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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF ÜRGÜP SEBAHAT & EROL TOKÖZ / TR221 - TOURIST GUIDING

Code: TR221 Course Title: TURKEY’S ECONOMICS Theoretical+Practice: 2+1 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course Short Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department TOURIST GUIDING
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer MEHMET BÜYÜKATA (mehmetbuyukata@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) GÜNAY EROL,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Explain the economic situation of Turkey in relation to tourism.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Learn basic concepts related to economics. PO-1 They describe the basic concepts of tourist guiding
Examination
LO-2 Tourism market knows. PO-2 They know the legal regulations and professional standards in the field of travel services.
PO-4 They know how the travel businesses for promotional, information, guidance, transportation, meeting-conference and the other services was organized and presented.
Examination
LO-3 Obtains an idea of ​​tourism competitiveness. PO-3 They know internal and external environmental factors that affected by tourism and travel companies.
PO-8 They analyze the problems faced by the tourism industry with the help of the theoretical and practical experience they gained and find solutions to them.
Examination
LO-4 Makes economic assessment of tourism in Turkey PO-8 They analyze the problems faced by the tourism industry with the help of the theoretical and practical experience they gained and find solutions to them.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Basic concepts, the relationship between tourism and the economy, tourism market, tourism and economic impact of tourism in the competitive examination veTürkiye'de.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic Concepts question-answer
2 Relationship Between the Economy and Tourism question-answer
3 Supply and Characteristics of Tourism question-answer
4 Tourism Demand and Characteristics question-answer
5 Positive Economic Impacts of Tourism question-answer
6 Tourism Markets and Features question-answer
7 Tourism Market Equilibrium question-answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Tourism Supply Karşılaması Tourism Demand question-answer
10 Tourism and Competitiveness question-answer
11 The Importance of Competition and Structure question-answer
12 Case of the Tourism Sector Competitiveness question-answer
13 Importance of the Competition in terms of destinations question-answer
14 The Economic Development of Tourism in Turkey question-answer
15 General Review question-answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Ozan Bahar - Metin Kozak,Turizm Ekonomisi, Detay Yayıncılık,2008
Required Course instruments and materials
internet, books, etc. written sources

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 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       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 3 7 21
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 7 21
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 86