Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Brisbane - The Hotel School | ||
| Hayman Island - Hotel School | Term2 | Term2 |
| Melbourne - The Hotel School | ||
| Sydney - The Hotel School |
Unit description
Introduces students to the principles and practices of managing organisations in the hospitality industry. Students focus on: traditional management functions, contemporary management challenges, and principles and practices for managing individuals and managing teams.
Unit content
- The Competing Values Approach to Management
- Creating and Sustaining Commitment and Cohesion
- Establishing and Maintaining Stability and Continuity
- Improving Productivity and Increasing Profitability
- Promoting Change and Encouraging Adaptability
- Integration and The Road To Mastery
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: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate knowledge of modern management practices |
| 2 | identify, compare and contrast the theoretical foundations of management and their impact on modern management practices. |
| 3 | demonstrate the capability to implement a modern management practice |
| 4 | demonstrate the knowledge and skills to reflect upon one's own preferences for modern management practices. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of modern management practices
- identify, compare and contrast the theoretical foundations of management and their impact on modern management practices.
- demonstrate the capability to implement a modern management practice
- demonstrate the knowledge and skills to reflect upon one's own preferences for modern management practices.
Prescribed Learning Resources
- Quinn, R.E., Clair, L.S.S., Faerman, S.R., Thompson, M.P. and McGrath, M.R., 2020, Becoming a Master Manager: A Competing Values Approach, 7th Edition, John Wiley & Sons.. ISBN: 978-1-119-71095-0.
- No prescribed resources/equipment.
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
- Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.