Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SEC2712015849CONGRESS AND SEMINAR ORGANIZATIONElective232
Level of Course Unit
Short Cycle
Objectives of the Course
By this course,It’s aimed to teach the ability of organizing congress and seminars in Tourism Services Program.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Cemile B. KARADENİZ
Learning Outcomes
1Identify the basic concepts of types of meetings.
2Make preliminary preparations for the organization of congresses and seminars.
3Congress and seminar organization carrying out the operations.
Mode of Delivery
Evening Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Definition and Concepts of Convention and Tourism Meeting, Congress Tourism Organizations, The Importance of Convention Tourism Tourism, Economic and Social Impact of Tourism in Congress, Congress Tourism in Turkey Supply and Demand Development, Trade Fairs and Exhibition Organization, Relationship between Tourism and Trade Fairs,International Trade Organizations.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Definition and Concepts of Convention and Tourism Meeting
2Historical Development of Tourism in Congress
3Congress Tourism Organizations
4The Importance of Convention Tourism Tourism
5Economic and Social Impact of Tourism in Congress
6National and International Congress Marketplace
7Turkey Congress Tourism Market Demand and Supply Development
8Mid-term
9Conference Centers
10The new Congress Market Trends
11Trade Fairs and Exhibition Organization
12Trade Fairs and Exhibition Organization
13Relationship between Tourism and Trade Fairs
14Relationship between Tourism and Trade Fairs
15International Trade Organizations
16Final Exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination111
Final Examination111
Attending Lectures14228
Self Study14114
Individual Study for Mid term Examination6212
Individual Study for Final Examination6212
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)68
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PO
1
PO
2
PO
3
PO
4
PO
5
PO
6
PO
7
PO
8
PO
9
LO1 4  44   
LO2 4  54   
LO3 4  44   
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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