Unit of Study HOTL5001 Hotels in Context (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Educational Partnerships Board
Placement

No

Unit description

Examines the socio-cultural, economic and global drivers of operational effectiveness across contemporary hotel structures. An exploration of tourist, guest and customer requirements will enable students to adapt to the complex dynamics of globalisation and diversity through advanced managerial skills and knowledge applicable to hotels’ operational departments.

Unit content

This unit has 6 modules:

1.   Introduction to hotels in the modern economy: the big picture
2.   Current issues for hotel operations
3.   Current issues for the hotel guest: global and micro perspectives
4.   Planning operations in the modern hotel
5.   Managing and controlling operations in the modern hotel
6.   The future of hotel management

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Brisbane - The Hotel School	N/A	Summer Term Term2,4
Melbourne - The Hotel School	N/A	Summer Term Term2,4
Sydney - The Hotel School	N/A	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 the key drivers that shape the modern hotel

analyse the impacts of internal and external forces that shape the modern hotel

demonstrate the ability to apply insight into the management of the modern hotel

demonstrate the ability to reflect upon management challenges in the modern hotel.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	30%
Report	30%
Viva voce	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	30%
Report	30%
Viva voce	40%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Quiz	30%
Report	30%
Viva voce	40%

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