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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF ÜRGÜP SEBAHAT & EROL TOKÖZ / TS227 - TOURISM AND TRAVEL SERVICES

Code: TS227 Course Title: INCOMING AGENCY Theoretical+Practice: 2+1 ECTS: 3
Year/Semester of Study 2 / Fall 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 AKİF ALAŞHAN (akifalashan@nevsehir.edu.tr)
Name of Lecturer(s) AKİF ALAŞHAN,
Language of Instruction Turkish
Work Placement(s) None
Objectives of the Course
To organize national and international tour organizations in tourism event. To train professionals who have knowledge and skills in travel management.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 PO-1 Describe the basic concepts concerning tourism and travel services administration.
PO-2 Know the legal arrangements and professional standards in the field of 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-4 Know how to organize and provide presentation, information, guiding, transportation, meeting-congress organization and other services served in travel agency managements.
PO-6 Easily apply the theoretical and practical knowledge obtained from school and internship practices.
PO-7 Know how to operate computer automation systems used in travel agency managements and use these systems efficiently.
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-10 Have strong communicative skills and accommodate easily adapt to teamwork
PO-11 Communicate efficiently and positively with their juniors and seniors.
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-14 Know and apply making reservations, coordination with other accommodation managements, customer management, calculations, accounting and registering.
PO-15 Attend teamwork as a team member in sales-marketing, congress and fair organizations.
PO-16 How to know booking and ticketing concerning all the travel agencies who provide transportation service and take active charge in these applications.
PO-17 Assist colleagues contribute to junior’s developments through continued education.
PO-18 Respect seniors and complete the assigned tasks fully; create their personal solutions in case of crisis.
PO-19 Prepare reports regarding their task and present them to their seniors.
PO-20 Assist colleagues by doing the tasks apart from their own in extraordinary situations.
PO-21 Band to national and ethical values and care for these values at work they attend.
PO-22 Follow vocational innovations and improve themselves constantly on a continued basis.
Examination
Practice Exam
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Travel Agencies, Tour Operators, Travel Contracts, Package Tours, Package Tour Production, Travel Management, Marketing, Distribution and Sales Policies.
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 History of travel and travel agencies Subject description
2 Definitions and basic information about travel agencies Subject description
3 Services provided by travel agencies Subject description
4 Reservations, reservations for accommodation and transport Subject description
5 Transfer transactions, customs and visa transactions, Subject description
6 Information, car rental and ticket sales. Subject description
7 Package tour preparation and sale. Subject description
8 mid-term exam
9 Portions of travel agencies Subject description
10 Classification of travel agencies; international classification Subject description
11 Reasons why consumers prefer travel and travel agency Subject description
12 Computerized reservation systems Subject description
13 Travel agency establishment transactions Subject description
14 Travel agency establishment transactions Subject description
15 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
Required Course instruments and materials
Books, articles, 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) 3 14 42
Outside Class
       a) Reading 0
       b) Search in internet/Library 0
       c) Performance Project 3 4 12
       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 4 5 20
final exam 1 1 1
0
0
Total work load; 96