International Tourism (TOUR112) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
International Tourism TOUR112 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Gonca Güzel Şahin
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The main aim of this course is to make students a general look to international tourism industry.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To explain the nature and components of tourism sector
  • To interpret the tourism statistics published by international tourism organizations
  • To explain the role of state at tourism sector
  • To define marketing complex at tourism
  • To apply information technologies at tourism sector
Course Content Nature and components of tourism industry, travel and tourism statistics, travel and tourism statistics, the role of the state in tourism, the role of the state in tourism.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Historical development Chapter 1
2 Travel motivations Chapter 2
3 Nature and components of tourism industry Chapter 3
4 Travel and tourism statistics Chapter 4
5 The role of the state in tourism Chapter 5
6 Marketing complex and strategies in tourism The role of the state in tourism Chapter 6
7 Mid-Term Mid-Term
8 Marketing Communication Chapter 7
9 Travel Retailing Chapter 8
10 Business Tourism Chapter 9
11 Travel Industry Fairs Chapter 10
12 Information Technology in Tourism Chapter 11
13 Tourism Planning & Development Chapter 12
14 International Tourism Organizations Chapter 13
15 Review Review
16 Final Exam Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Yvette Reisinger (2009); İnternational Tourism Cultures and Behaviour, Butterworth-Heinemann publications, Bulington, USA.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 20
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 35
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 45
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 55
Percentage of Final Work 45
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 The skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts of tourism management X
2 Analyzing and designing management techniques and practices in tourism organizations X
3 Understanding the planning, organizing, executing, coordinating and control functions of tourism management, along with explanation and implementation of them X
4 Understanding the strategic, tactical and operational dimensions of the tourism management X
5 Ability to use the modern techniques and technological devices of tourism industry X
6 Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in alternative tourism areas X
7 Concentrating practice along with theoretical frame of tourism management X
8 Developing the skills of communication X
9 Understanding the trends in the tourism industry X
10 Having the quality consciousness in the tourism industry X
11 Adopting work ethic and social responsibility in the tourism industry X
12 Ability to effectively implement the business knowledge and skills in at least one of the following fields: service, marketing, finance, human resources and accounting in tourism management X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury
Total Workload 48