ECTS - Travel Agency Operations
Travel Agency Operations (TOUR331) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Travel Agency Operations | TOUR331 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| 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 Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | Aim of this course is to teach students the Basic missions of tour operators: tour planning, preparing, marketing and management process |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Basic notions, functions description and processes of tour operators, preparing tours, marketing and ticketing. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evolution of traveling and travel companies | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Delivering system, and the role and importance of travel companies in it | Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Organizational structure and laws about travel companies | Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Functions of travel agencies | Chapter 4 |
| 5 | Functions of tour operators | Chapter 5 |
| 6 | Mid term exam | Mid term exam |
| 7 | Package tour, tour types and the staffs | Chapter 5 |
| 8 | Tour planning, destination choise, purchasing processes, additional services and pricing | Chapter 6 |
| 9 | Realizing the tour, ground services, managing the tour | Chapter 7 |
| 10 | 2. Mid Term exam | 2. Mid Term exam |
| 11 | Ticketing | Chapter 8 |
| 12 | Review | Review |
| 13 | Review | Review |
| 14 | Review | Review |
| 15 | Review | Review |
| 16 | Final Exam | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. The Business of Travel: Agency Operations and Administration. Dennis L. Foster(2005) |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 15 | 15 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 4 | 5 |
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 10 |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 2 | 45 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 40 |
| Toplam | 25 | 115 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 60 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 40 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | X |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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| 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 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 6 | 18 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | 4 | 3 | 12 |
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Total Workload | 149 | ||