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Course Code: 
ATH 103
Course Period: 
Autumn
Course Type: 
Core
P: 
3
Application: 
0
Credits: 
3
ECTS: 
7
Course Language: 
İngilizce
Courses given by: 
Course Objectives: 

Provide a comprehensive study of world geography from the perspective of a travel professional.

Course Content: 

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.

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

Vertical Tabs

Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

  1. Explain the geography of the world as it relates to tourism

1,2

1,2,3

A

  1. Gain a basic geographic overview of the world  and each major geographic region to provide insights about the geographic character that compromises the setting for tourism in a specific region

2

1,2,3

A

  1. Obtain their own perception of each tourist destination region in terms of its geographic and tourism characteristics

1,2,12

1,2,3

A,C

  1. Gain an understanding of world travel patterns, including the origin, characteristics, numbers, and seasonality of travel to a particular region and how travel and tourism contributes to the geography of each region

2,12

1,2,3

A

  1. Describe the major attractions for each area

13

1,2,3

A

 

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

 

 

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

 

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)

20

4

80

Mid-terms

1

10

10

Homework

2

10

20

Final examination

1

10

10

Total Work Load

 

 

165

Total Work Load / 25 (h)

 

 

6,6

ECTS Credit of the Course

 

 

7

 
1