Information Package / Course Catalogue - Adnan Menderes University

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Person Responsible for Information Package

N/A Atila YÜKSEL

N/A Berrin GÜZEL

N/A Elvan KESER

N/A Fulya MÜRTEZA

N/A Ozan GÜNGÖR

N/A Okan Umut ŞİMŞEK

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Objectives of the Course

Course Content

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Learning Outcomes

1.	Analyzes the psychological, neurological, and cultural foundations of curiosity within the context of creative service design.
2.	Explains the relationship between curiosity, experience, empathy, and storytelling in tourism.
3.	Identifies the individual and institutional mechanisms that suppress curiosity.
4.	Distinguishes between the structural differences of critical thinking and curiosity.
5.	Applies curiosity as a trigger for creativity through methods such as gamification, experience design, and narrative construction.

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Celeste Kidd & Benjamin Y Hayden (2015). The psychology and neuroscience of curiosity. Neuron. Nov 4;88(3):449–460.
2.	Goren Gordon: The new science of Curiosity

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

Introduction to Curiosity: The Desire to Know and the Drive to Discover

Week 2 - Theoretical

Curiosity and Critical Thinking: Differences and Integration

Week 3 - Theoretical

The Psycho-Neurology of Curiosity: The Brain, Dopamine, and Desires

Week 4 - Theoretical

Cognitive Vitality, Decline, and Overstimulation: Dementia, Routine, and Distraction

Week 5 - Theoretical

The Sociology of Curiosity: From Inquisitive Travelers to Consuming Tourists

Week 6 - Theoretical

Curiosity in Tourism Psychology: Empathy, Otherness, and Hospitality

Week 7 - Theoretical

Curiosity in Service Design: Surprise, Playfulness, and the Unexpected

Week 8 - Theoretical

Exploration Exercises I – Observation, Listening, and Detail Hunting

Week 9 - Intermediate Exam

midterm

Week 10 - Theoretical

The Digital Curiosity Economy: Click, Consume, Deplete

Week 11 - Theoretical

Gamification and Creativity: Curiosity-Based Learning Models

Week 12 - Theoretical

Ethical Curiosity: The Limits of Asking, the Responsibility of Seeing

Week 13 - Theoretical

Final Project Presentations: Curiosity-Oriented Experience Scenarios

Week 14 - Final Exam

finals

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	12	2	2	48
Midterm Examination	1	1	2	3
Final Examination	1	1	2	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				54

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PÇ-1	PÇ-2	PÇ-3	PÇ-4	PÇ-5	PÇ-6	PÇ-7
OÇ-1	1	1	5	5	1
OÇ-2	4	1	5	5	1
OÇ-3	1	1	4	5	1
OÇ-4	1	1	5	5	1
OÇ-5	1	1	5	5	1