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Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
ETHICS AND TOURISM BTU202 4. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 4.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Associate's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals To provide students with basic information on ethical rules. The concepts of ethics, basic ethical principles and types of ethics, introduction of conflicting ethical norms and ethical in social public sector, sensitivity to community demands and behaviors are the learning objectives of the course. The subjects of responsibility are the factors affecting ethics and the standards related to ethics..
Course Content Tourism concept and ethics / Ethics and ethics / Ethical types / Basic ethical principles / Ethical theories / Ethical sources / Social responsibility / Ethical standards / Ethical issues in tourism businesses / Ethics and customer complaints
Learning Outcomes 1) Concepts related to ethics, basic ethical principles and the relationship between ethical types.
2) Describe the issues of professional ethics norms and social responsibility.
3) Evaluates standards related to professional ethics.
4) Relations between public and private sector ethics
5) Designs activities on customer rights and complaints in tourism enterprises.
6) They describe the definition and features of the faulty service.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Theoretical foundations of the concept of ethics. Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
2. Week Ethical systems Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
3. Week .Ethical functions Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
4. Week Social factors of ethical behavior. Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
5. Week ntroduction of Professional Ethics Norms and Social Responsibility. Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
6. Week Factors Affecting Ethics. Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
7. Week Sensitivity to the demands of society and its behaviors, Ethical Problems in Business (Midterm Exam) Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
8. Week Customer Rights and Complaints in Tourism Enterprises Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
9. Week Definition and Features of Defective Service Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
10. Week .Ethical Values ​​in Tourism Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
11. Week Studies on World Tourism Organization to Organize Ethical Principles in Tourism Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
12. Week Ethical Standards. Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
13. Week Ethics in the Public Sector Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework
14. Week Final Exam Lecture
Brainstorming
Brain Based Learning
Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
KOZAK, Meryem ve Hatice Güçlü (2006), Turizmde Etik, Kavramlar-İlkeler-Standartlar, 1. Baskı, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara
KOZAK, Metin ve Alper Arslan (2006), Turizmde Gelişme Ve Etik Sorunları: Üniversite Öğrencileri Üzerine Bir Araştırma Ege Üniversitesi Akademik Bakış Dergisi, 49-61.
PELİT, Elbeyi ve Evren Güçer (2004), Turizm Pazarlamasında Karşılaşılan Etik Sorunlar: Hizmet Pazarlama Karması Elemanları Kapsamında Teorik Bir İnceleme. Turizm Akademik Dergisi, 1: 65-88.
UÇKUN, Gazi, Seher Uçkun ve Hasan Latif (2004), Turizmde Etik, Sakarya Kitabevi, Sakarya.
YARCAN, Şükrü. (2007), Profesyonel Turist Rehberliğinde Mesleki Etik Üzerine Kavramsal Bir Değerlendirme, Anatolia: Turizm Araştırmaları Dergisi, Cilt 18, Sayı 1, Bahar: 33-44.

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ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 7 1
Final Exam 7 3
Time to prepare for Final Exam 14 3
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