Information Package / Course Catalogue
Winter Sports Facility and Event Management
Course Code: SYB415
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 1
Credit: 4
Lab: 0
ECTS: 6
Objectives of the Course

To be able to comprehend the materials and their characteristics , to evaluate the historical development, rules and organizational structures and their status in accordance with the international rules and techniques of winter sports

Course Content

Types and materials of skiing, transportation of skis, hanging and removing, warming up with skis, educational games specific to skiing, on-site turns, walking and flat gliding, snow plow and turns, using lift and Chairlift, slope and side slip, parallel slip and turns.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Know and explain winter sports facilities.
2.Know and explain winter sports branches on snow.
3.Know and explain winter sports on ice.
4.Know and explain winter olympic games and international sports organizations.
5.To be able to understand Lift and chair lift using
Recommended or Required Reading
1.R. Mark Elling (2002) All-Mountain Skier: The Way to Expert Skiing, McGraw Hill Professional
2.Ron LeMaster (2010) Ultimate Skiing, Human Kinetics
3.Bill Mattos (2014) Skiing Manual: The Essential Guide to All Kinds of Skiing, Haynes.
4.Alexander Rottmann, Nici Pederzolli (2010) Snowboarding Freestyle Tricks, Skills and Techniques, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
5.Gil Fried (2009) Managing Sport Facilities, Human Kinetics, 2nd Edition,
6.Eric C. Schwarz, Stacey A. Hall, Simon Shibli (2015) Sport Facility Operations Management, Routledge
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What are winter sports? Introduction and explanations.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Alpine discipline and Northern Combined races.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Ski Jumping and Cross-Country Skiing
Week 4 - Theoretical
Biathlon and Freestyle Skiing.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Snowboard and Snowmobile.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Figure Skating and Ice Dance.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Bandy
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
Ice Hockey.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Luge
Week 11 - Theoretical
Speed Skating
Week 12 - Theoretical
Curling
Week 13 - Theoretical
Winter Olympic Games
Week 14 - Theoretical
Paralympic Winter Games, University Winter Games.
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 - Theory152375
Term Project1617
Individual Work152260
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)154
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes