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Course Unit Title Course Unit Code Type of Course Unit Level of Course Unit Year of Study Semester ECTS Credits
Theories and Trends In Recreation RYL131 Elective Master's degree 1 Fall 6

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Prof. Dr. Hakan AKDENİZ
Associate Prof. Dr. Fatma Yeşim KÖRMÜKÇÜ

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1) Recognises recreation theories
2) Knows the concepts related to discipline and discipline
3) Understands new directions in recreation
4) Rekreasyon alanında Türkiye’de ve dünyada yenilikleri ve gelişmeleri takip eder ve bu gelişmeler doğrultusunda politika ve planlar oluşturur.

Program Competencies-Learning Outcomes Relation

  Program Competencies
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Learning Outcomes
1 No relation Middle Middle Middle High High Middle Middle Middle Low Low High Middle Low Middle
2 Middle Low Middle Middle High Middle Middle High Middle Middle High High Middle Low Middle
3 High Middle Middle Middle High High Middle Middle Middle Low Low High Middle Low Middle
4 High Middle Middle Middle High High High Middle Middle No relation Low High Middle Low Middle

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Prerequisites and Co-Requisites

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Leisure and Recreation

Course Contents

Students taking this course will be able to comprehend recreation theories and use these theories in the planning and implementation of recreation activities. It covers the basic concepts of recreation, the place of recreation in community life, new trends in the field of recreation in the world, new application examples in the context of recreation in sports and tourism and their impact on product enrichment, recreational marketing, therapeutic recreation, industrial recreation, prison and correctional recreation, workplace recreation, campus recreation and school recreation.

Weekly Schedule

1) Introduction to science & Basic concepts: Theory, hypothesis, assumption, ideology etc
2) Concepts related to discipline and discipline: Discipline, interdisciplinarity, multidisciplinarity, transdisciplinarity and indiscipline etc.
3) Philosophy and history of science
4) Philosophy and history of science
5) Recreation as a discipline
6) Aristotle's theory of leisure, Distributive theory, Compensation theory
7) Flow theory, Serious leisure theory, Nash pyramid theoryF
8) Midterm Exam
9) Sociological leisure theory, Self-development theory, Residual energy theory
10) Recreation theory, Instinct theory, Relaxation theory
11) Repetition theory, Self-expression theory
12) Game theory, effective arousal theory
13) Psycho-analytical theories, Acculturation theory, Developmental tools theory
14) New Orientations in Recreation (Therapeutic recreation, sportive recreation, industrial recreation, recreational marketing etc.)
15) Student Presentations on New Directions in Recreation

Recommended or Required Reading

1- Hacıoğlu, N., Gökdeniz, A., & Dinç, Y. (2003). Boş Zaman & Rekreasyon Yönetimi. Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara.
2- Karaküçük, S.: Rekreasyon, Boş Zamanları Değerlendirme, Kavram, Kapsam ve Bir Araştırma. 8. Baskı,Ankara, 2011
3- Kılbaş, Ş. : Rekreasyon-Boş zamanları Değerlendirme. Gazi Yayınları, Ankara, 2011.
4- Tezcan, M.: Sosyolojik Açıdan Boş Zamanların Değerlendirilmesi. A. Ü. Yayını, Yayın No: 174, Ankara, 1993
5- Karakucuk, S.,Gurbuz, B.: Rekreasyon ve Kent(li)lesme. Gazi kitapevi, 2011, Ankara

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1) Lecture
2) Discussion
3) Demonstration
4) Group Study
5) Problem Solving


Assessment Methods and Criteria

Contribution of Quiz to Course Grade

30%

Contribution of Final Examination to Course Grade

70%

Total

100%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Not Required