Tourism Economics (TOUR213) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Tourism Economics TOUR213 3 0 0 3 6
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. Kemal Gürkan Küçükergin
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The objective of this course is to help students to understand tourism as an economic activity, its impacts on GDP, employment, balance of payment, etc. and its other related dimensions.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To understand contribution of the tourism industry to economic growth, economic development.
  • To examine factors affecting demand
  • To understand factors affecting supply structure of the tourism industry.
Course Content Interaction of tourism with sectors of the economy; equilibrium in tourism market; price determination for package tourism; impacts of tourism on regional development.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Economic characteristics of the tourism
2 The measurement of tourism
3 Tourism demand
4 Tourism demand
5 Tourism supply
6 Tourism suply
7 Mid-Term Exam Mid-Term Exam
8 The economic environment Chapter 7
9 Income, employment and prices
10 Economic development and regeneration
11 Balance of payment and exchange rates
12 Destination competitiveness
13 Analysis of Economic Contribution of Tourism in Turkey
14 Globalization
15 Review Review
16 Final Exam Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Tribe, John. The economics of recreation, leisure and tourism. Routledge, 2011
2. Dwyer, Larry. International handbook on the economics of tourism. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2007.
3. Vanhove, Norbert. The economics of tourism destinations. Routledge, 2011.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation 1 15
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 15
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 45
Toplam 4 105
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 10 2 20
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 30 30
Quizzes/Studio Critics 2 10 20
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 32 32
Total Workload 150