GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
TOURISM THEORY/5840046
Course Title: TOURISM THEORY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Elective
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  English
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Dr. 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
history of scientific idea
science, discipline and 20 cc scientific philosophy (Popper, Kuhn etc)
developing theory, hypotesis, assumption
developing theory, hypotesis, assumption
disciplinary evaluation of tourism
knowledge production and epistemology
interdiscipline, multidiscipline, transdiscipline and tourism
tourism research and knowledge based platform
analysis of tourism knowledge and tourism theory process
analysis of tourism knowledge and tourism theory process
 -- 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  Basic concepts, studying the concepts of hypothesis and theory
3. Week  Discussing the disciplinary position of tourism
4. Week  Article study
5. Week  Article study
6. Week  Article study
7. Week  Article study
8. Week  Interview
9. Week  Article study
10. Week  Interview
11. Week  Article study
12. Week  Evaluating position of tourism
13. Week  Evaluating position of tourism
14. Week  Exam
15. Week  
16. Week  
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  Gülcan, B. (2009a). “Turizmin Disipliner Evrimi”, Ticaret ve Turizm Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 1:186-206. Gülcan, B. (2009b). “Türkiye’deki Turizm Akademisyenleri Turizmi Ayrı Bir Bilim Dalı Olarak Kabul Ediyorlar Mı?”, Ticaret ve Turizm Eğitim Fakültesi Dergisi, 2:1-20. Gülcan, B. (2010). “Turizmin Ayrı Bir Disiplin Olması Yolunda Disiplinlerarası Çalışmaların Önemi”, I.Disiplinlerarası Turizm Araştırmaları Kongresi, 27-30 Mayıs, Nevşehir. Günal, S. (2009). “Yeni Kariyer Yaklaşımları”, http://www.yenimakale.com/pdf/yenikariyer-yaklasimlari.pdf adresinden alınmıştır, (10.11.2010), 1-11. http//:www.unwto.org/statistics/index.html (21.07.2010) Jafari, J. ; Aaser, D. (1988). “Tourism as the Subject of Doctoral Dissertations”, Annals of Tourism Research, 15:407-429. Jafari, J. (1990). “Research and Scholarship: The Basis of Tourism Education”, Journal of Tourism Studies, 1:33-41. Jafari, J. (2001). The Scientification of Tourism. In Hosts and Guests Revisited: Tourism Issues
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  Not Applicable
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
0
0
 Assignment
1
50
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
50
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
50
 -- 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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2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
12X
13X
14X
15X
16
17
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19
20