ECTS - Purchasing and Cost Analysis
Purchasing and Cost Analysis (TOUR421) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Purchasing and Cost Analysis | TOUR421 | Area Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | English |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Demonstration, Discussion, Question and Answer. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | This course investigates the principles of cost controls and their application to food and beverage operations. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | Cost structure in accommodation and F&B administrations, stages of control, methods of control, analysis, pricing, package tour costs in traveling administrations, analytic approaches helping cost control. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Entry for Cost Analysis: Cost, spending, expenditure concepts, classification of costs | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Structural attributes of tourism administrations and effects of cost, cost structure, cost control and analysis | Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Cost Distribution in Tourism Administration | Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Cost Control and Management in Hotel Administrations | Chapter 4 |
| 5 | Cost Supervision in F&B Administrations | Chapter 5 |
| 6 | Package tour costs and cost management in traveling administrations | Chapter 6 |
| 7 | Mid-term Exam | Mid-term Exam |
| 8 | Cost structure and management in transportation administrations | Chapter 7 |
| 9 | Cost management in Tourism Administrations: Separations or Mixed Costs | Chapter 8 |
| 10 | Effectiveness-Cost Decisions | Chapter 9 |
| 11 | Cost-Profit Analysis | Chapter 10 |
| 12 | Efficiency Evaluation | Chapter 11 |
| 13 | Instruments that Maintain Cost Effectiveness: Inner Environment | Chapter 12 |
| 14 | Instruments that Maintain Cost Effectiveness: Outer Environment | Chapter 13 |
| 15 | Review | Review |
| 16 | Final Exam | Final Exam |
Sources
| Course Book | 1. Understanding and Managing Project Costs (S) 5th Edition Participants Manual |
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| Other Sources | 2. Usal A. Ve Kurgun O.A. (2006), Turizm İşletmelerinde Maliyet Analizleri, Detay Yayıncılık |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | 1 | 20 |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | - | - |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 35 |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 45 |
| Toplam | 3 | 100 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | 55 |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 45 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| 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 | Acquiring the skills of understanding, explaining, and using the fundamental concepts and methods of economics | |||||
| 2 | Acquiring the skills of macro level economic analysis | |||||
| 3 | Acquiring the skills of micro level economic analysis | |||||
| 4 | Understanding the formulation and implementation of economic policies at the local, national, regional, and/or global level | |||||
| 5 | Learning different approaches on economic and related issues | |||||
| 6 | Acquiring the quantitative and/or qualitative techniques in economic analysis | |||||
| 7 | Improving the ability to use the modern software, hardware and/or technological devices | |||||
| 8 | Developing intra-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary team work skills | X | ||||
| 9 | Acquiring an open-minded behavior through encouraging critical analysis, discussions, and/or life-long learning | |||||
| 10 | Adopting work ethic and social responsibility | |||||
| 11 | Developing the skills of communication. | |||||
| 12 | Improving the ability to effectively implement the knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: economic policy, public policy, international economic relations, industrial relations, monetary and financial affairs. | |||||
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 | 6 | 5 | 30 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 148 | ||