TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Associate Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	2
SEMESTER	Fourth Term (Spring)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	6
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Pelin Naciye Öner Özbayoğlu
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Guide to managing complex tasks based tours have to be able to provide training. 2) Tour organization at every stage of the formation to have to do tasks. 3) For the promotion of the country, have a good infrastructure to provide the culture.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	The goal of this course is to give students general information about tour operations and tour guidance; to have well educated professionals who know our country and who can represent it as needed.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week History of tourism and tour guidance 2nd Week Education of tour guides in Turkey 3rd Week Tourism Industry and Managements 4th Week Travel Agencies and Tour Operators 5th Week Groups and leading groups, Destinations 6th Week Package Tours 7th Week Staff of the tour 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Materials and Documents of the Guide 10th Week Problems in Tour Guiding 11th Week Tour Management 12th Week SingleBase Tours 13th Week MultiBase Tours 14th Week Tour Operations and Pricing
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	İrfan Mısırlı, Seyahat Acenteciliği ve Tur Operatörlüğü, Ankara 2006 O., Çolakoğlu; F., Epik; E.,Efendi., Tur Yönetimi ve Turist Rehberliği, Ankara, 2007 Suavi Ahipaşaoğlu, Turizmde Rehberlik, Ankara, 2005
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 50 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 Individual or group work Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 50 50 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 35 35 Total Workload 179 Total Workload / 30 5,96 ECTS Credits of the Course 6
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No