GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT/5990024
Course Title: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN TRAVEL AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Asst. Prof. Yalçın ARSLANTÜRK
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/arslanturk
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  arslanturk@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Students learn the new trends in tourism and the environment of travel business
Students learn how basic economic principles relate to global community oriented tourism
 -- 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  Introduction of course syllabus
2. Week  Tourism and contemporary tourism issues from a global community perspective
3. Week  Various components of the tourism system on a various levels
4. Week  The impact of the new access of countries to international or domestic travel
5. Week  The role of tourism in achieving a positive balance of trade between countries
6. Week  Psychological implications of tourism destination marketing practices
7. Week  The role of the tourist as an agent for cultural change
8. Week  Social-cultural impacts
9. Week  Current challenges, industry problems
10. Week  Students’ presentations
11. Week  Students’ presentations
12. Week  Students’ presentations
13. Week  Students’ presentations
14. Week  Exam
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Major high-impact journals on tourism and the selected articles from the journals, and - Wyllie, R. W. (2000). Tourism and society: A guide to problems and issues. State College, Pennsylvania: Venture Publishing, Inc. - Jack, G. & A. Phipps. (2005). Tourism and intercultural exchange: Why tourism matters. Tonawanda, NY: Channel View Publications. - Apostolopoulos, Y. et al ( 2001) The Sociology of Tourism: Theoretical and Empirical Investigations, Routledge: New York - McCannell, D. ( 2013) The Tourist: A New Theory of the Leisure Class, University of California Press -Urry, J (1990). The Tourist Gaze: Leisure and Travel in Contemporary Societies. Sage Publications: London - Horner, S. & J. Swarbrooke. (2005). International cases in tourism management. Boston: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann. -Swarbrooke, J. & S. Horner. (2005). Consumer Behavior in Tourism. Second edition. Boston: Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  None
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
2
40
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
1
25
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
1
10
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
75
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
25
 -- 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
7
5
35
 Searching in Internet and Library
7
5
35
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
4
7
28
 Preparing Presentation
4
6
24
 Presentation
2
2
4
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
5
10
 Final and Studying for Final
2
5
10
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
188
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.52
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
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4
5
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3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
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