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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
ETHICS IN TOURISM TBF318 - 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITCompulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Will learn the importance of ethic for tourism firms
2) Will be able to evaluate tourism enterprises from an ethic perspective.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONThis course within the framework of ethic concept and basic ethical principles and codes covers; ethical issues and dilemmas faced in tourism sector, the effect of ethical principles on tourism, defining and developing solutions for contemporary ethic problems.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Introduction
2nd Week Ethic concept and philosophy
3rd Week Basic Ethic Principles and Ethic Types
4th Week General evaluation of tourism industry in terms of ethic
5th Week Ethic problems in tourism firms
6th Week Ethic problems in tourism firms
7th Week Ethic problems in tourism firms
8th Week Midterm
9th Week Ethic standards in tourism firms
10th Week Ethic expectations costumer and staff
11th Week Conflicts in application
12th Week Recommendations for ethic problems
13th Week Recommendations for ethic problems
14th Week General Evaluation
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGFennel,A Tourism Ethics
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Questions/Answers,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Project110
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
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam
Course hours
Preparation for Midterm exam
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam
Homework
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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