Gives the student a general idea about the “tracks” in the tourism industry i.e hospitality,transport, distribution and support logistics fields, informs about the industry associations, tourism types and environmental concerns.
The 4 tracks, Associations, Intermediary bodies, Statistics, History of tourism, Impact on the economy, Future prospects.
Vertical Tabs
Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
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1,3 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
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2,3,9 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
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10,12 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
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12 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
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8 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
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11 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
Course Flow
Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
1 |
General Outlook & Introduction |
Introduction |
2 |
Types Of Tourism |
Mobility |
3 |
History Of Tourism |
Perspective |
4 |
Tourism Organisations |
Platforms |
5 |
Passenger Transportation |
Transport Systems |
6 |
Hospitality Concept |
A dimension |
7 |
Organisations in Distribution |
Choices |
8 |
Attractions |
Entertainment |
9 |
Economic Impact Of Tourism |
Monetary Values |
10 |
Social Impact Of Tourism |
Social values |
11 |
Environmental Impact Of Tourism |
Concerns |
12 |
Governments’ Role in Tourism |
Authority |
13 |
Future Of Tourism |
Uncertainty |
14 |
Guest Speaker / Visit / Homework |
Experience |
15 |
Final Exam |
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Recommended Sources
Textbook |
Planning & Developing Tourism - Bülent Kastarlak, Pearson |
Additional Resources |
Tourism websites i.e www.traveldailynews.com |
Material Sharing
Documents |
Power Point Presentations |
Assignments |
A current topic each semester analysed |
Exams |
Midterm / Quiz / Final Exam |
Assessment
IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
Mid-terms |
1 |
60 |
Quizzes OR Assignment |
2 |
40 |
Total |
|
100 |
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
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40 |
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
|
60 |
Total |
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100 |
COURSE CATEGORY |
Expertise/Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
No |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Contribution |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1 |
To have a good understanding of the basic concepts in tourism and hotel management |
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x |
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2 |
To grasp and be aware of the regional, national and international dimensions of tourism and hotel management |
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x |
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3 |
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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4 |
To be aware of the specific dynamics of the service industry and learn the professional standards of perfection |
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x |
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5 |
To have a conducive character for teamwork, be a problem solver as well as show leadership capabilities and ability to establish contact with specialists in other areas of interest |
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x |
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6 |
To be fluent in verbal communication and writing capacities in at least two foreign languages. |
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x |
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7 |
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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x |
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8 |
To have personal, humanitarian, technical, and behavioral capabilities. |
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x |
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9 |
To have coordinating capacities in interdisciplinary applications (i.e administration commerce, representation, aviation, logistics..etc..) |
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x |
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10 |
To be able to carry out qualitative and quantitative research methods in tourism and hospitality management for producing projects. |
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x |
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11 |
To be equipped adequately in the tourism and hospitality industry from professional, academic, technical, intellectual and cultural points of view. |
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x |
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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 discuss them and come up with solutions based on research and evidence. |
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x |
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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) |
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x |
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ECTS
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
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Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) |
15 |
3 |
45 |
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Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
15 |
4 |
60 |
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Mid-terms |
1 |
10 |
10 |
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Homework |
2 |
20 |
40 |
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Final examination |
1 |
20 |
20 |
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Total Work Load |
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175 |
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Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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7 |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
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7 |