1	Course Title:	RURAL TOURISM
2	Course Code:	TEK3734-S
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	3
6	Semester:	6
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	3
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	-
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Yrd.Doç.Dr. İ.Bülent Gürbüz
16	Course Lecturers:	-
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	bulent@uludag.edu.tr 0 (224) 294591
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Helping the students to understand the importance of utility of natural and cultural resources accurately and appropriately and utility of value added economic activities for the people of rural areas, in the future for the world and Turkey.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development

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Learning Outcomes:

1 Understanding the terms “environment” and “nature” ; 2 To be able to establish the relationship between environment and tourism ; 3 To gain the ability to compare traditional tourism and alternative tourism ; 4 To understand the sustainability in detail ; 5 To gain knowledge about how to utilize natural and cultural resources in the World and in Turkey ; 6 Understanding the importance of alternative tourism methods in rural development ; 7 Gaining the knowledge about establishing rural tourism projects;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	General characteristics of rural areas
2	Concept close to rural tourism
3	Current situation of rural tourism in Turkey
4	The place and importance of eco-tourism in mass, alternative, nature and sustainable tourism
5	Sustainable development and tourism
6	Types of Rural Tourism
7	Protecting natural and cultural resources.
8	Review+MIDTERM EXAM
9	Ecosystem management protected areas
10	Social and ecological effects of rural tourism
11	Economics, marketing and management of rural tourism
12	Principles of rural tourism implementation
13	Areas around the world and in Turkey, that has rural tourism potential and rural tourism practices
14	Review

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Textbooks:Aydın,Pınar, Bursa İli Dağ Yöresinde Ekolojik Turizmi Geliştirme OLanakları, Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitusu, Basılmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi, Bursa. Other Materials: Sürdürülebilir Tarım ve Kırsal Kalkınma Kavramı İçinde Tarım-Turizm-Kırsal Alan İlişkisi ve Sonuçları KMÜ Sosyal ve Ekonomi·k Araştırmalar Dergi·si 14 (22): 83-92, 2012, Sürdürülebilir Kırsal Turizm, Suavi Ahipaşaoğlu İrfan Arıkan, Gazi Kitabevi, 2006, Kırsal Turizm ve Kırsal Kalkınma (Fethiye Örneği) Hüseyin Çeken, Metin Uçar, Şevket Ökten, Detay Yayıncılık 2010, Rural Tourism and Recreation: Principles to Practice, Lesley Roberts, Derek Hall, CABI publishing 2001,
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	20
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	1	20
Final Exam	1	60
Total	3	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	14	1	14
Homeworks, Performances	1	34	34
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	8	8
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	10	10
Total WorkLoad			102
Total workload/ 30 hr			3,13
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO3 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 0 0 LO4 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO5 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 LO6 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 LO7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 4 4 0 4

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High