Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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TOURISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE / TUİ605 - TOURISM MANAGEMENT (DOCTORATE DEGREE)

Code: TUİ605 Course Title: CUSTOMER BEHAVIOR IN TOURISM Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
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