Abstract:

In this research, it is aimed to compare the accessibility of the information on the web sites and learning outcomes subject to accreditation on the websites of Tourism Management Departments that were not accredited by the Tourism Education Quality Assurance and Accreditation Council (TURAK) in 2022 in Turkey, but had the highest score in the Higher Education Institutions Examination (YKS).. In this context, the "Program Learning Outcomes" criterion, which is the third criterion among the determined to be accredited within the research dates, was taken into consideration when evaluating the curricula of tourism management departments of 7 tourism faculties affiliated to 7 different universities (February-June 2022) TURAK's criteria for evaluating higher education tourism programs. The top three non-accredited state colleges, which are the ones that students like most based on criteria with the highest scores, were identified in order to allow for comparison. Ten departments of tourist management in all were examined. Within the scope of the study, document analysis approach, one of the qualitative research designs, was used to conduct situation analysis. In this context, when the curricula and learning outcomes of accredited programs are examined, it is seen that the education/training and research/development infrastructure has been improved and has become more productive and more professional. However, it has been understood that accredited tourism management programs do not change the preference rates. Finally, when the web pages of accredited programs and non-accredited programs are compared, it has been concluded that the web pages of accredited programs are designed in a simple and accessible way, and that the relevant information is found where it should be, compared to non-accredited programs.

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