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)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
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 Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gonca Güzel Şahin
Course Assistants
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;
  • To teach the functions of travel enterprises and their importance for tourism industry.
  • To teach the types of travel enterprises and their organizational structures, their importance in tourism industry and functions.
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

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
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
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 Conceptual, theoretical and methodological mastery over political science and public administration disciplines.
2 Acquiring a multidisciplinary perspective in political science and public administration disciplines.
3 Acquiring the necessary methodological understanding and skill in political science and public administration disciplines.
4 An ability to contribute to the political science and public administration literatures.

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