COMMERCIAL RECREATION AND TOURISM

SPS374

Course Code: SPS374
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 4

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Funda Akcan Amca

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Understand objectives and types of commercial recreation firms, business system, foundation of business, legal structure of firms
Asses the recreational and touristic firms.
Understand and analyze the topics in commercial and tourism organizations such as; evaluation, service, resource profiles.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

Philosophical foundations and history of presentation of leisure time services to commercial recreation and tourism agencies. Examination of topics in service presentation such as organization, evaluation, service presentation, laws, profiles of financial resources and trends.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Basic concepts and definitions
2^nd Week	Historical and philosophical foundations
3^rd Week	Different organizations and their aims
4^th Week	Commercial recreation services and charecteristics
5^th Week	Tourism organizations and charecteristics
6^th Week	Management and management functions of recreation and tourism organization Rekreasyonel ve turistik işletmelerin yönetimi ve yönetim fonksiyonları
7^th Week	Mid Term
8^th Week	Recreation, tourism and economy
9^th Week	Determination of demand in recreational and tourism organizations
10^th Week	Determination of demand in recreational and tourism organizations (continued)
11^th Week	Commercial recreation and program planning
12^th Week	Case analysis
13^th Week	Trends and issues
14^th Week	Global administration strategies

Recommended or Required Reading

Gerson Jr, G., Ibrahim, H., deVries, J., Eisen, G., & Lollar, S. (1991). Understanding Leisure: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Second Edition, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company, USA.
Kemp, K. & Pearson, S. (1997). Leisure and Tourism. Longman Press, Great Britain.
Tribe, J. (1995). The Economics of Leisure and Tourism: Environments, Markets and Impacts. Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd, Oxford.
Weston, A. S. (1996). Commercial Recreation and Tourism: An Introduction to Business Oriented Recreation. Times Mirror Higher Education Group, Inc. USA.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	60
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	2	2	4
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam	2	15	30
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	2	7	14
Total Work Load			124
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			4.13
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1		X
K2		X
K3		X
K4		X
K5	X
K6		X
K7		X
K8
K9			X
K10	X
K11	X
K12	X