ECTS - Travel Management
Travel Management (TUR514) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel Management | TUR514 | General Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Social Sciences Master's Degree |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | To teach the functions of travel enterprises and their importance for tourism industry. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Enterprises in travel business, their foundation, juristicial and organizational structure. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Historical process of travel and travel enterprises | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Distribution system in tourism and the importance of travel enterprises in distribution systems | Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Organizational structure and juristical legislation of travel enterprises | Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Travel agencies and their functions | Chapter 4 |
| 5 | Tour operators and their functions | Chapter 5 |
| 6 | Package tour, tour types and the employees worked for tours | Chapter 6 |
| 7 | Tour planning, destination selecting, buying process and price determining | Chapter 7 |
| 8 | Tour executing, ground services, tour managing and completion | Chapter 8 |
| 9 | Mid-Term Exam | Mid-Term Exam |
| 10 | Ticketing | Chapter 9 |
| 11 | Seminar Presentaions | Seminar Presentaions |
| 12 | Seminar Presentaions | Seminar Presentaions |
| 13 | Seminar Presentaions | Seminar Presentaions |
| 14 | Seminar Presentaions | Seminar Presentaions |
| 15 | Seminar Presentaions | Seminar Presentaions |
| 16 | Fınal Exam | Fınal Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Nigel Evans,George Stonehouse,David Campbell(2003); Strategic Management for Travel and Tourism.Burlington |
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Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 20 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | 1 | 50 |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 30 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 70 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 30 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | X |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | The skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts of tourism management | |||||
| 2 | Analyzing and designing management techniques and practices in tourism organizations | |||||
| 3 | Understanding the planning, organizing, executing, coordinating and control functions of tourism management, along with explanation and implementation of them | |||||
| 4 | Understanding the strategic, tactical and operational dimensions of the tourism management | |||||
| 5 | Ability to use the modern techniques and technological devices of tourism industry | |||||
| 6 | Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in alternative tourism areas | |||||
| 7 | Concentrating practice along with theoretical frame of tourism management | |||||
| 8 | Developing the skills of communication | |||||
| 9 | Understanding the trends in the tourism industry | |||||
| 10 | Having the quality consciousness in the tourism industry | |||||
| 11 | Adopting work ethic and social responsibility in the tourism industry | |||||
| 12 | Ability to effectively implement the business knowledge and skills in at least one of the following fields: service, marketing, finance, human resources and accounting in tourism management | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | |||
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | 10 | 5 | 50 |
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 9 | 3 | 27 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | |||
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | |||
| Total Workload | 125 | ||