Special Interest Tourism
Tourism and Travel Services
Vocational School of Kartepe Tourism
Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
| Course Unit Title | Course Unit Code | Type of Course Unit | Level of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | ECTS Credits |
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| Special Interest Tourism | OMP130 | Elective | Associate degree | 1 | Spring | 4 |
Name of Lecturer(s)
Assistant Prof. Dr. Mehmet BOYRAZ
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
1) Explains the types of tours and tour groups.
2) Explains the duties and the scope of authority of tour guides.
3) Explains the importance of tourist guides who take part in the realization of the tours.
4) Explains the importance of guidance service within the tourism sector.
5) Recognize the Professional Tourist Guide Regulation
6) Explains the relations of guiding profession with the Ministry of Tourism.
Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation
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| 1 | Middle | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 2 | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | |
| 3 | Middle | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | |
| 4 | Middle | High | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 5 | Middle | High | High | Middle | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | High | High | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | |
| 6 | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | High | Middle | Middle | High | Middle | |
Mode of Delivery
Face to Face
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Not Required
Course Contents
The history of tourist guding, place of tour guding in tourism sector, different types of tours and tour groups, the people who take part in the realization of a tour, the legislature about tourist guiding, ımpottant issues to be aware of when tourist guiding, how to get ready to guide a tour or a tourist, tour guiding practices.
Weekly Schedule
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16) FINAL EXAM
Recommended or Required Reading
1- Doç. Dr. Ali Yaylı, Yrd. Doç. Dr. Özlem Sürücü; Özel İlgi Turizmi, Detay Yayıncılık (2016)
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1) Lecture
2) Question-Answer
3) Discussion
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Contribution of Semester Studies to Course Grade |
50% |
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Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade |
50% |
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Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
Not Required