TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Will be able to know the basic concepts of tourism, tourism company's reason for being and their relationships. 2) Will be able to know Turkey's and world's tourism developement. 3) Will be able to describe the contributions of tourism to social and economic life. 4) Will be able to be aware of troubles of tourism and their solutions. 5) Will be able to know the legal regulations of the market.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	Contemporary developments of tourism will be discussed and the features of the sector will be shared in detail. problems of the tourism company's and staff, tourism share of the country in global market, troubles of tourism transportation and future of the tourism are the main topics of the course.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction 2nd Week Chronological evaluation of tourism in Turkey and the world 3rd Week Tourism statistics and basic concepts 4th Week Travel agencies in the country and their legal regulations 5th Week Proffesion of tourist guideness and it's importance 6th Week Tourism circle in the world 7th Week Tourism circle in the world 8th Week Mid-term 9th Week Accommodation and transportation systems' coordination 10th Week Infrastructure of tourism and their organizations 11th Week Infrastructure of tourism and their organizations 12th Week Problems of tourism and the solutions 13th Week Problems of tourism and the solutions 14th Week Evaluation (PRACTICE-PATALYA THERMAL RESORT HOTEL KIZILCAHAMAM)
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	Genel Turizm- İlkeler Kavramlar, Nazmi Kozak, Meryem Akoğlan Kozak, Metin Kozak. Detay Yayıncılık, 13. Baskı, Ankara, 2012.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture, Discussion, Questions/Answers, Project
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Quiz 1 10 Project 1 10 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 0 0 0 Individual or group work 0 0 0 Preparation for Final exam 0 0 0 Course hours 0 0 0 Preparation for Midterm exam 0 0 0 Laboratory (including preparation) 1 1 1 Final exam Homework Total Workload 2 Total Workload / 30 ,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No