| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Compulsory Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Associate Degree |
| YEAR OF STUDY | 1 |
| SEMESTER | Second Term (Spring) |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 6 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | -
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) To explore the function of the travel agency in tourism distribution system
2) Activities of travel agencies and to make preparation work skills in package tour of applicationoriented
3) To be successful in Central reservation system and applications
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | None |
| COURSE DEFINITION | The goal of the course is to give students some general information about tourism industry, travel agencies and tour operators, package tour planning and marketing, risk management; also to prepare them for the professional life in the sector. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | The History of Travel and Travel Agencies; | | 2nd Week | The Description of Travel Agencies | | 3rd Week | Services and Functions of Travel Agencies | | 4th Week | Classification of Travel Agencies | | 5th Week | Travel Agencies in Tourism Sector | | 6th Week | The Foundations of Travel Agencies | | 7th Week | The Management of the Travel Agencies | | 8th Week | Midterm Exam | | 9th Week | Marketing in Travel Agencies | | 10th Week | Tour Operators | | 11th Week | Services of the Travel Agency | | 12th Week | Distribution of the Package Tours, Cost Control of Local Operations | | 13th Week | Cost Control of Local Operations | | 14th Week | Tour Operations |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | 1.Nazmi Kozak, Genel Turizm, Turhan Kitapevi, (Ankara 2000)
2.Necdet Hacıoğlu, Seyahat Acenteciliği ve Tur Operatörlüğü, (Bursa 1996)
3.Orhan İçöz, Seyahat Acenteleri ve Tur Operatörlüğü Yönetimi, (Ankara 1998)
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture,Questions/Answers |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 1 | 45 | | Assignment | 1 | 5 | | Attendance | 1 | 5 | | Total(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 55 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 45 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Preparation for Quiz | | | | | Individual or group work | | | | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 45 | 45 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 40 | 40 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Homework | 1 | 35 | 35 | | Total Workload | | | 164 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 5,46 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 6 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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