Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF TOURISM / Tİ209 - TOURISM MANAGEMENT

Code: Tİ209 Course Title: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION Theoretical+Practice: 2+0 ECTS: 2
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department TOURISM MANAGEMENT
Pre-requisities and Co-requisites None
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Teaching Period 14 Weeks
Name of Lecturer BURCU GÜLSEVİL BELBER (bbelber@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) BURCU GÜLSEVİL BELBER,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To inform students about interpersonal communication subjects such as listening, speaking, non-verbal communication, and help them improve their interpersonal communication skills.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Can explain the basic concepts about interpersonal communication. PO-5 Communicate effectively verbal, non-verbal and in written way and demonstrate effective presentation skills.
PO-17 Recognize and understand different cultures and communicate with them.
Examination
LO-2 Can characterize the interpersonal communication tools. PO-5 Communicate effectively verbal, non-verbal and in written way and demonstrate effective presentation skills.
PO-17 Recognize and understand different cultures and communicate with them.
Examination
LO-3 Can catch on how to build a more effective interpersonal communication. PO-5 Communicate effectively verbal, non-verbal and in written way and demonstrate effective presentation skills.
PO-17 Recognize and understand different cultures and communicate with them.
Examination
LO-4 Can explain the significance of interpersonal communication in tourism PO-5 Communicate effectively verbal, non-verbal and in written way and demonstrate effective presentation skills.
PO-17 Recognize and understand different cultures and communicate with them.
Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Definition and importance of communication, the process of communication, communication types, characteristics of tourism sector employees for effective communication, issues that tourism sector employees' to be attention for to be able to healthy communicate with tourists, issues that tourism sector employees' to be attention for to be able to healthy communicate with tourists, issues that public institutions' to be attention for to be able to healthy communicate with tourists, expectations of different types of tourists and issues that to be attention for to be able to satisfying these expectations, differences in intercultural communication.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Definition and importance of communication Lecture Method, Question-Answer
2 The process of communication Lecture Method, Question-Answer
3 Communication types (Verbal Communication-Written communication-Non-verbal communication). Lecture Method, Question-Answer
4 Characteristics of Tourism Sector Employees for Effective Communication. Lecture Method, Question-Answer
5 Issues That Tourism Sector Employees Should Pay Attention to in order to Communicate with Tourists. Lecture Method, Question-Answer
6 Matters that Tourism Sector Employees Should Consider while Selling. Lecture Method, Question-Answer
7 Issues that Prevent from Communicating with Tourists of Employees. Review of course. Lecture Method, Question-Answer
8 mid-term exam
9 Issues that public institutions' to be attention for to be able to healthy communicate with tourists. Lecture Method
10 Issues that public institutions' to be attention for to be able to healthy communicate with tourists. Lecture Method Question-Answer
11 Expectations of different types of tourists and issues that to be attention for to be able to satisfying these expectations. Lecture Method, Question-Answer
12 Expectations of different types of tourists and issues that to be attention for to be able to satisfying these expectations. Lecture Method Question-Answer
13 Differences in intercultural communication. Lecture Method Question-Answer
14 Differences in intercultural communication. Lecture Method Question-Answer
15 Review of course. Lecture Method Question-Answer
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Gürüz, D. 2008 Eğinli, A.T., İletişim Becerileri. Nobel Yayın Dağıtım: İzmir
2 Mısırlı, İ. 2003. Genel İletişim. Detay Yayıncılık: Ankara
3 Baltaş, Z., Baltaş, A. 2009. Bedenin Dili. Remzi Kitabevi: İstanbul
Required Course instruments and materials
Lecture notes and projector.

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) 2 14 28
Outside Class
       a) Reading 1 10 10
       b) Search in internet/Library 1 5 5
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 3 2 6
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 3 9
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 60