GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

TOURISM GEOGRAPHY/REH 212

Course Title:	TOURISM GEOGRAPHY
Credits	3	ECTS	5
Semester	4	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assoc. Prof. Bilgehan GÜLCAN

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://www.websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/bgulcan

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

bgulcan@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

To be able to utlize elements of geography for developing recreative areas and tourism destinations,
To be able to analyse geographical data as factor endowments of recreative areas and tourism destinations.
To be able to analyse geographical data as factor endowments of tourism destinations.
To be able identify recreative and tourism potantial of regions and cities as tourism destinations, and use them in the scope of comparative advantage
To be able to construct SWOT analysis of regions and cities as tourist destinations within scope of sustaianble tourism development.
To be able to undertand and examine regions and cities as recreative areas and tourist destinations.

-- 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	Geography and its Basic Concepts, Relations of Geography with Recreation and Tourism
2. Week	Utilizing Elements of Geography for Development of Recreational Areas and Tourism Destinations
3. Week	SWOT Analysis of Cities' and Regions' Potantial as Recreational Areas and Tourism Destinations
4. Week	Outlining Recreative and Tourism Inventory of Cities and Regions
5. Week	Strategies for Recreational and Touristic Product Differentiations
6. Week	Antigue Regions and Cities in Anatolia
7. Week	Antigue Regions and Cities in Anatolia
8. Week	Recreative Areas and Tourism Geography in Marmara Region
9. Week	Recreative Areas and Tourism Geography in Ege Region
10. Week	Recreative Areas and Tourism Geography in Mediterranean Region
11. Week	Recreative Areas and Tourism Geography in Central Anatolia Region
12. Week	Recreative Areas and Tourism Geography in Eastern Anatolia Region
13. Week	Recreative Areas and Tourism Geography in South-Eastern Region
14. Week	Recreative Areas and Tourism Geography in Black Sea Region
15. Week	Case Study Analysis
16. Week	Final Exam

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Turizm Coğrafyası, Fazıl ŞENOL, Detay Yayıncılık, T.C. Kültür ve Turizm Bakanlığı İl Kültür ve Turizm Müdürlükleri web siteleri

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture Question & Answer Case-Study Analysis

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

none

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	40
Assignment	0	0
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	16	2	32
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading			0
Searching in Internet and Library	16	2	32
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation	16	2	32
Presentation	16	1	16
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	8	1	8
Final and Studying for Final	3	2	6
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			126
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			5.04
ECTS:			5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

NO	PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES	1	2	3	4	5
1	He/she has information about structure, functioning and the importance of country development of recreation area	X
2	She/he has comprehensive and systematic knowledge about concepts and theories in the area of recreation			X
3	He/she can follow the information about the field of study by using at least a foreign language at the level of European Language Portfolio B2 and make communication	X
4	He/she communicate as written, verbal and nonverbal and perform the ability of presentation besides the using Turkish effectively			X
5	He/she defines the information and data as professional sense and synthesizes, analyze, interpret and evaluate.					X
6	He/she uses the knowledge that they have in the solution of problems				X
7	He/she evaluates Democracy, human rights, social, scientific, cultural and professional ethics values with the a critical perspective and develops appropriate behaviors				X
8	He/she uses both basic andthe information and communication technologies of their field of study with advanced software			X
9	He/she has knowledge about principles and facts concerning recreation			X
10	He/she has practical and theoretical information that are required to effectively manage the Recreation businesses		X
11	He/she knows and practice the things related with recreation areas with the relevant national and international legal regulations and professional standards	X
12	He/she has knowledge about Recreation area with access to relevant scientific information, new studies, monitoring, evaluation and implementation		X
13	He/she has the information of individual differences that are required in the design and implementation of recreation space-related programs		X
14	He/she has information about national and international the situation in different cultures related the recreation area					X
15	He/she plans recreation programs and physical activity by taking into account differences and environmental opportunities and uses right methods and techniques in appropriate with theoretical / scientific basis					X
16	He/she develops recommendation concerning the things he/she face the problem situations’ solutions in the area where recreation programs are performed			X
17	He/she uses and comments Periodicals national and international organizations reports related to recreation areas		X
18	He/she has Critical thinking, creative thinking and problem solving skill			X
19	He/she works in order to contribute the development of the project that are protection of health, physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and social development through participation in recreational activities independently or as a team member and manages the team			X
20	He/she has competence and skills of first intervention the health problems that may occur in recreational areas	X

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