Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : REH453 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 2 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 2 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 3 |
In this course, it is aimed to equip students with the skill to design innovative and sustainable alternative tour routes in nivhe areas such as urban, nature, gastronomy, industry, adventure, dark tourism and popular culture by analyzing the evolving approaches to guiding in accordance with global tourism trends and changing tourist profiles
This course covers next-gen guiding approaches and tour design processes shaped within the framework of changing tourist profiles. During the course, in addition to urban, nature, eco and adventure-based tour routes, tour routes focusing on living museums, intangibla cultural heritage, gastronomy, industrial heritage, melancholy and popular culture will be examined. Based on the theoretical knowledge gained in the course, students will be able to design original alternative tour routes and develop them into projects considering their operational, financial, and sectoral dimensions.
| 1. | Designs innovative tour routes using lesser-known cultural, natural, and industrial heritage elements onf destinations |
| 2. | Implements micro-tourism models in their guding practice that support local communities and mitigate the negative effects of overtourism |
| 3. | Integrates new gen digital tools into guiding practice |
| 4. | Distingueshes between traditional and new generation niche tours by analyzing changing tourist expectations |
| 5. | Transforms the alternative tour route he/she has originally designed into a format that complies with the standards of the industry, along with target audience, logistics, and cost data, and presents it verbally |
| 1. | Değirmencioğlu, Ö. (2021) Örneklerle Tur Planlama ve Yönetimi. Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık. |
| 2. | Mısırlı, İ. (2024). Seyahat Acentacılığı ve Tur Operatörlüğü Yönetimi, Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 2 | 2 | 56 |
| Term Project | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 75 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | PÇ-12 | PÇ-13 | PÇ-14 | PÇ-15 | PÇ-16 | |
OÇ-1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
OÇ-4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
OÇ-5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |