| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | SHK205.2B | World Cultures and Destinations | Elective | 2 | 3 | 2 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| Short Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Providing students the knowledge about different cultures, life styles and leading destinations in the world. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Öğr.Gör. Alper Abca |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Students gain knowledge about the culture concept. | | 2 | Students gain knowledge about cultural diversities. | | 3 | Students gain knowledge about geographic regions and their characteristics. | | 4 | Students gain knowledge about leading countries and their major destinations. |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
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| Course Contents |
| Culture as a concept, civilizations, life styles, leading travel destinations and their characteristics. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Culture as a concept, culture and civilization relationship | | | | 2 | The rise of the civilizations, leading civilizations in the history. | | | | 3 | The cultural, economic and geographic characteristics and leading destinations of Balkan states.(1) | | | | 4 | The cultural, economic and geographic characteristics and leading destinations of Russia and other slavic states. | | | | 5 | The cultural, economic and geographic characteristics and leading destinations of Scandinavian states. | | | | 6 | The cultural, economic and geographic characteristics and leading destinations of Germany and France. | | | | 7 | Mid-term exam | | | | 8 | The cultural, economic and geographic characteristics and leading destinations of Spain and Portugal. | | | | 9 | The cultural, economic and geographic characteristics and leading destinations of Great Britain and U.S.A. | | | | 10 | The cultural, economic and geographic characteristics and leading destinations of South America . | | | | 11 | The cultural, economic and geographic characteristics and leading destinations of Far-East states. | | | | 12 | The cultural, economic and geographic characteristics and leading destinations of India. | | | | 13 | The cultural, economic and geographic characteristics and leading destinations of Middle Asia states. | | | | 14 | The cultural, economic and geographic characteristics and leading destinations of Middle-East and North Africa states. | | | | 15 | Final exam | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Prof. Dr. İsmet Barutçugil, “Kültürlerarası Yönetim”, 1. Baskı, Kariyer Yayıncılık (2011) |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Discussion | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Question-Answer | 10 | 1 | 10 |
| Team/Group Work | 15 | 1 | 15 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | | LO2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | LO3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | LO4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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