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Course Code: 
ATH 203
Course Period: 
Autumn
Course Type: 
Core
P: 
3
Application: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
9
Course Language: 
İngilizce
Course Objectives: 

Provide an introduction to lodging and food service industry operations.

Course Content: 
Explain the complex interrelationships involved in the business, stress the variety of career opportunities available. Coverage on international basis reflecting the globalization in the industry.
Course Methodology: 
1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Simulation, 5: Case Study
Course Evaluation Methods: 
A: Testing, B: Presentation, C: Homework, D: Project, E: Laboratory

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

  1. Describe the scope of tourism internationally and local.

1,3

1,2,3

A

  1. Understand the early history of lodging and its impacts.

1,3,13

1,2,3

A

  1. Describe the globalization of the lodging industry and its effects.

2

1,2,3

A

  1. Understand the organization and structure of lodging operations and the food service industry.

1,3,13

1,2,3

A,B

  1. Explain the functional areas in hospitality operations

13

1,2,3

A

 

Course Flow

Week

Topics

Study Materials

1

 The Hospitality Industry and Tourism

 

2

 The Hotel Business

 

3

 Rooms Division Operations

 

4

 Food and Beverage Operations

 

5

 Restaurant Operations

 

6

 Managed Services; Beverages

 

7

 Review

 

8

 Recreation, Theme Parks and Gaming Entertainment

 

9

 Event Management

 

10

 Leadership and Management

 

11

 Sales and Marketing

 

12

 Accounting and Finance Division

 

13

 Human Resources Division

 

14

 Security Division

 

15

Final Exam

 

 

Recommended Sources

Textbook

 John R. Walker, Introduction to the Hospitality 5th edition

Denney G. Rutherford, Hotel Management and Operations

Additional Resources

 Power Point presentation

 

Material Sharing

Documents

 Handouts

Assignments

 

Exams

 Midterm, Final

 

Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES

NUMBER

PERCENTAGE

Mid-terms

1

50

Assignment

2

50

Total

 

100

CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE

 

50

CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE

 

50

Total

 

100

 

 

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

 

Course’s Contribution to Program

No

Program Learning Outcomes

Contribution

1

2

3

4

5

 

1

To have a good understanding of the basic concepts in tourism and hotel management

 

 

 

 X

 

 

2

To grasp and be aware of the regional, national and international dimensions of tourism and hotel management

 

 

 x

 

 

 

3

To achieve  a reasonable level of knowledge in the tourism and hospitality management on ethics, basic values, legislation  and principles

 

 

 

 

 x

 

4

To be aware of the specific dynamics of the service industry and learn the professional standards of perfection

 

 

 

 

 x

 

5

To have a conducive character for teamwork, be a problem solver as well as show leadership capabilities and an ability to establish contact with specialists in other areas of interest

 

 

 x

 

 

 

6

To be fluent in verbal communication and writing capacities in at least two foreign languages.

 

 

 

 

 x

 

7

Be able to adapt to varying cultures and languages  received from experienced professors equipped with  international experience in professional and academic backgrounds

 

 

 

 

 x

 

8

To have personal, humanitarian, technical, and behavioural capabilities.

 

 

 x

 

 

 

9

To have coordinating capacities in interdisciplinary applications (i.e administration commerce, representation, aviation, logistics, etc.)

 

 x

 

 

 

 

10

To be able to carry out qualitative and quantitative research methods in tourism and hospitality management for the completion of projects.

 x

 

 

 

 

 

11

To understand the tourism and hospitality industry from professional, academic, technical, intellectual and cultural points of view.

 

 

 

 x

 

 

12

To be able to evaluate concepts, ideas and data in the tourism sector with scientific methods, identify complicated problems and topics to analyze, and come up with solutions based on research and evidence.

 

 

 x

 

 

 

13

To  become an expert in one of the specialization areas of the tourism industry (i.e: congress and lodgings management, aviation management, gastronomy, social and humanitarian sciences)

 

 

 

 x

 

 

 

ECTS

Activities

Quantity

Duration 
(Hour)

Total 
Workload 
(Hour)

Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours)

15

3

45

Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)

30

6

180

Mid-terms

1

20

20

Homework

 

 

 

 
2