Hospitality management (5 cr)
Code: AV00DW59-3004
General information
Timing
22.01.2024 - 08.12.2024
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual portion
5 op
RDI portion
2 op
Mode of delivery
Distance learning
Unit
Open UAS and Continuing education
Campus
Ecampus
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 200
Degree programmes
- Open University of Applied Sciences
- Avoin ammattikorkeakoulu, korkeakouludiplomi
Teachers
- Natalia Kushcheva
Teacher in charge
Natalia Kushcheva
Objective
What is the scale of tourist movements in the 21st century? How to activate team skills by understanding the different tasks, activities and functions of your team when managing a hospitality organization? Why is there a need for sustainable tourism development? What are the topical issues, revealing the fast-changing nature of the tourism and hospitality business in terms of both demand and supply? How to be aware and understand the complexity and interconnection of the modern tourism and hospitality industry?
Opiskelumateriaali
Learning material is on the Learn platform.
Yksilölliset oppimisväylät
1. A learning pathway that accelerates studies:
Online studies according to the self controlled schedule.
2. Study course themes:
1. Main sectors in hospitality world
2. Going green in hospitality industry
3. If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it!
4. Working smart for hospitality industry
5. Managerial areas of the hospitality industry
If you work in a hospitality company, organization or a project offered by a higher education institution in the tourism and hospitality industry, you can complete the study course at your workplace/project either fully or partially.
Learning requires that you familiarize yourself with the topics covered in the Study Course and master them both in theory and in practice. You demonstrate your competence as evidence of competence, the extent of which is determined by the learning objectives of the course.
There are no live lectures or group work in this course.
Opiskelijan työmäärä
The course is 5 ECTS.
Further information
This course is included in 'Diploma of higher education in tourism and service business management' by Xamk Pulse.
Xamk's degree students cannot enroll on Xamk Pulse's courses.
Evaluation scale
Approved/Failed
Assessment methods and criteria
"Course studying rules" opens the course. All the questions must be answered correctly.
Each topic contains test or quiz on the topic material.
At the end of the course there is the final quiz, based on the course material.