Restaurant & Hotel Management Associate Degree

Business Principles provides an introduction to fundamental business operations. The course provides insight into the global economy as well as explores management, marketing, economics, human resources, ethics and financial principles.

Marketing Principles is designed to teach students the fundamental marketing terms and concepts used in contemporary marketing. The marketing approach includes defining the market environment, market research, and the marketing mix (4 P's: product, price, promotion and place). At the conclusion of the course, students will develop and present their marketing plan.

This course is an introduction to the writing process and the formulation of appropriate workplace communication, as well as the essentials of essay writing. Instruction in effective academic and career reading strategies are introduced, along with basic information literacy skills to retrieve, evaluate, and appropriately use the ideas of others.

This introductory course acquaints the student with the scope and complexity of the hospitality industry by exploring the national and global relationships of hotel and restaurant operations. The course provides an overview of the history, career opportunities, and organizational structures of this field. Management styles, skills and functions with an emphasis on teamwork will be considered as part of the decision-making process.

This course introduces students to fundamental management principles essential to the hospitality professional. Students will learn how organizations work as well as the essential skills needed to effectively manage customers and employees. Students will explore management within a service industry exploring fundamental organizational concepts such as communication, teaming, leadership, power and politics in the workplace as well as focus on management tasks such as organization, stress, conflict resolution and employees. Students will be provided with industry- related, detailed, hands-on exercises to sharpen their management talents.

This course explores the way in which technology and technological resources are utilized in the Hospitality Industry. As with all industries, technology has significantly changed how the industry operates. Almost all departments within the hospitality industry have department-specific software and information systems to guide daily operations. It is a Manager's role to understand the uses of technology, advantages and disadvantages of technology, how to use technology to its fullest extent, and guide all departments with an emphasis upon the historical role of how the Hospitality Industry has changed due to technology.

This course offers students a strong foundation for making sound ethical decisions in the hospitality industry as managers. Students are provided with an interactive, hand-on learning experience with which to recognize and analyze ethical dilemmas within a variety of industry-related departments such as sales and marketing, housekeeping, front office, food services including dining and room service, as well as technology. Students will explore the impact a strong ethical framework has for a manager.

This course addresses the hospitality industry from a services management perspective. Students will explore their role as managers by examining fundamental human resource concepts from a customer/employee perspective. Students will gain an understanding of how outstanding service in all aspects of an organization will impact all segments of a company including their global competitive edge.

This course introduces students to the basic use of computer hardware and software, electronic communication, and the Internet. Students will develop and utilize their technical knowledge, skills, and abilities in working with office technology in order to efficiently perform tasks and complete projects for contemporary academic, professional, and personal use. Students will apply fundamental theoretical, analytical, and problem solving strategies to advance their understanding of computer literacy.

This course will help students learn and apply concepts relating to various workplace situations. Learners will gain a fundamental understanding of the connectivity across course disciplines that incorporate numerical calculations, ratios, proportions, percent, measurement, algebraic concepts, and the ability to visually communicate numerical information.

The internship provides students with valuable field experience under the supervision and evaluation of a cooperating facility and the College. Students apply knowledge and skills gained in the career program for 90 hours at the host site. Students also dedicate 45 total hours for program coordination purposes, evaluation of the internship experience, and refinement of their portfolio.

This course introduces students to the basic tenets of the communication process and the necessity of effective communication in order to achieve academic, professional (career), social, and personal goals. Students will consider factors which influence the achievement of those goals for academic, professional (career), social, and personal success, as well as for the creation of productive learning communities and students' transformation into agile, lifelong learners.

In this course, students are instructed in the various rhetorical modes of academic essay writing, including informative, persuasive, and research-based papers. In addition to academic writing, students are introduced to oral presentations. Students learn to examine the purpose and audience of written and oral communications and craft appropriate messages. Students will also refine their revising and proofreading skills.

This course helps students develop quantitative literacy skills for personal and professional lives. Students will use reasoning and mathematical methods to find solutions to real-world problems. Students will use algebraic, financial, proportional, probabilistic, and statistical methods to draw conclusions and/or make decisions.

In this course students will review career development theory as it relates to the decision- making and planning processes. Students will consider their competencies and behaviors when searching for internship and career entry positions. Learners will process feedback on their self-marketing techniques and input regarding career development practices.