Digital communication in hospitality businessLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

You can describe the role of digital communication in hospitality business communication.
You can describe the possibilities of digital communication as a success factor of hospitality business.
You can apply the theories and models of digital communication to the development of hospitality business.
You can plan, implement and develop digital communication in hospitality business.

Content

How is digitalization involved in hospitality business communication, its planning, implementation and evaluation?
How can digital communication improve hospitality business?
Which are the main methods to plan, implement and develop digital communicaiton in hospitality business?
The course involves a practical project with a case company or organization (3 ECTS credits).

Accomplishment methods

Students can
use professional vocabulary and concepts in an expert way in different situations.
evaluate information sources critically.
work as team members in working life expert duties and identify and describe the problems of the professional field.
evaluate operations in customer, user and target group situations.
choose appropriate models, methods, software and techniques according to the purpose and justify these choices.
apply critically the ethical principles of the professional field in different situations.