TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Fourth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	4
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Tulga Albustanlıoğlu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Gains general information about tourism industry and enterprises. 2) Obtain information about the classification of tourism and tourism enterprises. 3) Learn the economic, social and environmental effects of tourism. 4) Obtains information about current issues and problems in the field of tourism. 5) Learns to evaluate about tourism.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION	Tourism and tourist concepts, the types of tourism, the factors that affect the development of tourism and the basic features of the tourism sector are mentioned. Tourism supply and demand, touristic products and elements, classification of tourism and tourism enterprises, the relationship between tourism, economic, social and physical environment are taught. International tourism and future trends in tourism, Turkey is aimed to gain the ability to make judgments about the future of tourism and the problems of tourism in Turkey.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the tourism industry 2nd Week Management and organization in tourism enterprises 3rd Week Development of the tourism industry 4th Week Classification of tourism and tourism enterprises 5th Week Economic effects of tourism 6th Week Social effects of tourism 7th Week Environmental effects of tourism 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Organizations in the tourism industry 10th Week Problems of tourism 11th Week Problems of tourism 12th Week Current issues in the field of tourism 13th Week Current issues in the field of tourism 14th Week General evaluation 15th Week final exam 16th Week
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Kozak, N., Kozak, M., Kozak M. , Genel Turizm İlkeler ve Kavramlar, 2011, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara. Yardımcı Ders Kitapları: McIntosh, R. W. &Goeldner, C.R.,Tourism principles, practices, philosophies. 1999, USA: John Wiley&Sons.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Case Study,Practice,Project,Presentation,Report Preparation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Total(%) 40 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 40 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 60 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 2 15 30 Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 3 3 Homework 2 2 4 Total Workload 106 Total Workload / 30 3,53 ECTS Credits of the Course 4
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No