1. COURSE OBJECTIVES
The course examines application of tourism and hospitality strategic management concepts and practice to the operation of key organizations in various to tourism and hospitality sectors. It aims to provide students with advanced skills and knowledge necessary for swift critical analysis and sound managerial decision-making in the context of the challenges in these exciting, rapidly expanding industries. Tourism and hospitality managers are in short supply globally and the various industry sectors welcome the entry into the workforce of well qualified, strategic thinking graduates.
The key focus of this course is on strategic management in tourism and hospitality firms and organizations internationally. It encourages creative strategic management problem solving in preparation for graduates’ entry into the workforce. The course introduces student’s key concepts associated with tourism and hospitality strategic management and the practical experience of analysis in, and application to, global contemporary case studies. The areas of study in the course include an approach to the case study method using the case method of analysis linked to classical strategic management tools for international tourism and hospitality management.
2. COURSE CONTENTS
No. |
Contents |
Time Allocation |
Contribution to CLO |
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Hour(s) on the class |
Essays, exercise, Assignments (3) |
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials (4) |
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Lecture (1) |
Practice, Seminar… (2) |
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1-2 |
Chapter 1: Introduction to strategic management |
4 |
2 |
3 |
12 |
1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9,10 |
3-4 |
Chapter 2: Strategy context – The H&T context: External analysis |
6 |
3 |
4.5 |
12 |
2,4,7,10 |
5-6-7 |
Chapter 3: Strategy context – The H&T context: Internal analysis |
4 |
2 |
3 |
15.5 |
3,4,5,6,8,9,11 |
8-9-10 |
Chapter 4: Strategy content- Corporate level strategy |
4 |
2 |
3 |
15.5 |
3,4,5,6,8,9,11 |
11-12-13 |
Chapter 5: Strategy content- Business level strategy |
4 |
2 |
3 |
15.5 |
2,3,4,7,8,9,11 |
14 |
Chapter 6: Strategy content- Network level strategy |
4 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
15 |
Chapter 7: Strategic implementation |
4 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11 |
Total (hour) |
30 |
15 |
22.5 |
82.5 |
3. COURSE ASSESSMENT
– Score ladder: 10
– Type of assessment
Form |
Content |
Criteria |
CLO |
Proportion |
|
Formative |
Attendance |
Class attendance: attendance checking In-class discussions: volunteer and assign . |
The number of attendances and participation in lesson |
9,10,11
|
10%
|
Midterm exam |
Report: 15%, all students in the group share the same score
Oral presentation 15%:
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MCQ + writing (60 mins) |
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
30% |
|
Summative |
Final exam (60%) |
Part 1: MCQ or short essay: 30%:
Part 2: Case study: 30%:
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1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
60% |
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|
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Total: |
100% |