Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
TOURİSM GEOGRAPHY UCOG369 5. Semester 4 + 0 4.0 6.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors Mehmet SOMUNCU
Assistants
Goals In this course aimed to provide theoretical information about the basic subjects of tourism to the students. It is expected that the students who take the course will have basic knowledge about tourism which is one of the economic and social activities.At the same time it is expected that this information obtained will be integrated with other subjects of the geography and this information will be used especially in tourism planning studies.
Course Content Tourism is one of the fastest growing economic and social events on the global level. Tourism, which is a common interest of various discipline, is one of the main subjects of human geography. Tourism is taken from this perspective.
Learning Outcomes 1) Understand and describe spatial patterns of international and domestic tourism.
2) Determine the impact of leisure travel on communities.
3) Calculate the economic impact of tourism on geographic areas.
4) Identify tourist attractions of regional, national, and world significance.
5) Consider of comparisons and contrasts between geographic patterns of business and leisure travel.
6) Identify tourism actors and career opportunities in tourism.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Tourism, Geography and Tourism Geography Lecture; Question Answer

 Homework
2. Week The Relation of Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Lecture; Question Answer

 Homework
3. Week Demand and Motivation in Tourism Lecture; Question Answer

 Homework
4. Week Supply in Tourism: Attractiveness / Natural Attractiveness Lecture; Question Answer

 Homework
5. Week Supply in Tourism: Attractiveness / Cultural attractions Lecture; Question Answer

 Homework
6. Week Supply in Tourism: Transportation, Accommodation and Organizations Lecture; Question Answer

 Homework
7. Week Midterm Question Answer

 Homework
8. Week Tourism Impacts: Economic and Social Impacts Lecture; Question Answer

 Homework
9. Week Tourism Impacts: Environmental Impacts Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
10. Week Alternative Tourism Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
11. Week Policy and Planning in Tourism Lecture; Question Answer

 Homework
12. Week Tourism Management Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
13. Week Sustainable Tourism Lecture; Question Answer; Discussion

 Homework
14. Week Tourism in Turkey Lecture; Question Answer

 Homework

Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Ders kitabı: • Özgüç,N. 2015. Turizm Coğrafyası: Özellikler ve Bölgeler, Çantay Kitabevi, İstanbul. • Kozak,N., vd. 2013. Genel Turizm: İlkeler, Kavramlar, Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara. Yardımcı kaynaklar: • İçöz, O. (Ed.). 2007. Genel Turizm: Turizmde Temel Kavramlar ve İlkeler, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara. • İçöz, O., Var, T., İlhan, İ. 2002. Turizm Planlaması, Turhan Kitabevi, Ankara. • Karaküçük, S. 2005. Rekreasyon: Boş Zamanları Değerlendirme, Gazi Kitabevi, Ankara. • Doğaner, S. 2001. Türkiye Turizm Coğrafyası, Çantay Kitabevi, İstanbul. • Williams, S., Lew, A.A. 2015. Tourism Geography: Critical Understanding of Place, Space and Experience, Routledge, London and New York. • Hall, C.M. and Page, S.J. 2014. The Geography of Tourism and Recreation Environmet, Place and Space, Routledge, London and New York. • Shaw, G. and Williams, M.A. 1994. Critical Issues in Tourism A Geographical Perspective, Blackwell Publishers, Oxford, UK.

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 4
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 5 14
Midterm Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 20
Final Exam 1 1.5
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 30
1 1.5
1 1.5
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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