Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF NEVŞEHİR / TIY117 - TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT

Code: TIY117 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 HOTEL MANAGEMENT
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 Describe the basic concepts concerning tourism and hotel management
Examination
LO-2 They can say the types of hotels and their features. PO-2 Know the legal arrangements and professional standards in the field of tourism and hotel management
 		Examination
LO-3 They can say the types of travel agencies and their features PO-2 Know the legal arrangements and professional standards in the field of tourism and hotel management
 		Examination
LO-4 They can say the types of accommodation facilities and their features PO-2 Know the legal arrangements and professional standards in the field of tourism and hotel management
 		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, AKER, Avni, Erol ALTINSAPAN, Nurullah AYDIN, (1996), Genel Turizm ve Otelcilik Bilgisi, Eskişehir: Etam A.Ş., 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