Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
|
|||||
| Year/Semester of Study | 2 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | Short Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Compulsory | ||||
| Department | TOURISM AND TRAVEL SERVICES | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | FURKAN SOYSALDI (furkansoysaldi@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | |||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| The aim of the course is to enable students to acquire the basic theorical knowledge related with planning, management and control of package tours. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 | Can explain relationships of various tour components such as transportation, lodging, dining, sightseeing, attractions and shopping. |
PO-12 Know the practices of agency operations, tour planning, tour operations, operation management and participate in them actively. |
Examination |
| LO-2 | Can explain types of travel organization. |
PO-15 Know how to make reservation and ticketing about all travel agencies who provide transportation services and participate in them actively. |
Examination |
| LO-3 | Can explain the factors affecting the choice of destination. |
PO-12 Know the practices of agency operations, tour planning, tour operations, operation management and participate in them actively. PO-15 Know how to make reservation and ticketing about all travel agencies who provide transportation services and participate in them actively. |
Examination |
| LO-4 | Sort of planning activities related to travel. |
PO-12 Know the practices of agency operations, tour planning, tour operations, operation management and participate in them actively. |
Examination |
| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
|||
| Course Contents | ||
| Destination research, itinerary design, tour price calculation and selling price setting of tour packages. Operation of package tours and post operation phase | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Introduction: a Package Tour, Tour Operators and Travel Agents | Spoken |
| 2 | Package tour and group typesç | Spoken |
| 3 | Tour Development (Present state analysis, Destination Research and Suppliers negotiation) | Spoken |
| 4 | Tour Development (Tour Itinerary and sightseeng development) | Spoken |
| 5 | Tour Development (Costing a tour) | Spoken |
| 6 | Tour Development (Pricing and Pricing Strategies) | Spoken |
| 7 | Tour Development (Marketing and Promotion) | Spoken |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Pre‐Tour Operation and preparation of tour file | Spoken |
| 10 | Tour Execution (Hosted Tours) | Spoken |
| 11 | Tour Execution (Conducted Tours) | Spoken |
| 12 | Post‐tour operation | Spoken |
| 13 | Factors affecting tour management | Spoken |
| 14 | Future Trends in Tour Management | Spoken |
| 15 | Conducted Tour Execution (Movie Presentatition) | Application |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | Seyahat Acentacılığı ve Tur Operatörlüğü, Detay Yayıncılık | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Assessment Methods | |||
| Type of Assessment | Week | Hours | Weight(%) |
| mid-term exam | 8 | 1 | 40 |
| Other assessment methods | |||
| 1.Oral Examination | |||
| 2.Quiz | |||
| 3.Laboratory exam | |||
| 4.Presentation | |||
| 5.Report | |||
| 6.Workshop | |||
| 7.Performance Project | |||
| 8.Term Paper | |||
| 9.Project | |||
| final exam | 16 | 1 | 60 |
| Student Work Load | |||
| Type of Work | Weekly Hours | Number of Weeks | Work Load |
| Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice) | 4 | 14 | 56 |
| Outside Class | |||
| a) Reading | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| c) Performance Project | 0 | ||
| d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| e) Term paper/Project | 0 | ||
| Oral Examination | 0 | ||
| Quiz | 0 | ||
| Laboratory exam | 0 | ||
| Own study for mid-term exam | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 0 | |||
| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 120 | ||