesses
13. Week Case study / homework presentation in tourism enterprises
14. Week Case study / homework presentation in tourism enterprises
15. Week FINAL EXAM
Recommended Sources
• Alp Timur ve Övünç Bardakoğlu, (2015), Turizm İşletmeciliği, Detay Yayıncılık.
• Stephen J.PAGE, Turizm İşletmeciliği, (Çeviri Editörü: Zafer Öter) Nobel Yayıncılık.
• Roy A. Cook, Cathy H. C. Hsu, Joseph J. Marqua, Pearson , (2016) TURİZM; Konaklama ve Seyahat İşletmeciliği, (Çeviri Editörü: Muharrem TUNA)
• Atilla Akbaba, Zafer Oter, M. Emre Güler, Volkan Altınrtaş (2017) Turizm İşletmeciliği, Endüstriyel ve Yönetsel Boyutlar, Detay Yayıncılık
Material Sharing
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 Measurement Method
PY1 3 4 5 4 4 60
PY2 4 4 4 4 4 60
PY3 4 4 4 4 4 60
PY4 4 4 3 3 3 60
PY5 4 3 3 3 3 60
PY6 3 3 3 2 3 60
PY7 3 4 3 3 3 60
PY8 3 3 3 3 3 60
PY9 4 3 3 3 4 60
PY10 4 3 3 2 3 60
PY11 4 2 3 4 5 60
PY12 4 2 3 2 2 60
PY13 4 3 2 3 2 60
PY14 3 2 2 2 2 60
PY15 3 2 2 2 2 60
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
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
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm 1 1 25 25
Homework 1 1 15 15
Final 1 60 60
Classroom Activities 1 15 15
Total Workload 115
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0