Accommodation Business Management (9 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Schedule

Period 1 & 2: From August to December, total 16 weeks. 9 ECTS.

Learning objectives:
Upon completion of the course, the student
• critically identifies and analyzes international hotel concepts and business models
• evaluates the right managerial skills and implements them in managing an accommodation business
• recognizes different earning principles and can justify economical and profitable decisions
• evaluates and manages performance in a diverse and multicultural environment
Contents:
• Management team and it's responsibilities
• Various business revenue models and trends
• Managing demand and supply
• Productivity and performance measurements and management
Execution methods

Implementation methods, demonstration and Work&Study

The learning goals of this course can be reached in the following ways:
a. Lectures and related assignments as full-time studies
b. Participation in a working life project or another project
c. Develop models to include study-time work experience in the studies
Assessing one’s own learning is a compulsory part of the course.

Materials

Material used in lessons: Techer´s slides, articles, videos.

Teaching methods and instruction

Contact hours at school. Individual and group assignments.

Working life connections

Close contact to working life with a joining course Hotel Project.

Exam dates and re-exam possibilities

No Exams. Course content is determined by assignments and management team meetings.

Internationality

Examples of international service companies. Potential business visitors and visiting teachers. The course always has exchange students.

Completion alternatives

Close study at school.

Learning assignments

Total of 100% or points.
Assignment 1 (in teams period 1) - max. 60 points
Management team meetings (individually in period 2) - max. 40 points
You need 40 points or % to pass the course:
40-54 p. = grade 1, 55-66 p.= 2, 67-78 p.= 3, 79-90 p. = 4, 91-100 p. = 5.

Assessment methods

You need 40 points or % to pass the course:
40-54 p. = grade 1, 55-66 p.= 2, 67-78 p.= 3, 79-90 p. = 4, 91-100 p. = 5.
Assessment criteria - grade 1
The student can name international hotel concepts, business models and earning models. The student identifies and can discuss essential managerial skills in a diverse and multicultural accommodation business environment.
Assessment criteria - grade 3
The student can name, compare and analyze international hotel concepts, business models and earning models. The student identifies essential managerial skills and can implement them in managing a diverse and multicultural accommodation business.
Assessment criteria - grade 5
The student critically compares and analyzes international hotel concepts, business models and earning models, and based on that justifies economical and profitable decisions. The student critically identifies and implements essential managerial skills in managing and evaluating performance of a diverse and multicultural accommodation business.