Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Language Type Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Strategic Management in Tourism Companies TOY401 Turkish Compulsory 7. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 3.0
Prerequisite Courses
Course Level Undergraduate
Mode of delivery The course is conducted by the lecturer in the form of lectures and discussions.
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. ERKAN TAŞKIRAN, Prof. Dr. ERKAN TAŞKIRAN
Instructor(s) Prof. Dr. ERKAN TAŞKIRAN (Güz)
Goals The main purpose of this course is to guide students to have knowledge and competence about strategy science and strategic management processes and applications in tourism enterprises.
Course Content Content for the Strategic Management course
Learning Outcomes
# Öğrenme Kazanımı
1 Knowledge: To learn about strategic management process in tourism enterprises.
2 Skill: Use techniques related to strategy development, implementation and control processes.
3 Competency: To have the necessary knowledge and skills in strategic analysis, planning and thinking needed for a tourism business.
Lesson Plan (Weekly Topics)
Week Topics/Applications Method
1. Week Introduction to Strategic Management Course
2. Week Terms and Concepts Related to Strategic Management
3. Week Strategic Management Process
4. Week Strategic Analysis – External Environment Analysis
5. Week Strategic Analysis – Internal Environmental Analysis
6. Week SWOT, Performance Forces Analysis, Equilibrium Analysis and Applications-I
7. Week SWOT, Performance Forces Analysis, Equilibrium Analysis and Applications-II
8. Week Mid-term Exam
9. Week Strategic Orientation – Mission, Vision and Purpose – Goal Setting
10. Week Strategy Creation – Basic and Sub-Strategies
11. Week Strategy Creation – Senior Management Strategies
12. Week Strategy Creation – Competitive and Functional Strategies
13. Week Implementation of Strategies – Business Structures and Systems
14. Week Strategic Valuation and Strategic Control
*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 DK2 DK3
Recommended Sources
Ders Kitabı veya Notu
Diğer Kaynaklar
  • Hayri Ülgen ve Kadri Mirze (2010). İşletmelerde Stratejik Yönetim, 5. Baskı, İstanbul Beta Yayınları.
  • Erol Eren ve Ata Özdemirci, Stratejik Yönetim ve İşletme Politikası, 10.Baskı, Beta Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2018.
  • HBR’s (Harvard Business Review) 10 Must Reads, “Strateji”, Optimist Yayınları, 2016.
ECTS credits and course workload
ECTS credits and course workload Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Ders İçi
Class Hours 14 3 42
Ders Dışı
Presentation (Preparation) 14 1 14
Other Activities 1 1.5 1.5
Sınavlar
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Homework 1 1 1 1
Final 1 2 2
Classroom Activities 14 1 14
Total Workload 76.5
*AKTS = (Total Workload) / 25,5 ECTS Credit of the Course 3.0