Information Package / Course Catalogue
Economic Effects of Tourism
Course Code: TTS214
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: Short Cycle (Associate's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 2
Objectives of the Course

The course aims at understanding basic structure of economy related to tourism and evaluating tourism structure in aspects of economical point of view.

Course Content

Definition of economy, operation of economical structure, the relationship between tourism economy and basic structure and the effect of tourism on national economy.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Baha TÜRKÖZ
Learning Outcomes
1.Basic structure of economy and economic components
2.Features of Tourism Economy’s Basic Structure
3.The role of tourism in national economic structure
4. Define the contribution of tourism to country, region and world economies
5. Supply, demand, need, market, etc. related to tourism. define concepts
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Turizm Ekonomisi, Hasan Olalı-Alp Timur
2.Turizm Ekonomisi, Orhan İçöz
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definiton and Basic Structure of Economy
Week 2 - Theoretical
The Effect and Importance of Tourism on Basic Economic Structure
Week 3 - Theoretical
The Effect of Tourism on Foreign Exchange Supply and Demand
Week 4 - Theoretical
The Effect of Tourism on Income and Investment
Week 5 - Theoretical
Value Added Effects of Tourism
Week 6 - Theoretical
Real Economic Effects of Tourism
Week 7 - Theoretical
Real Economic Effects of Tourism2
Week 8 - Theoretical
General Review/ Midterm Exam
Week 9 - Theoretical
Monetary Effects of Tourism
Week 10 - Theoretical
Monetary Effects of Tourism 2
Week 11 - Theoretical
What does Tourism Market mean?
Week 12 - Theoretical
What does Tourism Demand mean?
Week 13 - Theoretical
What does Tourism Supply mean?
Week 14 - Theoretical
Revision and Evaluation
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination1415
Final Examination1415
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)52
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes