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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
TOURISTIC DESTINATIONS TRZM253 - 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITAssociate Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Instructor Sabahat Deniz
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Interpret specific properties of tourism destinations and on which specifications of destinations has effects on competitive advantage.
2) Examples planning approaches related to regional planning and tourism.
3) Analyze the framework of destination marketing.
4) Summarize the Marketing and Management stages of the Cities and Resort centers.
5) Define Destination Management Organization.
6) Debate on conditions in order to develop a common action, and some further examples of cooperation.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONTo train the students in the field of estination Management and Marketing To gain some practical experiences in evelopment of tourismsbased on logical approach on
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Definition, properties and sorts of destination
2nd Week Sources and properties of destination
3rd Week Facts of destination management: local authorities
4th Week Facts of destination management: civilian society and local population
5th Week Facts of marketing the destination
6th Week City as a touristy product
7th Week Marketing the city
8th Week Mid-term
9th Week Marketing the resort
10th Week Marketing the destination out of zone
11th Week Planning, co-operation and communication
12th Week Marketing the destination inside the zone
13th Week Control factors of marketing destination: obedience to destination, pleasure
14th Week Control factors of marketing destination
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGPapatheodorou, A. (2007), Managing Tourism Destinations,
Morgan,N., Pritchard,A. and Pride R. (2004), Destination Branding, Butterworth-Heinemann.
Özdemir, G. (2008), Destinasyon Pazarlaması, Detaya Yayıcılık.
Schaumann (2004), The Guide to Successful Destination Management, Wiley
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Project120
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 exam111
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work5630
Preparation for Final exam13636
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam12020
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam111
Homework
Project12020
Total Workload150
Total Workload / 305
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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