Nature of income and national income determination, employment, money and banking, fiscal and monetary policy, international trade theory and balance of payments, economic development, economic system, the general structure of Turkish economy.
Term Courses
EC 102 Principles of Macroeconomics
Credits:
3
MATH 106 Introduction to Calculus for Social Sciences
Credits:
4
Functions of one variable, properties of quadratic, cubic, exponential and logarithmic functions, compound interest and annuities, limits, continuity and differentiation, applied maximum and minimum problems, basic integration techniques, sequences and series.
TRM 104 Environment and Tourism
Credits:
3
Key global environmental problems and their impact on tourism. Positive and negative impacts of tourism on the natural and cultural environment. Analysis of the impact of alternative forms of tourism and of sustainable practices. Case studies on existing practices to review and evaluate alternative forms of tourism.
TRM 124 Business Communication
Credits:
3
Effective speech and writing traits; the importance of written communication in the changing paradigms of today's business world. Focus on types of communication with respect to mass communication and electronic media and their use in the business world. Letter and report; communicating in meetings; communication over the telephone. Lectures on communication ethics, interviews, oral presentation, listening and empathy.
TRM 134 Principles of Management
Credits:
3
Principles of managerial practices, planning, organizing, directing and controlling, proper methods and techniques to increase managerial effectiveness and efficiency. Classical and modern approaches to management. Case histories for illustrating problems in managing organizations.
TRM 224 Interpersonal Communication
Credits:
3
The concepts of interpersonal communication, including listening, verbal communication and nonverbal communication. Creating communication climates. Understanding “self” in interpersonal communication. Communication in groups and leadership in group communication. The effects of interpersonal communication technologies. Basic guest relations. Experimental group exercises where students get feedback from each other.
Prerequisite:
TRM 141
TRM 232 Managerial Accounting for Tourism Industry
Credits:
3
Financial statements of different types of establishments in tourism industry; uniform system of accounts for hospitality industry and unique characteristics of hotel financial statements. Preparation of accounting information for managerial decision making purposes. Introduction to models and techniques for managerial decision making using accounting information; ratio analysis; funds flow statement cost-volume-profit approach; budgeting; investment analysis.
Prerequisite:
TRM 231
TRM 242 Tourism Law
Credits:
3
Basic knowledge of legal rights and responsibilities in hotel and restaurant management. Case studies related to legal problems and the logical organization of corresponding solutions.
Prerequisite: TRM 241.
Prerequisite:
TRM 241
TRM 258 Applied Statistics II
Credits:
3
Introduction to statistical inference. Hypothesis testing and various inference tools such as t-tests, nonparametric two samples tests ANOVA, ANOVA for nonparametric data, crosstabulation and chi-square, correlation, simple regression, multiple regression. Practice in using statistical software.
Prerequisite: TRM 257
Prerequisite:
TRM 257
TRM 282 Travel Industry
Credits:
3
The formation of the idea of travel as an inseparable feature of modern human beings. Mobility theory; cities as spaces of tourism; historical development of transportation systems; mutual constitution of transportation, travel and tourism; social, cultural and economic impacts of transportation systems and hubs. Evolution and current workings of the travel industry; employees of travel industry; effect of technology on travel industry; current operational structure and practices; future prospects.
TRM 336 Organizational Behavior
Credits:
3
A survey of concepts and theories seeking to understand and explain individual and group behavior in organizations. Perception, motivation, leadership and group dynamics applied to the organizational settings, learning and organizational behavior modification, job attitude and satisfaction, conflict management, managing organizational change and stress.
Prerequisite: TRM 235 or consent of the instructor.
Prerequisite:
TRM 331 or Consent of Instructor
TRM 364 Services Marketing
Credits:
3
Management of the marketing function, with special emphasis on the requirements of service organizations. Classification of services. Integrated marketing mix for services. Issues related to the marketing of services such as service recovery and balancing demand and capacity. The role of technology in the marketing of services.
Prerequisites: TRM 134, TRM 263.
Prerequisite:
TRM 134 and TRM 263
TRM 366 Entrepreneurship and Business Planning in Tourism
Credits:
3
Theoretical framework of entrepreneurship and the role of entrepreneurs. The process of new venture development in the tourism industry. Feasibility study as a tool for new venture assessment. Basic components of a business plan, including the business concept development, assessment of industry trends and competitive structures, the preparation of marketing, management and organization plans, financial statement projections, and investment appraisal. The application of business planning and investment appraisal techniques to new venture development in tourism.
Prerequisite:
TRM 335
TRM 378 Food Service Management
Credits:
3
Overview of the internal workings of food services management. Food services organization structures, job descriptions, control mechanisms, systems design, and specialty food service equipment. Analysis of food services management in the context of hotels, airlines and other institutions. Field visits to various types of operations.
Prerequisite: TRM 134.
Prerequisite:
TRM 134
TRM 400 Internship
Credits:
0
Integrates the academic curriculum with practical experience in the field of tourism management. A minimum of 60 working days of supervised and structured practical experience in approved organizations.
Prerequisite:
Consent of the instructor
TRM 408 Operations Research For Service Industry
Credits:
3
Introduction to modeling concepts and operations research techniques as quantitative decision making tools. Topics include linear programming, duality, sensitivity analysis, transportation and assignment problems, network models and case studies from the service industries. Queuing, simulation.
Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of the instructor.
Prerequisite:
Senior standing or Consent of Instructor
TRM 435 Diversity Management
Credits:
3
Place and importance of diversity management in management systems. Managerial competencies needed for diversity management. Impact of diversity management on corporate performance.
Prerequisite:
TRM 336 or Consent of Instructor
TRM 465 Current Issues in Tourism
Credits:
3
A wide range of topics on different types and modes of travel and related travel organization systems such as adventure travel, special airport services, domestic tourism, interest travel, student and youth travel as well as corporate travel market; congress organizations; cruise market operation; group travel as well as procedures by submission and analyses of cases by specialists of the respected fields.
Prerequisite:
Senior standing or consent of the instructor.
TRM 472 Business Strategy
Credits:
3
Concepts and methods for the generation, selection, implementation and evaluation of strategies. Strategic management as a process in service organizations. Overview of existing strategies through real-life examples. Application of analytical tools for strategic decision-making. Competitiveness and benchmarking. The impact of globalization, technology, and environmental concerns on strategic decisions.
Prerequisite: Senior standing or consent of the instructor.
Prerequisite:
Senior standing or Consent of Instructor
TRM 48M Sp. Top. Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
Credits:
3
TRM 492 Tourism Research Project
Credits:
3
Term project preparation in a field of interest such as tourism policy, destination marketing, culture tourism, travel agency operations, consumer preferences in tourism. Cross-cultural non-verbal communication in tourism.
Prerequisite:
TRM 355 and Consent of Instructor
