Unit of Study HOTL1003 Management Practices (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Educational Partnerships Board
Placement

No

Anti-requisites

MGMT1001 - Managing Organisations

Unit description

Introduces students to the principles and practices of managing organisations in the hospitality industry. Students focus on: traditional management functions, contemporary management challenges, and principles and practices for managing individuals and managing teams.

Unit content

The Competing Values Approach to Management
Creating and Sustaining Commitment and Cohesion
Establishing and Maintaining Stability and Continuity
Improving Productivity and Increasing Profitability
Promoting Change and Encouraging Adaptability
Integration and The Road To Mastery

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Brisbane - The Hotel School	Summer Term Term2,4	Summer Term Term2,4
Hayman Island - Hotel School	Summer Term Term2,4	Summer Term Term2,4
Melbourne - The Hotel School	Summer Term Term2,4	Summer Term Term2,4
Sydney - The Hotel School	Summer Term Term2,4	Summer Term Term2,4

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of modern management practices

identify, compare and contrast the theoretical foundations of management and their impact on modern management practices.

demonstrate the capability to implement a modern management practice

demonstrate the knowledge and skills to reflect upon one's own preferences for modern management practices.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	30%
Report	30%
Viva voce	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	30%
Report	30%
Viva voce	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	30%
Report	30%
Viva voce	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	30%
Report	30%
Viva voce	40%

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

Quinn, R.E., Clair, L.S.S., Faerman, S.R., Thompson, M.P. and McGrath, M.R., 2020, Becoming a Master Manager: A Competing Values Approach, 7th Edition, John Wiley & Sons.. ISBN: 978-1-119-71095-0.

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Fee information

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