Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Introduction To Tourism TOY101 Turkish Compulsory 1. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery Face to face
Course Coordinator Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ali ÇETİNKAYA, Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ali ÇETİNKAYA
Instructor(s) Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Ali ÇETİNKAYA (Güz)
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
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
0 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
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
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
*Midterm and final exam dates are not specified in the 14-week course operation plan. Midterm and final exam dates are held on the dates specified in the academic calendar with the decision of the University Senate.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements DK1
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Genel Turizm - Nazmi Kozak, Meryem Akoğlan Kozak, Metin Kozak Kozak, Nazmi Vd.(2020), Genel Turizm İlkeler-Kavramlar, Detay Yayınları, Ankara
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Sınavlar
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 33
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0