Food and beverage supply chain management
Students will understand supply chain systems and procedures, and how organizations use these to procure, produce and prepare food and beverages within the hospitality industry, both domestically and globally. This unit demonstrates how supply chain management is essential for efficient operation and for achieving a competitive edge.
Quality management
Students will be able to understand the concept of quality and quality management and apply it in a hospitality setting. Students will be able to analyze, evaluate and implement a quality management system in a hospitality organization.
Events and conference management
Students will understand the operational issues that underpin successful events and conference management. This unit examines a wide range of events and discusses the processes and considerations involved.
Customer relations management
Students will understand the importance of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to hospitality organizations and recognize the necessary processes to ensure its effectiveness.
Managing people
Students can gain an understanding of the key principles of management behavior and a range of management styles, roles, responsibilities, characteristics, and skills. Students will be able to understand the effectiveness of different organizational structures by studying the design and culture within a hospitality setting.
Current issues in HRM
Students will be able to understand the key principles of Human Resource Management (HRM) and the current issues Human Resource (HR) managers have to consider when carrying out their roles and responsibilities. Students will also understand how current legislation has an impact on the HR function in Hotel and Hospitality Management.
Revenue management
Students will be able to understand what the key elements of revenue management are and how this affects the pricing of hotel bedrooms. Students will also be able to implement the practices of yield management in a hotel and set an overbooking policy.
Corporate social responsibility
Students will be able to understand the key principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sustainable development. Students will learn about the impact hotels have on social, cultural and environmental factors and how the hotel industry can make a difference by implementing practices and procedures to be more sustainable.
Contemporary issues
Students will understand the nature and impact of current and potential Contemporary issues that affect the hospitality industry. This unit will demonstrate the need for organizations to be flexible and to adapt to rapidly changing environments and customer demands.
Business planning
Students will understand how to create a business plan for a hotel or hospitality organization. Students will learn where the business is positioned in the current market, measure the performance and suggest opportunities for growth