Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
163313001100GENEREAL TOURISMCompulsory112
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
It is purposed that students are informed of working of hotel industry.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Uğur PARLAK
Learning Outcomes
11- explaining fully the reasons that lead people to travel.
22- Guests participating in the movement of tourism, explaining travel formalities in accordance with legal regulations.
33- explaining tourism businesses and their services correctly.
44- explaining travel formalities Of guests in accordance with legal regulations.
55- In accordance with international aviation agreements explaining the transport services with the airlines.
66- Explaining correctly transport and highway services.
77- explaining the Maritime and transport services correctly.
88- explaining Railway and transport services.
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Front Office in Hospitality. Documents in Front Office. Schedule in Front Office, Reservation, Registration, Relation of Front Office and Guest, Filing, Central Office, Front Office Management
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1The concept of tourism and tourists
2The concept of tourism and tourists
3"tourism functions "
4"tourism functions "
5tourism industry
6tourism industry
7"Travel formalities "
8tourism and airway transportation
9"tourism and highway transportation "
10"tourism and highway transportation "
11tourism and maritime
12tourism and maritime
13tourism and rail transport
14tourism and rail transport
Recommended or Required Reading
Konaklama İşletmelerinde Önbüro İşlemleri ve Yönetimi, Kantarcı, Kemal,Detay Yay. Ankara,2004, Konaklama İşletmelerinde Önbüro Yönetimi Şener, Bur
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Individual Study for Mid term Examination14228
Individual Study for Final Examination14228
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)58
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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14
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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