Information Package / Course Catalogue
Tourist Guidance
Course Code: REH202
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: 4
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to contribute to the training of the students so that they could turn into tourist guides who are self confident, respectful to their profession, and have the ability to represent their country.

Course Content

Occupation as a tour guide, legal regulations related tour guiding and education, managed guided tours: departure, local operation, meeting/general information talk, local transportation, relations with accommodation enterprises, relations with food and beverage enterprises, planning of daily timetable, completion of the tour, tour guiding at walking tours, tour guiding at bus tours, rules of professional ethics

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Vedat ACAR
Learning Outcomes
1.He/ she gets information about historical development process of tourist guiding profession.
2.He/ she obtains information about the legislation of tourist guiding.
3.He/ she gets information about the occupational organizations associated with tourist guiding.
4.He/ she gets information about tour planning and management.
5.He/ she gets information about the principles of professional ethics of tourist guiding.
6.He/ she recognizes the current problems which tourist guiding profession confront.
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 .
3.Turist Rehberliği (Edt: Seçkin ESER, S. ŞAHİN & C. ÇAKICI), Detay Yayıncılık, Ankara 2018.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Information will be given about the terminology of tourist guiding.
Week 2 - Theoretical
Information will be given about historical development, advantages and disadvantages of tourist guiding profession.
Week 3 - Theoretical
Information willb e given about the competences of tourist guiding profession (information, communication, management, general knowledge, problem solving competency).
Week 4 - Theoretical
Information will be given about the duties and roles of tourist guides.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Tour types (incoming, outgoing, city tours, special interest tours, gastronomy tours, Vip tours, nature tours, tours for different age groups) and points to take into consideration while guiding at those tours will be discussed.
Week 6 - Theoretical
Information will be given about the tourist guiding and specialization; and tour management.
Week 7 - Theoretical
Information will be given about the occupational organization in the field of tourist guiding.
Week 8 - Theoretical
Information will be given about the principles of professional ethics in tourist guiding.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Information will be given about the use of technology in tourist guiding profession.
Week 10 - Theoretical
Information will be given about the tourist guiding legislation (Tourist Guiding Law Act. No. 6326)
Week 11 - Theoretical
Experienced tourist guides will be invited to the course as guest speaker.
Week 12 - Theoretical
Shop Visits will be performed in order to learn the sales process of the shops (such as carpet, leather, jewellery).
Week 13 - Theoretical
Information will be given about the occupational issues of tourist guiding (legal, industrial and educational issues).
Week 14 - Theoretical
Information will be given about the occupational issues of tourist guiding (legal, industrial and educational issues).
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Midterm Examination113114
Final Examination115116
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)100
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes