ECTS - Catering and Banquet Management

Catering and Banquet Management (TOUR424) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Catering and Banquet Management TOUR424 3 0 0 3 8
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, Discussion, Question and Answer.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Gonca Güzel Şahin
Course Assistants
Course Objectives In this lesson students will be informed of general conference tourism and the types of banquet techniques.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • To explain the conference and banquet concepts
  • To explain the banquet and conference tourism by their own words
  • To define the problems of Turkey’s conference tourism
  • To interpret the opportunities of Turkey in world conference tourism market
Course Content The management systems of hotels?banquet and conference centers; different marketing systems, the coordination between these departments and other departments of the hotel; different designs of saloons and different sitting plans.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Conference concept and classifications Chapter 1
2 The relation of conference tourism with other types of tourism Chapter 2
3 Qualifications of conference tourism Chapter 3
4 Development of conference tourism Chapter 4
5 Organization in conference tourism Chapter 5
6 Conference services management Chapter 6
7 Pre Conference services and after conference services Chapter 7
8 Mid-term Exam Mid-term Exam
9 seminar presentations seminar presentations
10 seminar presentations seminar presentations
11 seminar presentations seminar presentations
12 seminar presentations seminar presentations
13 seminar presentations seminar presentations
14 seminar presentations seminar presentations
15 Review Review
16 Final Exam Final Exam

Sources

Course Book 1. Diana E. Falkner, H. Berberoğlu, J. D. Shaw; Convention and banquet management

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 25
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 55
Toplam 3 100
Percentage of Semester Work 50
Percentage of Final Work 50
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 1 16
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 16 1 16
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 15 15
Total Workload 47