Hotel Management TCEM 281 Spring 2006 Required Text: Hotel and Lodging Mangement Author: Dr. Alan T. Stutts Tim Worthington Telephone: 298-7785 Email: jtworthington@sbcglobal.net Office Hours: By appointment Some students take this course as part of an undergraduate certificate program. Graduate non-degree students interested in earning an undergraduate certificate must first be admitted by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, even if they already hold an undergraduate degree.
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Course Description This course is designed as an introduction to hotel and lodging management and will help understand the principles behind the development of a hotel. This will be accomplished by addressing the key factors that are necessary to the management of a great hotel. Course Objectives Address the growth and development of the lodging industry. Introduction to the critical topics and information that every hotel manager needs to know. Looks at the entire operation of a lodging facility, giving equal coverage to rooms management, front office operations, other supporting departments and the responsibility of the general manager. Discuss hotel development, types of lodging environments, franchise companies, and management organizations. Touch on timeshare and vacation ownership. Discuss the key movements and challenges facing the industry.
Evaluation 2 papers/case studies Attendance Midterm Cumulative Final Exam TOTAL Grading Scale A = (90 – 100%) B = (80 – 89%) C = (70 – 79%) D = (60 – 69%) F = (0 – 59%) 100 Points 100 Points 100 Points 200 Points 500 Points
Course Agenda (subject to change) Week 1 – Class Introduction and expectations Week 2 – Lecture on Chapters 1 and 2 Week 3 – Human Resources and overall Hotel Operations Guest Speaker Week 4 – Lecture on Chapter 3 and 4 Week 5 – Hotel Technology Guest Speaker and Lecture Chapter 5 Week 6 – Field Trip and Case Study 1 Week 7 – Lecture on Chapter 6 Week 8 – Lecture on Chapter 7 Week 9 – Lecture on Chapter 8 Week 10 – MIDTERM (Chapters 1-8) Week 11 – Lecture on Chapter 9 Week 12 – Lecture on Chapter 10 Week 13 – Lecture on Chapter 11 Week 14 – Lecture on Chapter 12 Week 15 – Case Study 2 and Lecture on Chapter 13 Week 16 – Cumulative Final Exam on Tuesday, May 4, 3:30 – 5:30pm
Academic Misconduct The following list of forms of academic misconduct will not be tolerated in any way in this class: 1. Cheating: Use of an unauthorized “aid” while taking a test, having another person take an exam or quiz in the place of a student, stealing an examination, using group work as an individual student’s work, unauthorized use of assistance from a lab or computer technician. 2. Fabrication: Falsifying date in laboratory results, inventing information for a report, falsifying citations to sources of information. 3. Facilitating Academic Dishonesty: Aiding another student in committing academic misconduct. 4. Interference: Stealing, changing, destroying, or impeding another student’s work. Impeding includes stealing, defacing, or mutilating resources to deprive someone the use of resources. 5. Plagiarism: Using the ideas, words or statements of another person without giving credit to that person. A student should give credit to the works of others unless the information is common knowledge. 6. Violation of Course Rules: A student shall follow course rules in the course syllabus when those rules are related to the course content or to the enhancement of the learning process in the course. First time violations of rules listed above will result in a “zero” for the assignment or exam. Subsequent violations or egregious violations may result in an “F” for the course. For more information on these policies and others, please visit the Student Code of Rights, Responsibilities, and Conduct at http://dsa.indiana.edu/Code/index.html Course Expectations Course content and materials – Students are required to read and review the entire required text. Not all material will be covered in the classroom. The instructor may add, delete, or expand on certain course topics. Assignments – All assignments must be typed on 8 ½”x11” paper with 12 point font. Hand written material, spelling and grammar mistakes are not acceptable. One point per spelling and grammatical errors will be deducted from assignments. Assignments are to be submitted as Word documents and emailed through Oncourse to Tim Worthington. Please be sure to put your name on all assignments. Please note: I do NOT use a drop box. Late Assignments or make up exams – Assignments turned in late will NOT be accepted and make up exams will not be permitted. If you have a very unusual circumstance, please contact the instructor immediately. Exams and grades – All quizzes and exams are to be taken without notes or textbooks. All quizzes and exams will be taken in the classroom on assigned dates. Exam grades will be posted no later than one week following the first test. Final grades will be available May 12.