Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue
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| Year/Semester of Study | 2 / Spring Semester | ||||
| Level of Course | Short Cycle Degree Programme | ||||
| Type of Course | Optional | ||||
| Department | TOURISM AND TRAVEL SERVICES | ||||
| Pre-requisities and Co-requisites | None | ||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face to Face | ||||
| Teaching Period | 14 Weeks | ||||
| Name of Lecturer | MEHMET BÜYÜKATA (mehmetbuyukata@nevsehir.edu.tr) | ||||
| Name of Lecturer(s) | MEHMET ÇONTU, KAYHAN KARAKAYA, | ||||
| Language of Instruction | Turkish | ||||
| Work Placement(s) | None | ||||
| Objectives of the Course | |||||
| To introduce special interest tourism to students. | |||||
| Learning Outcomes | PO | MME | |
| The students who succeeded in this course: | |||
| LO-1 |
PO-3 Know the internal and external environmental factors which have an effect on tourism and travel services administration. PO-4 Know how to organize and provide presentation, information, guiding, transportation, meeting-congress organization and other services served in travel agency managements. 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-13 Know and take active charge in applications as to agency operations, tour planning, tour operator and operations management made in travel agency managements. PO-15 Attend teamwork as a team member in sales-marketing, congress and fair organizations. |
Examination |
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| PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation |
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| Course Contents | ||
| Alternative tourism types include the concept of sustainability. In the context of the course, there is a question of how businesses will create demand in niche markets for alternative tourism activities. | ||
| Weekly Course Content | ||
| Week | Subject | Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
| 1 | Definition of special interest tourism | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 2 | Special attention to the importance of tourism | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 3 | History and development of special interest tourism | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 4 | Relevance of special interest tourism to other alternative tourism types | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 5 | Trends and pace of increase in special interest tourism in the world | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 6 | Special interest tourism types | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 7 | special interest tourism | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 8 | mid-term exam | |
| 9 | Special interest tourist profile | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 10 | Youth tourism | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 11 | Rural tourism and Eco-tourism | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 12 | Cruise tourism | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 13 | Botanical tourism | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 14 | culture Tourism | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 15 | culture Tourism | Lecture, presentation, lecture notes |
| 16 | final exam | |
| Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading | ||
| 1 | ÖZEL İLGİ TURİZMİ PROF.DR.MERYEM AKOĞLAN KOZAK | |
| Required Course instruments and materials | ||
| Special Interest Tourism Course Book | ||
| 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 | 5 | 10 |
| b) Search in internet/Library | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 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 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| mid-term exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Own study for final exam | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| final exam | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 0 | |||
| Total work load; | 95 | ||