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VOCATIONAL SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES - TOURISM AND HOTEL MANAGEMENT - Associate Degree



General Description
History
Ordu University Vocational School of Social Science Tourism and Hotel Management Program was established in 1994.
Qualification Awarded
When 120 ETCS credit program is completed and program adequacy is achieved, Real Estate and Real Estate Management Associate Degree is gained.
Level of Qualification
Short Cycle
Specific Admission Requirements
Candidates should have higher education and equal degree and perform conditions determined by the Student Selection and Placement Center according to the Council of Higher Education legislation.
Specific Arrangements For Recognition Of Prior Learning (Formal, Non-Formal and Informal)
The provisions in “Regulation on Transfer among Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, and Subspecialty and the Principals of Credit Transfer among Institutions in Higher Education Institutions” are applied.
Qualification Requirements and Regulations
Student should achieve all compulsory and elective courses (total 120 ETCS) that must taken by them and is required to have Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.00/4.00.
Profile of The Programme
This programme depends on the Project IKMP(developing human resources in vocational education)-vocation standards of fifth degree-İt aims to provide the students the essential skills and abilities on their way to successfull careers to the expectations and real needs of the sector. After finishing the high school, students attend the vocational school for an education of two years.During this period students are provided with theoretical and practical knowledge. Both programmes have 55 students each every year.In the second year of the programme students have alongside the obligatory subjects industrial training with 8 hours credit or selected subjects to expand their professional skills . Students have to finish a 50 day of industrial training. Students must have an grade point average of 2.00 while graduating Tourism and Hotel Management Program provides a two-year training following high school education. The students are also required to complete a 50-work day internship program. Thestudents are required to take and successfully complete all the compulsory courses in the program. They are also required to take and successfully complete elective courses in II., III., and IV. Semesters as well as compulsory courses. The students are required to have a grade point average of at least 2.00 over 4.00 GPA for graduation.
Occupational Profiles of Graduates With Examples
Individuals who have gained the required professional proficiencies can work in Tourism sector in the jobs below: In Travel Agencies stated in Lawnumbered 1618 (A-B and C Groups), In Fair-Congress Organisation Firms, Related departments (ticketing, service points, etc.)of Transportation Companies.
Access to Further Studies
The graduates who successfully complete their associate training have the opportunity to apply to related under graduate programs on condition that they acquire a sufficient mark from External Transfer Exam executed by OSYM (Student Selection and Placement Center)
Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading
A student has to register at the beginning of the semester and has to attend at least 70% of the theoretical lessons and 80% of the practices in order to be able to enter the final exam of that particular course. The students are given at least one mid-term exam and one final exam. Mid-term exam (the grades given by assignments, lab exams and quizzes may also be added to mid-term grade) consists 40% of the pass mark and final exam consists the other 60%. All the exams are evaluated out of 100. The students have to acquire at least 50 points from the final exam. A student who has acquired AA, BA, BB, CB or CC as the pass mark from any course is considered as successful for that particular lesson. DC and DD are conditional successful grades. A student has to obtain 2.0 GPA (General Point Average) in order to be considered as successful for a course which they have received DC or DD as pass mark.
Graduation Requirements
To accomplish the program successfully, student should achieve all courses (total 120 ETCS) that must taken by them and is required to have Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.00/4.00, must successfully accomplish compulsory vocational training.
Mode of Study (Full-Time, Part-Time, E-Learning )
Full-Time
Address, Programme Director or Equivalent
Programme Director Yrd. Doç Dr. Saffet SARI Sosyal Bilimler Meslek Yüksekokulu Bucak Mahallesi Serdarzade Mustafa Efendi Cad. No:1 Merkez / ORDU Telefon : 0 (452) 223 14 86 Faks : 0 (452) 225 29 83 E-Posta:sbmyo@odu.edu.tr saffetsari@gmail.com
Facilities
There are three lecturer and two assistant professor working at the tourism and hotel accommodation programme of University of Ordu. Education is given in conference halls, libraries, computer labs and classrooms with highest technological equipments . Also seminars are conducted with the representatives of the tourism companies. Students participate technical visits to companies in order to practice their theoretical knowledge in the real work environment.

Key Learning Outcomes
1To gain general knowledge of tourism and to use it in their professional career
2To provide the opportunity to master a foreign language enough for the requırements of the sector,
3To gain the ability of leading a process covering the requirements of the sector,
4o provide both the theoretical and practical knowledge of computering and to be able to use the software and hardware necessary in hotel and travel management
5To have the professional self confidence.
6Learn how to operate the basic issues of tourism and hotel business, stay connected with ethical values ​​and protect the natural environment.
7To master both oral and written correspondence and have the ability to persuade people,
8To have the organisatorial knowledge in marketing, travel agencies and tour operating,
9To have the knowledge and ability of the major hotel management subjects,

Key Programme Learning Outcomes - NQF for HE in Turkey
TYYÇKey Learning Outcomes
122333333
KNOWLEDGE1
SKILLS1
2
COMPETENCES (Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility)1
2
3
COMPETENCES (Learning Competence)1
2
3
COMPETENCES (Communication and Social Competence)1
2
3
4
COMPETENCES (Field Specific Competence)1
2

Course Structure Diagram with Credits
T : Theoretical P: Practice L : Laboratory
1. Semester
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 İYDB11520109228 ENGLISH - I Compulsory 2 0 0 2
2 TUR1632014849 FRONT OFFİCE MANAGEMENT Compulsory 3 0 0 3
3 TUR1672014849 GENERAL ACCOUNTING Compulsory 2 0 0 3
4 TUR109201292280 GENERAL TOURISM Compulsory 2 0 0 2
5 GSEÇ2014849_1_1 GSEÇMELİ_1_1 Elective - - - 0
6 İAITB19120109228 HISTORY OF REVOLUTION AND ATATURK’S PRINCIPLES I Compulsory 2 0 0 2
7 TUR1612014849 MENU PLANNING Compulsory 3 1 0 4
8 TUR1692014849 PRINCIPLES OF NUTRITION Compulsory 4 0 0 4
9 SECTOİ 101 SEÇMELİ1 Elective - - - 0
10 İTDB10120109228 TURKISH LANGUAGE-I Compulsory 2 0 0 2
Total 20 1 0 22
 
2. Semester
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 İYDB11620109228 ENGLISH -II Compulsory 2 0 0 2
2 TUR1642014849 FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE –I Compulsory 3 1 0 4
3 İAİTB19220109228 HISTORY OF REVOLUTION AND ATATURK’S PRINCIPLES II Compulsory 2 0 0 2
4 TUR1682014849 HOTEL MANAGEMENT Compulsory 3 0 0 3
5 TUR1622014849 HOUSEKEEPING MANAGEMENT Compulsory 3 1 0 4
6 STAJ1022014849 INTERNSHIP -I Compulsory 0 0 0 5
7 SECTOİ102 SEÇMELİ II Elective - - - 0
8 TUR1662014849 TOURISM ECONOMICS Compulsory 2 0 0 2
9 İTDB10220109228 TURKISH LANGUAGE-II Compulsory 2 0 0 2
Total 17 2 0 24
 
3. Semester
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 TUR207201292280 BUSINESS ORGANIZATION Compulsory 2 0 0 3
2 TUR2732014849 FOOD AND BEVERAGE SERVICE-II Compulsory 3 1 0 4
3 TUR2752015849 PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE I Compulsory 3 0 0 4
4 TUR2772015849 RESEARCH METHODS AND TECHNIQUES Compulsory 2 0 0 3
5 SECTOİ201 SEÇMELİ III Elective - - - 0
6 TUR2632014849 TOUR OPERATOR AND TRAVEL AGENCY Compulsory 3 0 0 4
7 TUR209201292280 TOURISM GEOGRAPHY-I Compulsory 2 0 0 2
8 TUR2612014849 TOURISM LEGISLATION Compulsory 3 0 0 4
Total 18 1 0 24
 
4. Semester
No Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type of Course T P L ECTS
1 TUR2722014849 DIRECTED STUDY Compulsory 2 1 0 3
2 TUR2662014849 GEOGRAPHY OF TOURISM-II Compulsory 2 0 0 2
3 TUR2682014849 HOTEL AUTOMATION SYSTEMS Compulsory 3 1 0 4
4 STJ200201292280 INTERNSHIP-II Compulsory 0 0 0 5
5 TUR2622014849 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Compulsory 2 0 0 2
6 TUR2702014849 PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE -II Compulsory 4 0 0 4
7 SECTOİ202 SEÇMELİ IV Elective - - - 0
8 TUR2642014849 TOURISM MARKETING Compulsory 4 0 0 4
Total 17 2 0 24
 
 
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