HEALTH TOURISM PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
SYY345	HEALTH TOURISM	5	2	2	3

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	Assist.Prof. BUMİN ÇAĞATAY AKSU
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit	Assist.Prof. ÖMER FARUK ŞARKBAY
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	Within the scope of the course, it is aimed to know the concepts related to health tourism, to examine the development of health tourism, to examine the health tourism sector and to analyze health tourism in Turkey and the world.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Health Tourism, Medical Tourism and Advanced Age Tourism Concepts, Health Tourism Market and Reverse Flow Concept, Health Tourism Industry, Management of Treatment Process, Customer Expectations in Health Tourism, Patient Health, Quality, Safety and Risk in Health Tourism, Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Tourism, Health Tourism in Economic, Social and Institutional Perspectives.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
To be able to define the concepts, characteristics and types of health tourism.
To be able to list the development of health tourism and the reasons for its development.
To be able to discuss the legal regulations in practice related to the health tourism sector.
To be able to interpret the importance of health tourism in Turkey and in the world.
To be able to define branding in health tourism
To be able to examine patient rights and patient safety in health tourism.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	Individual Study	Tourism and its Contributions to the Economy	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
2	Literature Review, Individual Study	Health Tourism and Historical Development Process	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
3	Literature Review, Individual Study	Medical Tourism	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
4	Literature Review, Individual Study	Thermal Tourism	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
5	Literature Review, Individual Study	Elderly and Disabled Tourism	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
6	Literature Review, Individual Study	Tourist Health	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
7	Literature Review, Individual Study	Incentive Policies in Health Tourism	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Literature Review, Individual Study	Intermediary Institutions and Certification in Health Tourism	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
10	Literature Review, Individual Study	Hospitality Services in Health Tourism	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
11	Literature Review, Individual Study	Quality and Organization in Health Tourism	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
12	Literature Review, Individual Study	Marketing Strategies in Health Tourism	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
13	Literature Review, Individual Study	Branding in Health Tourism	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
14	Literature Review, Individual Study	Patient Rights and Patient Safety in Health Tourism	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
15	Individual Study	Leading Countries and Policies in Health Tourism	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Tengilimoğlu, D. (2017), Health Tourism, Siyasal Kitabevi.
Çelik, S. Yalçın, B. (2018), Thermal Tourism and Management, Detay Yayıncılık.
Haberal, H. (2015). Alternative in tourism: ''Ecological Tourism, Nature Tourism, Rural Tourism, Highland Tourism. Detay Yayıncılık.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	He/she has the advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by books including main and current knowledge on Health Management's field, practical tools, multimedia educational tools and other supported resources.

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	He/she has the knowledge to attain scientific information, track current literature, evaluate and execute datas about Health Management.

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	He/she can interpret and evaluate scientifically proven datas by using his/her advanced knowledge and skills on Health Management, he/she can identify the problems, analyze them, and solve them with the aid of researches and evidences based his/her professional ethical norms, by sharing the knowledge and being an excellent member of a team.

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	He/she can train individuals, families and society by using his/her advanced theoretical and practical knowledge on Health Management studies.

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	He/she can perform a study independently and take responsibility bycooperating with other groups of professions via using his/her advanced knowledge on Health Management.

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	He/she can evaluatecritically the advanced knowledge and skills on Health Management.

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	He/she can inform people and institutions relevant to Health Management by citing his/her suggestions about solutions both written and orally, and he/she can listen the requests and expectancies of those contacts.

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	He/she can gather, interpret, and execute information about Health Management field, and cooperate with people from other relevant disciplines in order to announce the information gathered by paying attention to social, cultural and ethical norms.

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	2	28
Preliminary & Further Study	13	2	26
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	14	1	14
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	7	1	7
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	50	0	77