PAÜ .:. Eğitim Öğretim Bilgi Sistemi

COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
THM 407	TRAVEL AGENCY AND TOUR OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT	2 + 0	7th Semester	6

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Compulsory
Course Objective	Aim of this course is to teach students the Basic missions of tour operators: tour planning, preparing, marketing and management process.
Course Content	THE ROLE OF TRAVEL AGENCIES IN TOURISM SECTOR; THE RELATION OF TRAVEL SECTOR WITH OTHER SECTORS; Foreign Travel Agencies; TRAVEL AGENCIES IN TURKEY.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.
Mode of Delivery	Face to Face

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	COMPREHENDS THE FEATURES OF TRAVEL AGENCY SECTOR.
2	LEARNS THE ROLE OF TRAVEL AGENCIES IN TOURISM SECTOR.
3	PERCEIVES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRAVEL SECTOR AND OTHER SECTORS.
4	GETS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TRAVEL AGENCIES WHICH ARE ABROAD.
5	GETS KNOWLEDGE ABOUT TRAVEL AGENCIES IN TURKEY.
6	DESCRIBES THE FUNCTIONS AND ORGANISATIONAL OF THE MAIN AND SIDE BUSINESSES OPERATING IN TRAVEL INDUSTRY.

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

	PO 01	PO 02	PO 03	PO 04	PO 05	PO 06	PO 07	PO 08	PO 09	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13	PO 14
LO 001	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO 002	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
LO 003	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
LO 004	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
LO 005	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
LO 006
Sub Total	18	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Contribution	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	1	14
Assignments	2	15	30
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Final examination	1	15	15
Presentation / Seminar Preparation	2	20	40
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			156 6

COURSE DETAILS

Select Year

	Course Term	No	Instructors
Details	2019-2020 Fall	1	BURÇİN KIRLAR CAN

Course Details

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Course Code	Language Of Instruction	Course Semester
THM 407	TRAVEL AGENCY AND TOUR OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT	2 + 0	1	Turkish	2019-2020 Fall

Course Coordinator	E-Mail	Phone Number	Course Location	Attendance
Assoc. Prof. Dr. BURÇİN KIRLAR CAN	burcink@pau.edu.tr		Course location is not specified.	%70

Goals		Aim of this course is to teach students the Basic missions of tour operators: tour planning, preparing, marketing and management process.
Content		THE ROLE OF TRAVEL AGENCIES IN TOURISM SECTOR; THE RELATION OF TRAVEL SECTOR WITH OTHER SECTORS; Foreign Travel Agencies; TRAVEL AGENCIES IN TURKEY.

Topics

Weeks	Topics
1	Concepts and approaches related to the course
2	History of travels and travel agencies
3	Travel motivations
4	Distribution channels in tourism
5	Travel agencies
6	Tour operators
7	Mid-term exam
8	Package tour planning and management
9	Legal regulations related to travel businesses
10	Tourism businesses management
11	Human resources in travel businesses
12	Group assignment presentations-I
13	Group assignment presentations-II
14	Group assignment presentations-III

Materials

Materials are not specified.

Resources

Resources	Resources Language
Necdet Hacıoğlu (2016), Seyahat Acentacılığı ve Tur Operatörlüğü (Nobel Yayıncılık)	Türkçe
Orhan İçöz (2014), Seyahat Acentaları ve Tur Operatörlüğü Yönetimi (Turhan Kitabevi)	Türkçe
Yasin Keleş (Editör) (2015), Seyahat Acentacılığı ve Tur Operatörlüğü (Grafiker Yayınları)	Türkçe
İrfan Mısırlı (2018), Seyahat Acentacılığı ve Tur Operatörlüğü (Detay Yayıncılık)	Türkçe
Mahmut Demir (2017), Seyahat Acentacılığı ve Tur Operatörlüğü (Detay Yayıncılık)	Türkçe

Course Assessment

Assesment Methods	Percentage (%)	Assesment Methods Title
Final Exam	60	Final Exam
Midterm Exam	40	Midterm Exam

L+P: Lecture and Practice
PQ: Program Learning Outcomes
LO: Course Learning Outcomes

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