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Information
| Code | KOS323 |
| Name | Tourism Sociology |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 3 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Öğr. Gör.Dr. OYA YILDIRIM |
Course Goal
It is aimed to examine tourism from a social perspective, to reveal the effects of tourism on society, to investigate the process of social change, and to reveal the dimensions of the relations between different cultures.
Course Content
The concept of tourism sociology, collecting tourism effects in sociological terms, tourism and cultural change, tourist and local public interaction, tourists social tendencies
Course Precondition
None
Resources
Avcıkurt, Cevdet. (2009). Tourism Sociology, Detay Publishing, Ankara.
Notes
Lecture notes.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains the concepts of sociology, tourism sociology and the relationship of sociology with other disciplines. |
| LO02 | List the types of social relations and the factors that are effective in social change. |
| LO03 | Explain the main theoretical perspectives in sociology. |
| LO04 | Understands the types of culture-based tourism and tourist types. |
| LO05 | Debate the collecting effects of tourism in terms of sociology |
| LO06 | Explain the economic effects of tourism on society. |
| LO07 | Explain the socio-cultural effects of tourism on society. |
| LO08 | Comprehends the relationships and interactions of tourists with other tourists and tourists with guides. |
| LO09 | Understands the relationship and interaction between the tourist and the local people. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the basic concepts of business administration and the strategic, tactical, and operational dimensions of business management. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Explains the basic legal, social and moral rules and related legislation covering the business area. | 3 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Comprehends the planning, organization, execution, coordination and control functions of accommodation establishments management. | |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Can use numerical and statistical information to research, think, analyze, establish cause-effect relationships, make decisions and establish strategies. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Updates skills by following the innovations and changes in field. | 4 |
| PLO06 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Can carry out projects and works related to the field within the framework of quality processes, and develops the skills to work independently and in harmony with a team. | 3 |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | In unforeseen complex situations that may be encountered in relation to hotel management, travel management and other types of touristic businesses, it takes responsibility and finds solutions by examining good examples in other countries and foreign sources. | 4 |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | As well as being specialized in a certain field of a tourism business, it develops the skills to support other parts of the business and adapt to sudden situations. | 4 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Can obtain information from sources of different characteristics and in foreign languages, and observes social, scientific and ethical values. | 4 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | In addition to her/his professional development, constantly improves herself/himself by identifying learning needs in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields in line with her/his interests and abilities. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Can communicate correctly and effectively both in written and oral form in Turkish and foreign languages, and can convey information and ideas about the field in a way that others can understand. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Performs health, safety, quality and risk assessments; works by taking measures for laws, professional conditions, ethics, fundamental personal rights and freedoms, privacy of private life, social responsibility and environmental protection. | 5 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Follows national and international external environmental and sectoral conditions at a level that can cope with cyclical fluctuations due to flexible demand conditions in the field of tourism management, uses tools to analyze a tourism business with its internal and external environment, evaluates the findings and decides. | 3 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Recognizes information systems used in hotel businesses, uses basic information technologies and software related to the field. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Evaluates domestic and foreign concepts, ideas and data in the field of tourism management with scientific methods. | 4 |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Understands the socio-economic structure of tourism and its importance for the country and the world within the scope of this structure, and directs the design of the investment phase of a new business to be established in other areas of the tourism and service sector. | 5 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sociology, Tourism Sociology, Sociology and Other Sciences | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 2 | Methods and Techniques Used in Sociology, Social Structure and Social Relations | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 3 | Major Theoretical Perspectives | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 4 | Types of Culture-based Tourism, Types of Tourists | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 5 | Carrying Capacity and Characteristics of the Touristic Area | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 6 | Tourists, tourist-local folk relations and interactivity | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 7 | Dimensions of tourist-local population comparisons | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Preparation for the exam. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Society-culture and communication, social categories and Mold Judgements | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 10 | Social qualities of leisure and holiday activities of Turkish society, Turkish society living abroad and its sociological qualities | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 11 | Sustainable tourism approach and tourism ethics | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 12 | Some social characteristics of tourist coming to Turkey | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 13 | The role of tourist guides in intercultural communication and interaction | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 14 | The social trends of tourists | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 15 | World Tourism Organizations Tourism Ethics Principles | Reading the textbook and lecture notes | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Preparation for the exam. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Preparation for the exam. | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |