4 courses with the subject HOSP, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HOSP 1003Introduction to Hospitality3
This course is an overview of the hospitality industry and includes an introduction to the principles of hospitality management. The course begins with the history of the industry and proceeds to examine various sectors in the industry including resorts, hotels, restaurants, tourism, cruises, clubs theme parks, meetings and conventions, and gaming. Career opportunities in each industry segment are identified. Lecture 3 hours per week.
Students learn and apply principles of marketing and selling products and services with specific reference to hospitality and leisure industries. In this course, students develop an actual marketing campaign for business within the hospitality industry. Emphasis is placed on (a) analysis of market, competition, and product, (b) planning a financial budget and (c) developing short-term and long-range strategies to achieve desired profit through effective advertising, sales, and public relations plans. Lecture 3 hours per week.
This course provides awareness of rights and responsibilities that law grants to or imposes upon lodging and food-service operations and illustrates possible consequences of failure to satisfy legal obligations. Specific attention to innkeeper-guest relationship, contracts, torts, civil and property rights, and insurable risks. Emphasis is on prevention of legal violations, by identifying actions and precautions necessary to avoid, or minimize lawsuits and legal issues.
This course is an introduction to the event planning industry with an emphasis on the role and relevance of the industry to society. Students learn about the multi-disciplinary nature of event management to gain the foundation of practical skills and knowledge needed to succeed in the events industry. Students will be introduced to common and emerging information technologies in the event management field.
