HOSP100 Introduction to Hospitality Management
Department of Business, Innovation, and Legal Studies: Hospitality Management
- I. Course Number and Title
- HOSP100 Introduction to Hospitality Management
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- None
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course provides an overview of the tourism and hospitality industry. Students learn how technological changes and financing affect the industry. Other topics include trends, planning, design, location, and procedures, materials, equipment and supplies.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
- Understand and discuss the tourism and hospitality industry;
- Identify and explain how technological changes and financing affect the tourism and hospitality industry; and
- Analyze trends and changes in the tourism and hospitality industry, and how they relate to plans, designs, locations, procedures, materials, equipment and supplies.
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
The following topics are presented:
- Industry history
- Hospitality operations
- Franchising
- Contract services
- Non-commercial market
- Industry organizations
- Planning and design
- Procedures
- Travel and tourism
- Equipment
- Career development
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Exams, quizzes, classroom exercises, class or online participation, and/or projects as specified by the area faculty and described in the individual instructor's course syllabus are utilized. -
Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.
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Review/Approval Date - 12/00; Core Goals/Objectives added 4/04; Revised 12/18/2015