| Course Type | Elective Course |
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| Course Level | Bachelor's Degree |
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| Year of Study | - |
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| Semester | - |
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| ECTS | 4 |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) |
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| Learning Outcomes |
At the end of this course, the students;
- Learn the applications of health tourism, thermal tourism, medical tourism, wellness tourism in Turkey and the world, and their place and importance in tourism
- Can analyze health tourism market, industry and treatment processes
- Can analyze, criticize and evaluate important political and ethical issues related to health tourism practices
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| Mode of Delivery | Face to face |
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| Prerequisites | No |
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| Recommended Optional Programme Components | There are no other recommended courses related to this course. |
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| Course Description | By defining basic concepts such as health tourism, spa and wellness tourism, tourist health, it is aimed to develop a conceptual understanding of health tourism and to analyze the health tourism market in Turkey and the world. |
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| Course Contents |
| WEEK |
TOPICS |
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1st Week |
Course introduction |
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2nd Week |
Tourism, health, health tourism, tourist health concepts |
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3rd Week |
Types of health tourism and reasons for the development of health tourism |
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4th Week |
Health tourism market in the world |
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5th Week |
Factors affecting the demand for health tourism and health tourism policies |
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6th Week |
Legal and ethical issues in health tourism |
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7th Week |
Patient rights and safety in health tourism |
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8th Week |
Midterm exam |
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9th Week |
Quality, safety and risk in health tourism |
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10th Week |
Impacts on the system: source country |
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11th Week |
Effects on the system: target country |
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12th Week |
Health tourism for Turkey |
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13th Week |
Health tourism for Turkey |
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14th Week |
Problems and solutions for health tourism and tourist health |
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15th Week |
Problems and solutions for health tourism and tourist health |
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| Recommended or Required Reading | Karagülle, Z., Karagülle M., Doğan B. M. (2011). Türkiye Termal SPA Sağlık Rehberi. Nobel Tıp Kitabevleri.
Tengilimoğlu D. (Editör) Sağlık Turizmi, Siyasal Kitabevi, 2020.
Altındiş S. (Editör) Sağlık Turizmi ve İşletmeciliği, Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık, 2021. |
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| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Questions/Answers
- Presentation
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria |
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Quantity |
Percentage (%) |
| Mid-term |
1 |
40 |
| Total(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) |
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40 |
| Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) |
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60 |
| Total(%) |
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100 |
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| ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload |
| Activities |
Quantity |
Duration (Hour) |
Total Workload (Hour) |
| Midterm exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Preparation for Quiz |
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| Individual or group work |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Final exam |
1 |
20 |
20 |
| Course hours |
14 |
3 |
42 |
| Preparation for Midterm exam |
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| Laboratory (including preparation) |
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| Final exam |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Homework |
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| Total Work Load | 106 |
| Total Work Load / 30 (h) | 3.53 |
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4 |
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| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
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| Work Placement(s) | No |
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