Information Package

Program of Tourism Management

TRZ114

STATISTICS

Course Code
TRZ114
Semester
Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
4
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study1
SemesterSecond Term (Spring)
ECTS4
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Explain population, sample, variables, data and information collection methods.
  2. Create summary tables for qualitative and quantitative variables.
  3. Present visual information for qualitative and quantitative variables with appropriate graphs.
  4. Calculate position and change measures in qualitative and quantitative variables.
  5. Apply basic probability rules.
  6. Calculate the expected value and variance of discrete probability distributions.
  7. Solve problems related to normal distribution.
  8. Use the SPSS program.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionIn this course, students will learn the basic functions of statistics and the concepts, measurement units, basic probability operations and distributions in this field, with various examples from the tourism field.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week The importance of statistics and related definitions, ways of obtaining information and sampling
2nd Week Summarizing data obtained from qualitative and quantitative variables
3rd Week Graphs of data obtained from qualitative and quantitative variables
4th Week Measures of central tendency
5th Week Measures of central tendency, measures of variability
6th Week Measures of variability, outliers, and box plot
7th Week Review
8th Week Midterm exam
9th Week Necessary concepts and calculations for probability
10th Week Conditional probability, crosstabs
11th Week Expected value and variance of discrete probability distributions
12th Week Continuous probability distributions (normal distribution)
13th Week Normal distribution
14th Week Review
Recommended or Required ReadingS.Cula, F.Z. Muluk, Temel İstatistik Yöntemleri, Başkent Üniversitesi, İkinci Baskı 2010.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 25
Quiz 3 15
Project 1 15
Total(%) 55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 45
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 2 2
Preparation for Quiz 3 1 3
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 15 15
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 6 6
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 2 2
Homework
Project 1 2 2
Quiz 3 2 6
Total Work Load120
Total Work Load / 30 (h)4
ECTS Credit of the Course4
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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