Unit of Study HOTL6015 Information for Decision Making (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Educational Partnerships Board
Placement

No

Unit description

Provides a managerial approach to the use of information and information systems in organisations. Students explore the use of information and information systems as a means of achieving competitive advantage by planning, developing, implementing and evaluating information systems from a managerial perspective, taking into account social, ethical and global factors.

Unit content

This unit has six modules:

1. Introduction to the hospitality information system and technology

2. Restaurant and lodging technology systems

3. Guest centric technologies

4. Project management and data mining in hospitality

5. Automation and robotics in the hospitality industry

6. Generative artificial intelligence in the hospitality industry

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Brisbane - The 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 information systems in the hospitality industry

identify and critically analyse the role of information technology in hotel management decision making

demonstrate the capability to design and propose a digital information system to support hospitality management decision making

demonstrate the knowledge and skills to reflect upon the challenges of implementing digital information systems to drive enhanced decision making.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Viva voce	40%
Report	30%
Quiz	30%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Viva voce	40%
Report	30%
Quiz	30%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Assessment
Viva voce	40%
Report	30%
Quiz	30%

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