Information Of Programmes

VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF NEVŞEHİR / TSY109 - TOURISM AND TRAVEL SERVICES

Code: TSY109

Course Title: GENERAL TOURISM

Theoretical+Practice: 3+0

ECTS: 3

Year/Semester of Study

1 / Fall Semester

Level of Course

Short Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Compulsory

Department

TOURISM AND TRAVEL SERVICES

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

FURKAN SOYSALDI (furkansoysaldi@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

EMİNE KALE,

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

To give information about travel, tourism and tourist concepts.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	They can describe the concepts of tourism and tourist.	PO-1 The students who have completed the program successfully: 1. Describe basic concepts about Tourism and Travel Services Program.	Examination
LO-2	They can say the types of travel agencies and their features.	PO-1 The students who have completed the program successfully: 1. Describe basic concepts about Tourism and Travel Services Program.	Examination
LO-3	They can say the types of accommodation facilities and their features.	PO-2 Know legal arrangements and business standards in the field of Tourism and Travel Services Program.	Examination
LO-4	They can say the the types of hotels and their features.	PO-2 Know legal arrangements and business standards in the field of Tourism and Travel Services Program.	Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
This course involves tourism and tourist concepts, the factors affecting developments of tourism, tourism sector, history of tourism in the world and in Turkey, the affect of tourism in economy, the types of tourism enterprises, hotel sector, national tourism policies.
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	The concepts of tourism and tourist	Lecturing.
2	The functions of tourism	Lecturing.
3	The formative factors of tourism.	Lecturing,question-answer.
4	The contents and features of tourism industry	Lecturing,question-answer.
5	The supply and demand in tourism	Lecturing,question-answer.
6	Tourism history in the world	Lecturing,question-answer.
7	Tourism history in Turkey	Lecturing,question-answer.
8	mid-term exam
9	The role and importance of tourism in economy	Lecturing,discussion.
10	The types of accommodation facilities and their features	Lecturing,question-answer.
11	The types of F&B facilities and their features	Lecturing,question-answer.
12	The types of travel agencies and their features	Lecturing,question-answer.
13	The sector of hotel trade	Lecturing,discussion.
14	The types of hotels and their features	Lecturing,question-answer.
15	The national tourism policies in Turkey	Lecturing,discussion.
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	KOZAK, Nazmi, (2008), Genel Turizm-İlkeler-Kavramlar
2	AKER, Avni, Erol ALTINSAPAN, Nurullah AYDIN, (1996), Genel Turizm ve Otelcilik Bilgisi, Eskişehir: Etam A.Ş.
3	İÇÖZ, Orhan, (2007), Genel Turizm-Turizmde Temel İlkeler ve Kavramlar
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture notes and projection machine.

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	8	1	40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam	16	1	60

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	3	14	42
Outside Class
a) Reading	5	2	10
b) Search in internet/Library	5	2	10
c) Performance Project			0
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report			0
e) Term paper/Project			0
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	6	2	12
mid-term exam	1	1	1
Own study for final exam	7	2	14
final exam	1	1	1
			0
			0
Total work load;			90