Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
3308002105TOURISM ECONOMICSElective124
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to gain competence by introducing the impact of tourism to the economy.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Öğr. Gör. Sözer AKYILDIRIM
Learning Outcomes
11- introducing The impact of tourism on the balance of foreign payments.
22- introducing impact of tourism on income
33- introducing The impact of tourism on the domestic prices
44- introducing The impact of tourism on income of State
55- introducing Employment impact of tourism
66- introducing the impact of tourism on the Sectors.
77- introducing The impact of tourism on the infrastructure
88- introducing factors affecting the demand for tourism
99- introducing estimation techniques of tourist demand
1010- classifying data about touristic Supply
1111- making analyzis on touristic Supply
Mode of Delivery
Daytime Class
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
"Payments in Tourism Impact of Tourism on the Revenue Impact of tourism on employment Impact of Tourism to Sectors EFFECTS OF TOURISM TO THE ECONOMY FACTORS AFFECTING DEMAND FOR TOURISM Techniques for forecasting of the touristic demand Tourism Supply demand analysis OF TOURISM "
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1external Commercial
2"Balance Sheet of external Tourism "
3Impact of tourism to the foreign currencies
4Impact of Tourism on the Revenue
5Impact of tourism on employment
6"Impact of Tourism to Sectors "
7Impact of tourism on the economy
8"Factors affecting demand for tourism "
9Techniques for forecasting of the touristic demand
10"data of Accommodation Enterprises "
11Data of other tourism enterprises
12"World tourism "
13"Tourism in Turkey "
14Data analysis of tourism enterprises
Recommended or Required Reading
Prof. Dr. Kurban Ünlüören, Turizm Ekonomisi, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ekim 2007
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
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study14570
Individual Study for Mid term Examination11010
Individual Study for Final Examination11010
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO1         5    
LO2         5    
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LO5         4    
LO6         4    
LO7         5    
LO8         5    
LO9         4    
LO10         5    
LO11         5    
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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