Information Package / Course Catalogue
Disable Tourism
Course Code: STU509
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

Gaining knowladge about defination of disability, types of disability, Travel behaviour and motivation of the people with disability, tourism types fort he people with disability, term of accessible tourism, situation of disable tourism in Turkey and the World and sustainable tourism are the main purposes of this lesson.

Course Content

Teaching relationship between people with disability and tourism and gaining servicing ability for servicing to the people with disability.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Perceive the people with disabilty.
2.Identify travel behaviours and motivations of the people with disability
3.Gain knowladge about accessible tourism and types.
4.Perceive the people with disabilty types.
5.Gain knowladge about types of obstacles ralated with tourism
Recommended or Required Reading
1.1. Baş M., Engelli Turizmi, Nobel Akademi, 2016, Ankara.
2.Buhalis D., Darcy S., Accessible Tourism Concepts and Issues, Channel View Publications, 2010, USA.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Course aims and go
Week 2 - Theoretical
Defination and types of disability
Week 3 - Theoretical
People with disability and their obstacles
Week 4 - Theoretical
Disability population, trends and problems in the world.
Week 5 - Theoretical
Interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach to disability
Week 6 - Theoretical
People with disability and tourism sector
Week 7 - Theoretical
Types of disable tourism
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Place and Importance of Disabled Tourism in Health Tourism
Week 9 - Theoretical
Travel behaviour factors of people with disabilty
Week 10 - Theoretical
Accessible tourism
Week 11 - Theoretical
Accessible tourism destinations
Week 12 - Theoretical
Importance of disable tourism into accessible tourism
Week 13 - Theoretical
Situation of disable tourism in Turkey and the world
Week 14 - Theoretical
Laws on disabled tourism, social policies and practices
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Midterm Examination1101121
Final Examination1101121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)126
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
OÇ-1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
OÇ-5
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026