Turizm ve Otel İşletmeciliği Ön Lisans Diploması

ISCO 08

ISCO 08

• The purpose of the program is to meet the need for intermediate staff who can react quickly, have effective communication skills, have strong customer relations, are solution-oriented, and have command of operational level activities in the sector where intense competition is experienced. Tourism and Hotel Management aims to provide education and training services to provide life skills with contemporary teaching methods appropriate to the requirements of the information age and business life, with the principle of lifelong education. Our aim; is to ensure that our graduating students are trained as individuals who have technical knowledge and skills in the relevant sector, who are creative innovative, researching, who desire to contribute to the development of the country and the profession, who constantly renew themselves by following the developments in their field, who have original ideas and who are analytical.

• This programme is conducted as formal, open or distance learning. Also; applied trainings are carried out in laboratories and workshops within higher education institutions or as internship or workplace training in industry, health institutions and workplaces.

• Tourism and hotel management students has knowledge about the theories, concepts, methods and tools that form the basis of the field.
• Uses the knowledge gained in the field of tourism in the field of application.
• Acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural, legal and ethical values regarding its field.
• Develops sales and marketing strategies of businesses in the tourism sector.
• Interprets the relationship between the country's economy and the tourism economy.
• Improves itself socially and academically by closely following developments in the field and outside the field.
• Using two foreign languages, monitors information regarding the field of tourism and hotel management and communicates with colleagues.
• Has knowledge and skills regarding kitchen services and techniques and applies catering and service procedures.
• Uses computer programs at the level required by the field of tourism and hotel management.
• Ensures continuous development by evaluating the knowledge and skills acquired with a total quality management approach.
• Involved in hotel management; Understands the functioning of front office, housekeeping, food and beverage, human resources and accounting departments and implements strategies.
• Plans and implements meetings, congresses, conferences and fair organizations.
• Understands the working area of travel agencies and tour operators and carries out ticketing, product development and package tour design duties.

Possesses the key competencies listed below at a pre-advanced level.

• Reading and writing competence
• Multilingual competence
• Mathematical competence and competence in science, technology and engineering
• Digital competence
• Personal, social and learning to learn competence
• Civic competence
• Entrepreneurial competence 
• Cultural awareness and expression

• Measurement and evaluation methods; Exam types and their contribution to the course success grade are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by the Council of Higher Education (YÖK) on these issues.
• Different methods such as homework, project, practice, midterm exam and final exam are used in measurement and evaluation.
• Letter and/or number-based grading systems are used to evaluate student success.

90-100 AA 4.00 Successful

85-89 BA 3.50 Successful

80-84 BB 3.00 Successful

75-79 CB 2.50 Pass

70-74 CC 2.00 Pass

65-69 DC 1.50 Conditionally Pass

60-64 DD 1.00 Conditionally Pass

50-59 FD 0.50 Fail-Fail

49 and below FF 0.00 Fail - Fail

In order to supervise the quality of higher education programmes;

• YÖK plans, organises, manages and supervises higher education institution's educational and other activities.  YÖK prepares "University Monitoring and Evaluation Reports" within its own criteria and publishes these reports annually. YÖK prepares reports that include qualitative and quantitative evaluations of higher education institutions in accordance with these annual reports and shares them with general public.
• The "Foundation Higher Education Institutions Report", which includes academic, administrative and financial data of foundation higher education institutions, is published by YÖK annually. These reports, which include quantitative and qualitative evaluations made for foundation higher education institutions, are shared with the public by YÖK.

Quality assurance of undergraduate programs in higher education is provided according to the "Procedures and Principles for Quality Assurance of Higher Education Diploma Programs":

1. Establishment and Approval of Curriculum: YÖK determines minimum standards and criteria required to start associate degree programmes in higher education institutions.
   1. In higher education institutions, the curriculum of associate degree programs and the learning outcomes each program will bring to the student are determined by the senates of higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK on these issues. 
   2. After the curriculum of National Core Education Programs is accepted by the relevant Deans Council, it is implemented by higher education institutions with the approval of YÖK.

2. Assessment and Evaluation: How to measure and evaluate the learning outcomes that each associate degree programme will bring to the student is carried out according to the teaching and examination regulations prepared by higher education institutions in accordance with the basic principles determined by YÖK.

3. Certification: Students enrolled in associate degree programmes who successfully complete the course credits and other obligations determined by higher education institutions; receive an associate degree diploma.

4.Self-Evaluation-External Evaluation: In the context of continuous monitoring, higher education institutions enter the "Internal Evaluation Reports" of the previous year into the Information System prepared by the Higher Education Quality Board (YÖKAK) at the beginning of each year. YÖKAK shares the "Institutional Feedback Report" prepared for the external evaluation of higher education institutions. In addition, the accreditation decisions made by the accreditation bodies authorized or recognized by YÖKAK also show that the quality of programmes' qualifications is assured. YÖKAK carries out regular review activities regarding the qualifications determined in accordance with its legislation.

• Being placed in the relevant associate degree program of the higher education institution as a result of the central examination conducted by the Measurement, Selection and Placement Center (ÖSYM), the procedures and principles of which are determined by YÖK.

• Students who successfully complete the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management can find job opportunities in different departments of hotel businesses such as front office, food and beverage, sales and marketing, human resources and housekeeping. They can work in food and beverage businesses and travel agencies, which are important areas of the tourism industry. Graduate students; He/she can take on various duties in the Ministry of Tourism. They can be employed at managerial level in all areas of the service sector.

1. Law no. 2547 on Higher Education

1.1. Regulation on the Principles of Transition between Associate and Undergraduate Degree Programs, Double Major, Minor and Credit Transfer Between Institutions in Higher Education Institutions

1.2. Regulation on the Continuation of Vocational Schools and Open Education

2. Associate Degree Programs Graduates to Undergraduate Education  Law no. 2547 on Higher Education (bylaw-35)

2.1. Higher Education Quality Assurance and Higher Education Quality

The qualification is valid continuously.