Provide a comprehensive study of world geography from the perspective of a travel professional.
Critical regions, continents regarding destinations, tourist flows; knowledge of latitude and longitude, time zones, climate zones, trade winds; the cultural characteristics of various regions; understanding of motivations of people visiting a destination in relation to the cultural, climatic or geographic attributes.
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Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Teaching Methods |
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1,2,3 |
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1,2,3 |
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1,2,12 |
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2,12 |
1,2,3 |
A |
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13 |
1,2,3 |
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Course Flow
Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
1 |
Geography and Tourism: The Attraction of a Place |
Handout |
2 |
Patterns and Processes of World Tourism |
Handout |
3 |
Geography and Tourism in Mexico, Central America and The Caribbean |
Handout |
4 |
Geography and Tourism In North America |
Handout |
5 |
Geography and Tourism In South America |
Handout |
6 |
Geography and Tourism In Western Europe |
Handout |
7 |
Geography and Tourism In Northern Europe |
Handout |
8 |
Review |
Handout |
9 |
Geography and Tourism in Southern Europe |
Handout |
10 |
Geography and Tourism in Central Europe, Balkan States and Russia |
Handout |
11 |
Geography and Tourism in Africa |
Handout |
12 |
Geography and Tourism in East Asia |
Handout |
13 |
Geography and Tourism in South and South East Asia |
Handout |
14 |
Geography and Tourism in Australia, New Zealand and The Islands of The South Pacific |
Handout |
15 |
Final Exam |
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Recommended Sources
Textbook |
Boyut Yayın Grubu, Encyclopedia Millenia World Atlas Lloyd Hudman, Geography of Travel and Tourism 4th Edition Brian Boniface, Worldwide Destinations: The geography of travel and tourism |
Additional Resources |
Untwo.org |
Material Sharing
Documents |
Slideshow , Handouts |
Assignments |
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Exams |
Midterm, Final |
Assessment
Course’s Contribution to Program
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Program Learning Outcomes |
Contribution |
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To have a good understanding of the basic concepts in tourism and hotel management |
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To grasp and be aware of the regional, national and international dimensions of tourism and hotel management |
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To achieve a reasonable level of knowledge in the tourism and hospitality management on ethics, basic values, legislation and principles |
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x |
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To be aware of the specific dynamics of the service industry and learn the professional standards of perfection |
x |
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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 |
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To be fluent in verbal communication and writing capacities in at least two foreign languages. |
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Be able to adapt to varying cultures and languages received from experienced professors equipped with international experience in professional and academic backgrounds |
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To have personal, humanitarian, technical, and behavioural capabilities. |
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To have coordinating capacities in interdisciplinary applications (i.e administration commerce, representation, aviation, logistics, etc.) |
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To be able to carry out qualitative and quantitative research methods in tourism and hospitality management for the completion of projects. |
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x |
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To understand the tourism and hospitality industry from professional, academic, technical, intellectual and cultural points of view. |
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x |
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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. |
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x |
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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) |
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ECTS
Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) |
15 |
3 |
45 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
20 |
4 |
80 |
Mid-terms |
1 |
10 |
10 |
Homework |
2 |
10 |
20 |
Final examination |
1 |
10 |
10 |
Total Work Load |
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165 |
Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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6,6 |
ECTS Credit of the Course |
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7 |