GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TOUR PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT/REH 302
Course Title: TOUR PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
Credits 3 ECTS 4
Semester 6 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Ayşe ŞENGÖZ
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/aysesengoz
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  aysesengoz@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
He/She knows what is a package tour and explain the prosess of organizing a tour.
He/She can plan a tour, calculate cost of tours and make pricing for tours.
Know and explain travel agencies' relations with the other business in the tuorism industry
He/she knows functions and importance of tourist guide in tours and can manage tours.





 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Designing Tours
2. Week  Types and properties of tours
3. Week  Properties of the Demand of tours
4. Week  Contracts with supplier of the products that consists the package tour
5. Week  Tour operations
6. Week  Costing for tours
7. Week  Costing for tours
8. Week  Midterm Exam
9. Week  Pricing tours
10. Week  Planning and organizing tours
11. Week  Marketing tours
12. Week  Performing tours
13. Week  Managing tours
14. Week  Mostly organized tours in Turkey
15. Week  Functions and importance of tourist guide in tours
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  S. AHİPAŞAOĞLU (2006); Turizmde Rehberlik S. AHİPAŞAOĞLU (1999);Tur Planlaması ve Yönetimi ÇİMRİN Hüseyin; Turizm ve Turizm Rehberliğinin ABCsi, HACIOĞLU Necdet; Seyahat Acenteciliği ve Tur Operatörlüğü, KÜLTÜR ve TURİZM BAKANLIĞI; Tur Yönetiminin İlke ve Süreçleri, İSTANBULLUOĞLU Füsun; Yabancı Tur Operatörleri ve Türk Turizmi LUNDBERG Donald & Carolyne; İnternational Travel and Tourism, YARCAN Şükrü; Seyahat Yönetimi, PEKÖZ Metehan & Yarcan Şükrü; Seyahat İşletmeleri, TUNCER Doğan; Turizmde Dağıtım Sistemi ve Türkiye İçin Bir Model Önerisi,
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  none
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
75
 Assignment
1
25
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
3
42
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
0
 Reading
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
14
2
28
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
1
1
1
 Final and Studying for Final
1
1
1
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
100
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
4
 ECTS: 
4
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Have an understanding of the structure of the tourism industry, how it functions, and its significance for the development of the country.X
2Demonstrate reading, listening, speaking and writing skills in one foreign language (English, German or French) at least at the level of B2 of European Language Portfolio.X
3Have an understanding of the basic concepts, theories, principles and facts within the context of management, economics, and social psychology.X
4Demonstrate effective use of both basic and professional information and communication technologies and software.X
5Understand, analyze and interpret the cultures, history, religions, and the art of the civilisations that have lived in Turkey.X
6Have detailed knowledge of the geography of both the World and the Turkey.X
7Plan, implement and control a tour.X
8Communicate verbally, non-verbally and in writing effectively and demonstrate effective presentation skills.X
9Recognize, understand, and communicate with different cultures.X
10Understand and apply national and international law, regulations and professional standards related to tourist guiding.X
11Describe, synthesize, analyze, interpret and evaluate data and information professionally.X
12Work effectively both independently and with others.X
13Have the qualifications to manage and organize the organizations in the travel businesses.X
14Have general business knowledge.X
15Understands strategies for management and marketing in the field of travel management.X
16Have knowledge of basic law related to tourism businesses.X
17Understands the relationship between tourism and environment, is aware of the necessary practices for a more livable environment and applies them when necessary.X
18Have the ability to think analytically in the field of tourism.X
19Have basic knowledge about home country cuisine and world cuisines.X
20Have a basic knowledge of the document and the accounting system in the travel agencies.X