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Lesson Information

Course Credit
Course ECTS Credit
Teaching Language of Instruction İngilizce
Level of Course Associate's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 5, EQF-LLL: Level 5, QF-EHEA: Short Cycle
Type of Course
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience?
Course Coordinator
Instructor (s)
Course Assistant

Purpose and Content

The aim of the course The aim of this course is to provide the students to gain the knowledge and basic concepts of tourism, to form general culture and to have knowledge on the values that make up Turkey`s Tourism by geography.
Course Content The concepts of geography in tourism and recreation; supply and demand in tourism, in terms of attractiveness; tourist attractions in Turkey and in the world.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Definition of tourism, definition of tourists and knowledge on other conceptions.
2Should be aware of tourism and other branches of sciences and have knowledge in the relationship with the tourism
3Information on the kinds of tourism
4Know factors affecting tourism
5Development of tourism, the place and importance of tourism in the economy
6Information on the assets of tourism demand
7Tourism supply / information on the culture and the art as touristic product
8Information on the Touristic Concentration Factors and its Causes
9Information on the solutions and the results of touristic concentration.
10Information on Tourism Policy
11Information on the problems of tourism planning
12Tourism information on non-governmental organizations
13Information on future trends and international tourism.
14Information on museums, archeological sites, natural wealth and Turkey`s historical sites

Resources

1: USTA, Ö TOURISM BOOK ( GENERAL AND STRUCTURAL APPROACH)

2 : KOZAK, N , 2008 "GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TOURISM CONCEPTS", Detay press, ANKARA

3 : AYDOĞAN, K. GEOGRAPHY OF TOURISM