Information Package / Course Catalogue
Tourist Guidance
Course Code: AGE307
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Course Objectives To train agency manager who has detailed information about the conditions of professional competence, operating environments and issues that require precision of tour guides who works at travel agencies.

Course Content

Course Content Professional features of tour guides who serving the programs of travel agencies, basic competencies in the organization of guidance services, the managers must have qualifications to undertake the responsibility.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Sibel KAÇAR
Learning Outcomes
1. To be able to recognize the profession of tour guide, know the difficulties.
2.To be able to comprehend the precise points in relations with colleagues
3.To be able to analyse the issues the tour guide need to care according to the tour type.
4.To be able to comprehend that tour guide’s success should be followed continuously by tour management.
5.To be able to cooperate with tourist guides who take care of working with different cultural structures that adhere to guidelines.
6.To be able to analyse the causes of diversity in education and guidance at the world.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Çolakoğlu O.E. ,Epik F. ,Efendi E. ,Tur Yönetimi ve Turist Rehberliği 2. Baskı ,Ankara ,Detay Yayıncılık ,2010 .
2.Çolakoğlu O.E. ,Çolakoğlu Ü. ,Seyahat Acentaları Yönetimi ,Ankara ,Detay Yayıncılık ,2007 .
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Students learn historical development of tour guiding.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Students learn advantages and disadvantages of tour guiding as a profession.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Students learn qualifications of the tour guides.
Week 4 - Theoretical
Students learn types of tour guide.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Students get knowledge about managed guided tours: departing, local operation, meeting / general information talk
Week 6 - Theoretical
Students get knowledge about local transport, relationships with accommodation enterprises.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Students learn about relations with food and beverage enterprises, planning the use of daily time, the completion of the tour.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Students learn tour guiding at walking tours.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Students learn tour guiding at special interest tours.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Students learn tour guiding at bus tours.
Week 11 - Theoretical
Students learn tour guiding at tours with small vehicle
Week 12 - Theoretical
Students learn codes of professional ethics.
Week 13 - Theoretical
Students get knowledge about training of tourist guiding.
Week 14 - Theoretical
Students get knowledge about organizations of the tour guides.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Midterm Examination112113
Final Examination118119
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)74
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
3
3
4
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4
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1
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4
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5
2
2
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3
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2
5
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4
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5
2
4
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1
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4
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3
3
5
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3
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4
3
4
3
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1
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5
4
1
4
5
5
OÇ-6
2
3
3
2
2
4
1
4
4
5
1
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026