Applied Hospitality Concepts and Decision Making

Catalog description

Applied Hospitality Concepts and Decision Making is designed as a capstone course in the Hospitality Operations stream. The course primarily focuses on students' participation in a hotel management simulation. The simulation requires students to consider strategic objectives through the application of revenue management, managerial accounting, human resource management, sales and marketing, and sustainability and innovation concepts. The course also devotes time to the topic of service quality and the considerations in delivering high-quality service in the hospitality experience including both theoretical perspectives and quantitative analysis (i.e., project management, process analysis). As a capstone course, the course will also keep students abreast of trends and current events in the hospitality industry.