Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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TOURISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE / TR531 - TOURISM GUIDING (MASTER)

Code: TR531 Course Title: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 6
Year/Semester of Study 1 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 2nd Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department TOURISM GUIDING (MASTER)
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer İBRAHİM AKIN ÖZEN (akin@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s)
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
The aim of this course is to examine Destination Information Management Systems (DIMS) in terms of destination marketing.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To examine Destination Information Management Systems (DIMS) in terms of destination management. PO-1 Have a deeper understanding of tourism and its related fields.
PO-3 Develop creative and practical solutions for contemporary issues in the tourism industry.
PO-5 Understand and apply management theories and practices in order to effectively run a travel business.
Examination
Presentation
LO-2 Evaluates Destination Information Management Systems (DIMS) in terms of destination marketing. PO-1 Have a deeper understanding of tourism and its related fields.
PO-3 Develop creative and practical solutions for contemporary issues in the tourism industry.
PO-5 Understand and apply management theories and practices in order to effectively run a travel business.
Examination
Presentation
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
The importance and content of destination information management systems in destination management will be examined. Data mining applications for the use of data obtained from visitors before, during and after the trip in destination marketing and management will be examined.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic concepts of Information Management Systems.
2 Determining the presentation topics of the students in accordance with the content of the course.
3 Information management systems
4 Information management system in destination management
5 Information management system in destination marketing
6 Data collection tools at destinations
7 Data collection tools on touristic products in the destination.
8 mid-term exam
9 Data Mining in destination marketing.
10 Web Mining in destination marketing
11 Text Mining in destination marketing
12 Data Mining in destination management.
13 Web Mining in destination management
14 Text Mining in destination management
15 Search engines
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Rapidminer ile Uygulamalı Veri Madenciliği Pusula yayıncılık
Required Course instruments and materials
books, articles, internet resources, lecture notes

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) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 3 10 30
       b) Search in internet/Library 5 10 50
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 3 3 9
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 1 5 5
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 1 5 5
final exam 1 1 1
4 11 44
0
Total work load; 173