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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF ÜRGÜP SEBAHAT & EROL TOKÖZ / TS112 - TOURISM AND TRAVEL SERVICES

Code: TS112 Course Title: TOURISM AND ENVIRONMENT Theoretical+Practice: 2+1 ECTS: 5
Year/Semester of Study 1 / 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 İREM BOZKURT (irembozkurt@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) İREM BOZKURT,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
Learning the properties of tourism and environment relation; comprehension of applicable environmental policies in sustainable tourism policy and planning principles in accommodation, travel and food and beverage sectors.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 Will be able to express the importance of the concept of environment. PO-1 Describe the basic concepts concerning tourism and travel services administration.
PO-3 Know the internal and external environmental factors which have an effect on tourism and travel services administration.
PO-9 With the theoretical and practical experience obtained, they are able to analyze and provide solutions to the problems encountered of the sector.
Examination
Performance Project
LO-2 Will be able to describe the relationship between environment and tourism. PO-1 Describe the basic concepts concerning tourism and travel services administration.
PO-3 Know the internal and external environmental factors which have an effect on tourism and travel services administration.
PO-9 With the theoretical and practical experience obtained, they are able to analyze and provide solutions to the problems encountered of the sector.
Examination
Performance Project
LO-3 Will be able to describe the environmental problems caused by tourism. PO-1 Describe the basic concepts concerning tourism and travel services administration.
PO-3 Know the internal and external environmental factors which have an effect on tourism and travel services administration.
PO-6 Easily apply the theoretical and practical knowledge obtained from school and internship practices.
PO-9 With the theoretical and practical experience obtained, they are able to analyze and provide solutions to the problems encountered of the sector.
PO-21 Band to national and ethical values and care for these values at work they attend.
Examination
Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Environmental and environmental values / Relation to the tourism environment / Sustainable development / Sustainable tourism policy and planning / Ecotourism activities and their importance
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Tourism, Environment and Environmentalism Verbal lecture Argument
2 Sustainable Tourism and Environment Verbal lecture Argument
3 Ecotourism, Other Types of Tourism and Environmental Interaction Verbal lecture Argument
4 Ecotourism in Sustainable Tourism Verbal lecture Argument
5 Problems and Suggestions Due to the Development of Tourism City Areas Verbal lecture Argument
6 Problems and Suggestions Due to the Development of Tourism City Areas Verbal lecture Argument
7 Spatial Planning and Global Environmental Problems Verbal lecture Argument
8 mid-term exam
9 Positive Effects of Tourism on the Environment Verbal lecture Argument
10 Negative Effects of Tourism on the Environment Verbal lecture Argument
11 Impact of Tourism on Social Environment Verbal lecture Argument
12 Effects of Urbanization on Tourism and Environment Verbal lecture Argument
13 Sites and Environment in Turkey Verbal lecture Argument
14 Contracts, Treaties and Declarations in the Scope of Environmental Protection and Development Verbal lecture Argument
15 General Review Verbal lecture
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 TURİZM VE ÇEVRE Prof. Dr. Nüzhet Kahraman, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Oğuz Türkay
2 TURİZM ÇEVRE VE TOPLUM ( MARMARİS ÖRNEĞİ ) Doç. Dr. Muammer Tuna
3 Turizm ve Çevre Kitabı (PDF) Prof. Dr. Mesut DOĞAN, İSTANBUL ÜNİVERSİTESİ AÇIK VE UZAKTAN EĞİTİM FAKÜLTESİ.
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbooks, related lecture notes and 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) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 3 3 9
       c) Performance Project 0
       d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report 4 4 16
       e) Term paper/Project 0
Oral Examination 0
Quiz 0
Laboratory exam 0
Own study for mid-term exam 5 5 25
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 5 10 50
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 144