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COMMERCIAL RECREATION AND TOURISM PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code Name of the Course Unit Semester In-Class Hours (T+P) Credit ECTS Credit
RKY118 COMMERCIAL RECREATION AND TOURISM 2 3 3 6

GENERAL INFORMATION

Language of Instruction : Turkish
Level of the Course Unit : BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course : Compulsory
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit -
Coordinator of the Course Unit Assoc.Prof. MUSTAFA CAN KOÇ
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS

Objectives of the Course Unit: The aim of the course is to provide students gain knowledge that can examine the effects of leisure, recreation, and tourism concepts on commercial recreation.
Contents of the Course Unit: The content of the course includes; trade and recreation relationship, basic principles of commercial recreation, leisure and recreation concept, meaning of leisure time and various approaches, recreation and leisure integrity, recreation as a social institution, tourism concept features, historical process, tourism behavior, tourism development the factors affecting, the classification of tourism types, economic social and physical effects of tourism, leisure recreation, and tourism relationship.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)

Defines the general concepts of commercial recreation and tourism
Describes the relationship between the concepts of trade and recreation
Describes the factors that affect the development of tourism
Examines the economic, social, and physical effects of tourism
Examines the impact of leisure, recreation, and tourism on the effects of commercial recreation

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY

Week Preparatory Topics(Subjects) Method
1 - Introduction, General explanations about the course and general concepts about the courses Narration, question-response discussion method
2 written literature review Trade and recreation relationship Narration, question-response discussion method
3 Reading book chapters related to the subject Basic principles in commercial recreation Narration, question-response discussion method
4 Reading book chapters related to the subject The concept of leisure and recreation Narration, question-response discussion method
5 literature review and preparing presentation The meaning of leisure time and various approaches, student presentations Narration, question-response discussion method, and Group Study
6 literature review and preparing presentation Recreation and Leisure integrity, student presentations Narration, question-response discussion method, and Group Study
7 literature review and preparing presentation Recreation as a social institution, student presentations Narration, question-response discussion method, and Group Study
8 - MID-TERM EXAM -
9 Reading book chapters related to the subject Preparation for the midterm exam, general review Narration, question-response discussion method
10 literature review and preparing presentation Tourism concept features, historical process, student presentations Narration, question-response discussion method, and Group Study
11 literature review and preparing presentation Tourism behavior, student presentations Narration, question-response discussion method, and Group Study
12 literature review and preparing presentation Factors affecting tourism development, student presentations Narration, question-response discussion method, and Group Study
13 literature review and preparing presentation Classification of tourism types, student presentations Narration, question-response discussion method, and Group Study
14 literature review and preparing presentation Economic social and physical effects of tourism, student presentations Narration, question-response discussion method, and Group Study
15 literature review and preparing presentation Leisure time, recreation and tourism relationship, student presentations Narration, question-response discussion method, and Group Study
16 - FINAL EXAM -
17 - FINAL EXAM -

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING

Avcıkurt, C. (2015). Turizm Sosyolojisi. Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara.
Karaküçük, S. (2008). Rekreasyon Boş Zamanları Değerlendirme. Gazi Kitapevi, Ankara.
Kraus, R. (2008). Recreation And Leisure in Modern Society. Jones And Bartlett Publishers, USA
Köroğlu, Ö. (2015). Turizmin Çeşitli Kriterlere Göre Sınıflandırılması. Grafiker, Ankara.

ASSESSMENT

Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities Number of Activities Degree of Contribution (%) Description
Level of Contribution
0 1 2 3 4 5

CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE UNIT TO THE PROGRAMME LEARNING OUTCOMES

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT

Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities

Type of the Learning Activites Learning Activities (# of week) Duration (hours, h) Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities 14 3 42
Preliminary & Further Study 13 4 52
Land Surveying 0 0 0
Group Work 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Reading 0 0 0
Assignment (Homework) 0 0 0
Project Work 0 0 0
Seminar 0 0 0
Internship 0 0 0
Technical Visit 0 0 0
Web Based Learning 0 0 0
Implementation/Application/Practice 0 0 0
Practice at a workplace 0 0 0
Occupational Activity 0 0 0
Social Activity 0 0 0
Thesis Work 0 0 0
Field Study 0 0 0
Report Writing 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 1 1
Preparation for the Final Exam 9 4 36
Mid-Term Exam 1 1 1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam 6 3 18
Short Exam 0 0 0
Preparation for the Short Exam 0 0 0
TOTAL 44 0 150
Total Workload of the Course Unit 150
Workload (h) / 25.5 5,9
ECTS Credits allocated for the Course Unit 6,0