| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | 163313003102 | TOURISM GEOGRAPHY | Compulsory | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Short Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| It is aimed that the students have knowledge about the basic concepts and subjects related to tourism geography and learn about the tourism supply in Turkey by knowing closely their touristic attractions by country and region. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Öğr. Gör. Uğur PARLAK |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Geography, tourism geographical concepts can be defined. | | 2 | Relationship between tourism and geography can be defined. | | 3 | The geographical distribution of tourism supply and demand and the factors that are effective in their formation can be explained. | | 4 | Explain the general structure of world tourism and basic international tourist flows and give examples. | | 5 | According to the geographical and geographical regions, Turkey's main tourist attractions can be listed. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Daytime Class |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Geography and tourism relation, concepts related to tourism geography, geographical distribution of tourism claim, geographical distribution of tourism supply, world tourism and international tourist flow, tourism and tourist movements in Turkey, regional distribution of tourism supply in Turkey. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Basic Concepts of Geography and Tourism Geography
| | | | 2 | Recreation, Leisure, Geography and Tourism Relationship | | | | 3 | Tourism Supply and Tourism Claim | | | | 4 | Tourism Demand and Geographical Distribution | | | | 5 | Tourism Supply and Geographical Distribution | | | | 6 | World Tourism and International Tourist Flow | | | | 7 | General Geography of Turkey | | | | 8 | Place of Turkey in World Tourism | | | | 9 | Touristic Attraction of Mediterranean Region | | | | 10 | Aegean region Touristic attractions | | | | 11 | Marmara Region Touristic Attraction | | | | 12 | Central Anatolia Region Touristic Attraction | | | | 13 | Eastern Anatolia Region Touristic Attraction | | | | 14 | Southeastern Anatolia Region Touristic Attraction | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Gürhan Aktaş, (2008) Türkiye Turizm Coğrafyası: Detay Yayıncılık.
Fazıl Şenol (2016) Türkiye Turizm Coğrafyası: Detay Yayıncılık. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Self Study | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 1 | 12 | 12 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 1 | 12 | 12 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO2 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO4 | | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | LO5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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