Courses

Institutional Structure, Academic Departments, Academic calendar, Student Affairs Department(Structure, and Duties), Library Services, Library Research and Information Resources, catalog search through Web; Health, Culture and Sports Department, Student Clubs (Structure and Duties), Regulations and Guidelines of Higher Education, Discipline Guide of High Education Council, Regulation of The Law on Higher Education, Erasmus International Office, Publicity and Public Relations Department(Structure and Duties).

Basic principles of business, Relationships and responsibilities of the business with the environment, Types of businesses, Functions of the business, Establishment activities of the business, Factors that play a role in choosing the establishment place of businesses, Business size and capacity types

Numbers: natural numbers, whole numbers, rational numbers, decimal notation, real numbers. Ratio and proportion: Ratio and proportion problems. Percentage and interest rates: Calculations with decimal numbers, percentage problems, simple interest, compound interest and interest problems.

Travel concept, importance and historical development of travel Reasons for people to travel Definition and characteristics of travel agencies, definitions and concepts Classification of travel agencies Reasons why people prefer travel agencies Travel agency activities Legal obligations of travel agencies Establishment stages The organizational structure of travel agencies Features and tasks of tour operators Tour planning and tour management TURSAB institution

Definition and history of tourism; its deveopment internationally and in Turkey; factors motivating people to travel; economic, socio-cultural and environmental effects of tourism; tourism's impact on the balance of payments, employment and its multiplier effect. Tourism and Tourist, Tourism development processes, Types of tourism, Economic, Social and Physical Effects of Tourism, Tourism Demand and Supply.

This course includes the topics such as: Turkey’s general geography, general knowledge about Anatolian civilizations, Turkey’s natural beauties, Mediterranean, Aegean, Marmara, Black Sea, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia, South-eastern Anatolia, other countries’ geographies; regional settlements of Turkey’s tourism activities and their demographic features, and analysis according to natural, historical and archaeological attractiveness and as a touristic product.

Learns the students the basic principles of computers, cellphones, their effective usage as well as MS Word, MS Excel and MS Powerpoint in their works. Computer related Health problems. Internet and Internet Browser, Electronic Mail Management, Newsgroups / Forums, Web Based Learning, Personal Web Site Preparation, Electronic Commerce, Resume in Word Processor, Internet and Career, Job Interview Preparation, Electronic Tables, Worksheets, Transaction Table, Formulas and Functions, Graphics, Presentation Preparation, Introductory Material Preparation. Microsoft Office and Open Office Applications.

Definition of law, the need for law, social rules which organize society, relationships and differences between law and other social rules, criteria differentiation, public and private law, equality, branches of public law, definition, enforcement and characteristics of laws.

Tourism Law and its resources; legislation concerning the tourism industry in Turkey: Tour contracts; contingent contracts and consumer rights.

Hotel front office department organizational structure, properties and operations of the front office services, professional terms used in the front office, documents, hotel guests, input-output operations, duties and responsibilities of front office services, front office management principles, relations with other parts of the hotel front office, reservation, pre-safe, rules plant operations, statistics, regulation, procedures and supervision of staff. Services management and supervision of front office night.

Accommodation Classification of business, The structure of the hotel business, departments in hotel operations, task definitions and properties, installation steps of hotel management.

Classification of food & beverage services operation; basic funtions; organisational structure; planning and marketing of services; the scope of food & beverage cost control; benefits of a cost control system; the process and steps of food & beverage cost control; formation of standard food & beverage recipies; calculating costs and reporting of periodical data concerning food & beverage operations using statistical methods. Fidelio Materials Control program will be introduced at the second part of the term.

Enterprise, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship; similarities and differences between an entrepreneur and a manager (professional managers); role and importance of the entrepreneur in business success; entrepreneurship and trends which reveal small and medium sized enterprise; globalization; entrepreneurship in Turkey and entrepreneurship in the world; entrepreneur and developments related to small and medium sized enterprises (share of entrepreneurs in total employment, change in the number of entrepreneurs); female entrepreneurship; advice for candidate entrepreneurs in Turkey; innovation, innovative ideas and inventions; risks of enterprises; examples of successful entrepreneurs.

The importance and historical development of food and beverage enterprises, the organizational chart and the tasks of the service personnel, hygiene and sanitation, HACCP, Service equipment, Mise en Place process, Menu and menu planning, Service procedures, Banquet organizations, lounge and table layouts, bar information and beverage service, contact with guest and deal with complaints.

Characteristics of the tourism market; tourism supply and demand; characteristics of and differences between goods and services; factors affecting tourism demand; the marketing mix; market segmentation in tourism; product formulation; price; marketing strategy and tactics; distribution channels in tourism.

Introduction to and application of package programs (Fidelio - Opera) used in the Front Office department; housekeeping programs. Students will have the knowledge and ability to process the system, process the accommodation, get the documents related to the front office and get the documents related to the other departments.

Simple present tense, have/has, there is/are, some/any, can/can't, present continuous tense, articles, prepositions, everyday expressions. In addition, this course provides an introduction to the English language and aims to help the students to develop a basic level of competence in communicating in this language. It is intended that students who have taken this course will be able to communicate at A1 level using written and oral English in everyday and business life.

The course covers the following topics related to communication: The concept of communication, the process of communication, verbal communication, nonverbal communication, interpersonal communication, small group communication, organizational communication, mass communication, online communication, intercultural communication.

This course includes the topics such as: The basic concepts of Business Law, Employee, Employer, etc.., Employment Contract, Workers 'and Employers' debts, working hours, and termination of the contract.

Internship to provide the opportunity to structure knowledge and skills acquired in university education with real workplace applications and improve students' workplace attitudes.

Students will prepare a project about the subject they have chosen by conducting a study which possesses all the qualities of a scientific project and will support the theoretical knowledge they have gathered with their research findings and practices.

First World War, Armistice of Mondros and Reactions, Life of Mustafa Kemal Pasha, Occupation of Izmir by the Greeks and Reactions to the Occupation, Mustafa Kemal Pasha’s Arrival to Samsun and Organization Activities, Mustafa Kemal Pasha’s Organization efforts to National Resistance Movement: Amasya Circles, Erzurum and Sivas Congresses, Amasya Negotiations and Protocols, Meeting of the Last Ottoman Parliament in Istanbul, National Pact Desicions, Occupation of Istanbul by the Entente States and The Reaction Against the Occupation, Opening of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara and its First Decisions and its applications, Uprising in the Period of National Struggle, Sharing Plans for Turkey and Treaty of Sevr, Turkish War of Independence, War Period; Establishment of National Army, Eastern Front; The Armenian Question and the Wars Made by the Armenians, The Birth of the Nationalist in the South Front and the War with the French, The Wars of the Regular Army in the Greek Front in the Western Front; Turkish Foreign Policy in the Second World War and After the War, Transition to Multi-Party Period, Principles of Turkish Revolution.

Theories about the Birth of the Language. Relations of Language with the Concepts "Thought", "Society" Relations of Language with "Culture" and "History". Language Types: Common Language, Parent Language, Passing Language, Slang, Jargon. Language Development Process: Dialects, accents, Oral Concepts Historical Development of Turkish. Voice Information, Turkish Diction Rules and Common Mistakes Introduction to Sentence Information: Word Groups. Sentence Information I: Sentence Elements, Story Review Sentence Information II: Sentence Types. Sentence Information Examples. Novel Review, Midterm Writing Rules: "de" / "ki", Writing of Conjugation, Use of Correction Mark, Writing of union Words Application: Everyday Life in commonly misspelled words, Punctuation Marks. Proper Sentence Features.  Introduction to Narration. Intellectual Essays: Essay, Article, Anecdote, Critique. Official Writings: Petition, Report, Record. Oral Expression and Types: Interview, Panel, Symposium, Conference. Scientific Writing Principles: Quote, Transfer, Sourcing, Imprinting, Footnotes, Bibliography, Novel Review.

Theoretical knowledge in the field of ethics and business ethics, ethical management, solution of ethical dilemmas, prevention of gray areas, creating and implementing ethical codes, application of professional ethical codes.

Definition of marketing, objectives, development of goods and services; introduction of planning and implementation processes for pricing and distribution; modern marketing concept; the importance of customer-oriented marketing; to learn the concept of market and consumer behavior; the place and importance of advertising and brand concepts in marketing management; new trends in marketing.

Quality concept, Standard and standardization, Importance of standard in production and service sector, Total quality management, Measurement, analysis, improvement, Management quality and standards, Environmental standards, Occupational health and safety standards, Quality management system models, Strategic management, Participation in management, Process Management, Resource management and EFQM excellence model.

Leisure, leisure time concepts; reasons of increase, recreation theory and management, relationship between tourism and recreation.

The method of archeology, archeology terminology, Paelolitic Age, Neolotic Age, Chalcolic Age, Bronze Age, Age of Assyrian Trade Colonies, Early, Kingdom and Late Hittite Civilization, Urartian Civilization, Phrygian Civilization, Lydian Civilization, Persian Civilization, Hellenic Migrations, Alexander the Great, Hellenistic Culture, Roman Period and Art.

Definition and historical development of the protocol; implement the social behavior protocol; to apply the protocol in institutions and organizations, to apply the protocol in corporate events, to make personal care, to choose clothes and accessories.

Economic concepts, tourism supply and demand, elasticities and characteristics of tourism supply and demand, national economy and tourism, measurement of economic effects of tourism, the place of tourism sector in the economy.

Sustainability, Sustainability and Environment, Sustainable Tourism, Alternative Tourism and Concepts, Special Interest Tourism, Special Interest Tourism Effects, Special Interest Tourism Marketing, Special Interest Tourism Types, New Trends in Tourism, Expectations and Trends in Tourism, Highland Tourism, Winter Tourism, Health Tourism, Sports Tourism, Rural Tourism, Gastronomy Tourism.