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Year/Semester of Study | 1 / Fall Semester | ||||
Level of Course | 3rd Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
Type of Course | Optional | ||||
Department | TOURISM MANAGEMENT (DOCTORATE DEGREE) | ||||
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
Name of Lecturer | BURCU GÜLSEVİL BELBER (bbelber@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
Objectives of the Course | |||||
To explain students how the behavior of consumers occur, which factors determine the behavior and what affect the behavior, what sort of a process the consumer face while making tourism product buying decisions. |
Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
LO-1 | explain the factors which determine consumer behavior in tourism |
PO-1 Have a deeper understanding of tourism and its related fields. PO-6 Understand, critically evaluate and apply key business principles to run both national and international tourism operations. |
Examination Presentation |
LO-2 | analyze the factors which influence consumer behavior in tourism |
PO-1 Have a deeper understanding of tourism and its related fields. PO-6 Understand, critically evaluate and apply key business principles to run both national and international tourism operations. |
Examination Presentation |
LO-3 | evaluate the basic theories related to buying decision process |
PO-1 Have a deeper understanding of tourism and its related fields. PO-6 Understand, critically evaluate and apply key business principles to run both national and international tourism operations. |
Examination Presentation |
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
Course Contents | ||
Demographical and economical features of consumer markets, factors affecting consumer behavior, consumer buying cases and decision making process, environmental impacts | ||
Weekly Course Content | ||
Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
1 | Concepts related to consumer behavior | Lecturing, Question- Answer, Discussion |
2 | Psychological factors affecting consumer behavior | Lecturing, Question- Answer, Discussion |
3 | Psychological factors affecting consumer behavior | Lecturing, Question- Answer, Discussion |
4 | Demographic factors affecting consumer behavior | Lecturing, Question- Answer, Discussion |
5 | Demographic factors affecting consumer behavior | Lecturing, Question- Answer, Discussion |
6 | Socio-cultural factors affecting consumer behavior | Lecturing, Question- Answer, Discussion |
7 | Socio-cultural factors affecting consumer behavior | Lecturing, Question- Answer, Discussion |
8 | mid-term exam | |
9 | Psychological factors affecting touristic consumer behavior | Project Presentation, Question- Answer, Discussion, Lecturing |
10 | Psychological factors affecting touristic consumer behavior | Project Presentation, Question- Answer, Discussion, Lecturing |
11 | Democraphic factors affecting touristic consumer behavior | Project Presentation, Question- Answer, Discussion, Lecturing |
12 | Socio-cultural factors affecting touristic consumer behavior | Project Presentation, Question- Answer, Discussion, Lecturing |
13 | Socio-cultural factors affecting touristic consumer behavior | Project Presentation, Question- Answer, Discussion, Lecturing |
14 | Touristic buying decision process | Project Presentation, Question- Answer, Discussion, Lecturing |
15 | Touristic buying decision process | Project Presentation, Question- Answer, Discussion, Lecturing |
16 | final exam | |
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
1 | Odabaşı, Y., Barış, G. 2002. Tüketici Davranışı. MEDIACAT Kitapları | |
2 | Swarbrooke, J., Horner, S. 2007. Consumer Behavior in Tourism. Butterworth-Heinemann: Oxford | |
Required Course instruments and materials | ||
Computer, projection. |
Assessment Methods | |||
Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
mid-term exam | 8 | 2 | 40 |
Other assessment methods | |||
1.Oral Examination | |||
2.Quiz | |||
3.Laboratory exam | |||
4.Presentation | 2 | 30 | |
5.Report | |||
6.Workshop | |||
7.Performance Project | |||
8.Term Paper | |||
9.Project | |||
final exam | 16 | 2 | 30 |
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 | 14 | 70 |
b) Search in internet/Library | 0 | ||
c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 6 | 5 | 30 |
e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
Oral Examination | 0 | ||
Quiz | 0 | ||
Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
Own study for mid-term exam | 5 | 5 | 25 |
mid-term exam | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Own study for final exam | 2 | 5 | 10 |
final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
0 | |||
0 | |||
Total work load; | 180 |