MAE38 Business IT

University College Prague – University of International Relations and Institute of Hospitality Management and Economics, Ltd.
winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/2/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Štěpán Chalupa, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Štěpán Chalupa, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
GOAL: The goal of the study subject Information and Communication Technology is to gain theoretical background of using information and communication technologies in the hospitality industry, gastronomy and tourism and their practical application.
KNOWLEDGE: Student will gain a general knowledge of information and communication technology, creation of information systems and their further application within hospitality, gastronomy and tourism.
SKILS: Succesful passing of the course will give the student the ability to use supporting office tools MS Office and basics of system approach for future work with other systems.
COMPETENCE: Student is able to relevantly review and use the created information system. Understands the interconnectivity of entities and is able to work with them. Furthermore, the student is able to recognise the potential and threats of use of an increasing number of ICT applications and tools with considering information safety, and usability of the outputs in the management of accommodation or gastronomy establishment.
Syllabus
  • 1. General data description and their transformation 2. Information technologies 3. Communication technologies 4. Information system creation 5. Hardware equipment of hotels 6. Software equipment of hotels and restaurants 7. Networks and their creation 8. Internet 9. New Media and Social Networks 10. General description of e-business in tourism 11. Selected systems of e-business 12. Basics of e-commerce in hospitality 13. Websites of hotels and restaurants
Literature
    required literature
  • ALI , A., FREW, A. J. Information and Communication Technologies for Sustaina b le Tourism. London: Routledge, 2013. ISBN 978 - 0 - 451 - 67317 - 4
  • BENCKENDORFF, P. J., SHELDON, P. J., FESENMAIER, D. R. Tourism Information Technology. Wallingford: CABI, 2014. ISBN 978 - 1 - 780 - 64185 - 0.
  • PEASE, W. Information and Communication Technologies in Support of Tourism Industry. Hershey: IGI, 2007. ISBN 978 - 1 - 599 - 04161 - 2.
  • TESONE, D. V. Hospitality I nformation S ystems and E - commerce. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, 2006. ISBN 978 - 0 - 471 - 4784 2 .
Teaching methods
Lectures and seminars.
Assessment methods
Credit and exam (practical and theoretical). To get a credit, student attends on at least 75 % of seminars and fullfiles partial tasks within MS Word, MS Excel and MS PowerPoint. Students pass both parts of examination. To pass, students need to get a least 60 % of possible points from practical and theoretical part (oral examination). Theoretical part is based on content of lectures, practical part is focused on knowledge of MS Office Tools.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms summer 2019, summer 2020, summer 2021, summer 2022, summer 2023, summer 2024, winter 2024.
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