HOE26 Fundamentals of Hospitality and Gastronomy

University College Prague – University of International Relations and Institute of Hospitality Management and Economics, Ltd.
summer 2019
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Darina Svobodová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Katedra hotelnictví – University College Prague – University of International Relations and Institute of Hospitality Management and Economics, Ltd.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to prepare the student in order to be able to use the acquired information about hotel and gastronomy in practice. Students will be able to categorize and classify accommodation facilities. The student knows the model of organizational structure of the hotel and its individual sections. The student undertands the groundwork of the hotel'integration process and gets information about hotel groups and chains, hotel management and booking systems. The student gets relevant information about global and regional gastronomy, including the area beverages. Using analysis and synthesis, the case study the student applies and confronts the acquired knowledge in a real-life working environment.
Learning outcomes
The student is able to apply the knowledge of classification of accommodation facilities, given categories and their classification in the provision of services, can explain the importance of gastronomy, with regard to health and safety, and appropriately apply gastronomy in the preparation of offer and packages of services.The student is able to describe activities of individual levels of hotel and gastronomic management including work positions. The student is able to explain professional terminology and trends in the field.
Syllabus
  • 1. The development of the hotel industry on a global, european and national scale 2. Types of the accomodation facilities, hotel categorization, classification and certification in the Czech Republic and abroad 3. Official uniform classification of accommodation facilities in the Czech republic and abroad, its significance and purpose 4. The organizational structure of the hotel - an explanation of the concept and the aspects that affect it 5. Hotel departments, their tasks and staffing 6. Integration processes in the hotel industry - terminology: hotel group, hotel chain, advantages and disadvantages 7. Franchising and Management contract as a hotel management system 8. Hotel safety and security systems 9. Leading organisations in hotel industry in the CZ and the EU 10. The development of gastronomy and its importance in tourism 11. Gastronomy rules and their application 12. Trends in Hospitality and Gastronomy
Literature
    required literature
  • TESONE, Dana. Principles of Management for the Hospitality Industřy. 2010th ed. Copitight 2010 Elsever Ltd., 2010. ISBN 978-1-85617-799-3. info
    recommended literature
  • BROTHERTON, B. Researching Hospitality and Tourism: A Student Guide. London: Sage Press, 2008, 240 pp. ISBN 978-1-4129-0392-9. info
Teaching methods
Scope of weekly instruction 2 x lectures. Individual projects and presentations on a weekly basis, Case studies, class discussion, reading.
Assessment methods
Presentation 7-10 minutes , topics agreed today No show for presentation = 3 lessons for the oral exam (1-11) 10% Oral exam = 1 lesson from 1-11 weeks 27.5.+ 03.06. 2019 (joined with GNC) 80% + chosen reading discussion 10% Note: if the oral exam is FX or F its always 1-11 (or acordingly the current year) Excursion (joined with GNC) instead of class 18.2. – volunteer (no presentation) + exact day will be agreed Note: Key subject
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Information on completion of the course: klicovy_predmet
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught: every week.
Teacher's information
NO CLASS ON FOLLOWING DATES: MONDAY 18.2. (excursion instead) + 1.4. (mid-term break) + 22.4. (Bank holiday) There will be an excursion instead of the class on the 18th of February - the exact date will be agreed 12 teaching weeks in total (Including the excursion)
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2010, winter 2011, Summer 2012, winter 2012, Summer 2013, winter 2013, Summer 2014, winter 2014, winter 2015, winter 2016, winter 2017, summer 2020, summer 2021, summer 2022, summer 2023.
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