Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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TOURISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE / TT507 - TOURISM TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION (MASTER'S WITH THESIS)

Code: TT507 Course Title: BIG DATA IN THE TOURISM SECTOR 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 TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATION (MASTER'S WITH THESIS)
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 is to gain an overview of big data approaches and applications and to gain a critical understanding of the opportunities and limitations of big data analytics.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 They will learn big data concepts, terminology, data analytics features, big data types such as 5V-structural-unstructured-metadata. PO-2 It can use innovative research methods to collect big data, evaluate it and use it in decision processes.
PO-10 Knows how to apply different management tools in tourism business with special emphasis on information and communication technologies and indicative measurements.
PO-12 It can search and organize information from different sources and interpret the results to create detailed reports.
LO-2 qualitative - quantitative data mining, statistical analysis PO-2 It can use innovative research methods to collect big data, evaluate it and use it in decision processes.
PO-12 It can search and organize information from different sources and interpret the results to create detailed reports.
LO-3 Graphical examination of the content and features of big data PO-2 It can use innovative research methods to collect big data, evaluate it and use it in decision processes.
PO-6 Distinguish the current technologies applied in the field of tourism and choose the most suitable one.
PO-12 It can search and organize information from different sources and interpret the results to create detailed reports.
LO-4 Advanced topics and applications in big data PO-2 It can use innovative research methods to collect big data, evaluate it and use it in decision processes.
PO-12 It can search and organize information from different sources and interpret the results to create detailed reports.
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
In this course, features of big data, how to collect big data, big data sources, crowdsourcing, methods of big data analysis are discussed.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to Big Data: Covers concepts, terminology, features and types of Big Data such as 5V, structured, unstructured, semi-structured and metadata. Lecture, Q&A
2 Big data sources and collection. Lecture, Q&A
3 Storage and Analytics in Big Data: Covers storage concepts such as clusters. Lecture, Q&A
4 Big Data Analysis Techniques Lecture, Q&A
5 Visualization in Big Data Sets. Lecture, Q&A
6 Advanced topics and applications in big data Lecture, Q&A
7 Advanced topics and applications in big data Lecture, Q&A
8 mid-term exam
9 Advanced topics and applications in big data Lecture, Q&A
10 Advanced topics and applications in big data Lecture, Q&A
11 Advanced topics and applications in big data Lecture, Q&A
12 Advanced topics and applications in big data Lecture, Q&A
13 Advanced topics and applications in big data Lecture, Q&A
14 Advanced topics and applications in big data Lecture, Q&A
15 Advanced topics and applications in big data Lecture, Q&A
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials
books, articles, internet resources, lecture notes

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 2
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 2

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 2 12 24
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 12 24
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 4 14 56
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 5 15
mid-term exam 1 2 2
Own study for final exam 3 5 15
final exam 1 2 2
0
0
Total work load; 180