Unit of Study HOTL2009 Compliance and Ethics for Hotels (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Educational Partnerships Board
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to the Australian legal system and key areas of law that affect commercial operations in the hospitality sector. Students also focus on management principles and practices in a hospitality management context by introducing ethical behaviour as a foundation for leadership.

Unit content

Introduction to the Australian legal system
Contracts in the context of the hospitality sector
Consumer rights and the hospitality sector
Principles of negligence and their application to the hospitality sector
Principles of ethics and their application in the hospitality sector
Ethics, law and leadership in the hospitality sector

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Brisbane - The Hotel School	Term1,3,5	Term1,3,5
Melbourne - The Hotel School	Term1,3,5	Term1,3,5
Sydney - The Hotel School	Term1,3,5	Term1,3,5

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 the legal and regulatory environment in the modern hospitality industry;

identify and analyse the role of the regulatory environment in shaping operating practices in the hospitality industry;

demonstrate the capability to identify and propose a leadership practice that demonstrates ethical behaviour;

demonstrate the knowledge and skills to reflect upon the challenges of compliance and ethics.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	30%
Report	40%
Quiz	30%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	30%
Report	40%
Quiz	30%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	30%
Report	40%
Quiz	30%

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