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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF ÜRGÜP SEBAHAT & EROL TOKÖZ / TS212 - TOURISM AND TRAVEL SERVICES

Code: TS212 Course Title: AGENCY AUTOMATION PROGRAMS Theoretical+Practice: 1+1 ECTS: 4
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 AKİF ALAŞHAN (akifalashan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) GÜNAY EROL, SERKAN ZARO,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Informing students about the automation programs used by travel agencies and their use.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 The students know the missions of travel agencies. PO-1 Describe the basic concepts concerning tourism and travel services administration.
Examination
LO-2 The students know the legal groups of travel agencies. PO-2 Know the legal arrangements and professional standards in the field of tourism and travel services administration.
Examination
LO-3 The students know the legal procedures of opening travel egency PO-4 Know how to organize and provide presentation, information, guiding, transportation, meeting-congress organization and other services served in travel agency managements.
Examination
LO-4 The studentts can record all the activities of travel agencies on the automation program PO-7 Know how to operate computer automation systems used in travel agency managements and use these systems efficiently.
Laboratory Exam
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Activities of travel agencies and applied training of Sejour Agency Automation program.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Basic concepts Lecturing
2 Making Basic Definition Entries on the Automation Program Applied Lecture
3 Defining a Tour Operator Applied Lecturing
4 Defining Agreed Services with Tour Operators Applied Lecturing
5 Hotel Description Applied Lecturing
6 Describing Basic Services Contracted with Hotel Applied Lecturing
7 An overview Applied Lecturing
8 mid-term exam
9 Hotel Contract Entry-1 Applied Lecturing
10 Hotel Contract Entry-2 Applied Lecturing
11 Making a Hotel Reservation Applied Lecturing
12 Define Tour Applied Lecturing
13 Creating a Tour Reservation Applied Lecturing
14 Invoice Control and Correction Applied Lecturing
15 An overview Applied Lecturing
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 Seyahat Acentacılığı ve Tur Operatörlüğü,İrfan Mısırlı, Detay Yayıncılık
2 Sejour Acenta Otomasyon Programı Kitabı
Required Course instruments and materials
Sejour agency automation program, slide presentations.

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 2 10 20
       b) Search in internet/Library 2 10 20
       c) Performance Project 2 4 8
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 0
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 1 1 1
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; 107