Qualification Awarded

Students who successfully complete the tourist guiding program earn the associate degree.

Specific Admission Requirements

Within the framework of the regulations determined by the Higher Education Institution (YÖK), student admission to this program is made through the central examination system called ÖSYS. Students are placed in the relevant programs by the Student Selection and Placement Center according to the scores they get from this exam after they notify the program preferences they want to study.

Qualification Requirements

To be graduted, students are required to take a total of 120 ECTS over four semesters, 30 per semester, and score a minimum of 2.00 over 4.00 cumulative grade point average.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Students enrolled in higher education institutions have the right to demand recognition of their previously completed education at different universities. In order for the newly registered students to have their previous education recognized, they must apply to the relevant department within the first week of the registration year with the transcript of their previous education and course content.

History

Our school, which was established the Higher Education Council's decision, dated 25.01.1994, started education in an apartment building with the support of institutions and philanthropists in Ortaca district in the 1994-1995 academic year with a total of 38 students consisting of Tourism and Hotel Management program and Greenhouse Cultivation programs. In 1999, Tourism and Travel Services program started to accept students. In 2000, the evening education of the same program started to operate. As of the 2012-2013 academic year, Tourist Guiding program started to accept students.

Profile of the Programme

The Tourist Guidance program within Ortaca Vocational School, which was established close to important tourism regions such as Fethiye, Marmaris, Sarıgerme and Dalyan, strives to train qualified guides with the professional knowledge and skills needed by the tourism industry. In addition to the courses that will increase their knowledge and skills in the professional field, the students of the program receive training in which they can gain knowledge in social areas such as communication, ethics and marketing. Within the scope of the curriculum, students who receive training with theoretical courses in general improve their practical knowledge and skills by participating in training trips organized by Turkish Tour Guides Association(TUREB). In addition, our instructors provide guidance services for our students to step into the sector. Thanks to the close relations of our school with sector representatives, our students are introduced to sector representatives.

Program Outcomes

1-	To acquire and use theoretical and practical knowledge by prioritizing the scientific approach supported by the textbooks including up-to-date information about tourist guidance, application tools and other resources.

2-	To interpret and evaluate the phenomena and events by using skills and knowledge gained in the field of tourist guidance, to identify and analyze problems and to bring solution suggestions to them.

3-	To have the ability to examine and conceptualize the phenomena and events related to the field of tourist guidance with scientific methods and techniques; and consistently improve these knowledge and skills.

4-	To take responsibility, as an individual or a team member, to bring solutions to the complex and unforeseen problems encountered in the applications related to the field of tourist guidance.

5-	To inform relevant persons and institutions about the topics related to the field of tourist guidance; to express his/her thoughts and solution suggestions regarding the problems in written and oral form.

6-	To acquire knowledge about human health and environmental awareness issues related to the field of tourist guidance and to use this accumulation of knowledge for the benefit of society.

7-	To follow the knowledge in the field by using at least one foreign language at the level of European Language Portfolio C1 and to communicate with the colleagues and customers.

8-	To know and apply legal regulations and professional standards related to tourist guidance and the field of tourism.

9-	To know and apply professional standards and legal regulations related to tourist guidance and the field of tourism.

10-	To gain detailed knowledge about geography of world and Turkey.

11-	To gain knowledge about basic concepts, theories, principles and facts in the fields of business, economics, social psychology and tourism sociology.

12-	To gain detailed knowledge about the culture, history, religion and arts of the civilizations that lived in Turkey, to interpret and establish connections between them. To gain general knowledge about the world history and mythologies of different cultures.

13-	To gain general knowledge about the concept of cultural heritage. To learn Turkey’s historical values and problems and enable them to be associated with the contemporary events.

14-	To use a foreign language for social and professional purposes in a comfortable and efficient way. To identify and solve problems by establishing connections between events, in a foreign language.

15-	To gain reading, comprehending, writing and speaking skills in a second language.

Exam Regulations & Assesment & Grading

Students are obliged to participate in the applications, projects, seminars, workshops and homeworks within the the assessment and evaluation systems of the courses. There is a minimum of 70% attendance requirement for theoretical courses and 80% for applied and laboratory studies. Students who do not fulfill the attendance requirement are not given the right to take the final exams. Students have to repeat the relevant course until they fulfill the attendance requirement in the theoretical courses. Exams are usually in written form. However, the instructor may also decide to hold an oral exam. Examinations of the course are given by the instructor who teaches the course. Two exams, at least one midterm exam and one final exam, are held for each course. Contribution levels of exams to end-term success scores are determined by the instructor giving the course.

Graduation Requirements

To be graduted, students are required to take a total of 120 ECTS over four semesters, 30 per semester, and score a minimum of 2.00 over 4.00 cumulative grade point average.

Occupational Profiles of Graduates

The graduates of the Tourist Guiding program earn the right to receive a tourist guidance certificate upon completing the training trip, organized by Union of Turkish Tourist Guides Association (TUREB) and scoreing 75/100 in Foreign Language Proficiency test, in at leats on e foreign language. Depending on the scope of the training trip(regional or countrywide), the graduates earn either a regional or national tour guide certificate. Tourist guides have employment opportunities in the industry either as an independent tour guide or as an employee of travel agencies. Graduates of the program also have employment opportunities in other tourism businesses, especially in accommodation and travel businesses. The graduates of the program also have employment opportunities within the Ministry of Culture and Tourism with the public personnel selection exam (KPSS).

Access to Further Studies

Candidates, who successfully complete the associate degree program, are entitled to receive education at the undergraduate level, on condition that they score sufficient points in the relevant score type in the the Vertical Transfer Exam (DGS) organized by OSYM once a year. Graduates of this program may can choose programs such as tourism guiding, tourism management, travel management, travel management and tourism guidance, upon being successful in DGS.

Mode of Study

Associate Degree

Programme Director

Associate Prof.Dr. Ali TÜRKER

ECTS Coordinator

Associate Prof.Dr. Ali TÜRKER

Course Structure Diagram with Credits

Evaluation Questionnaires

Course & Program Outcomes Matrix