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Brisbane - The Hotel School
Term3,5
Term3,5
Melbourne - The Hotel School
Term3,5
Term3,5
Online
Term1,3,5
Term1,3,5
Sydney - The Hotel School
Term1,3,5
Term1,3,5

Unit description

Evaluates the models and frameworks for innovation and entrepreneurial thinking, including business models, design processes, intra- and entrepreneurship and associated theoretical paradigms. Students will explore idea generation, creative design thinking, testing, business model adaptation and resilience as well as the ethical, social and environmental considerations associated with contemporary hotels.

Unit content

The unit contains the following 6 topics:

  1. Nature of innovation in hotels
  2. Types of innovation and associated business models
  3. Business model frameworks: Improving the hotel customer experience
  4. Business model canvas: creative design thinking and technology transfer
  5. Market analysis and positioning: innovative restaurant and lodging concepts
  6. Achieving success through innovation

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:
1Critically examine the various forms of innovation and its enablers
2Analyse the concept of Smart Hotels as an innovation driver
3Critique the principles of Innovation frameworks and business model generation in the contemporary hotel environment
4Evaluate the relationship between the hotel customer experience and innovation strategies

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Critically examine the various forms of innovation and its enablers
  2. Analyse the concept of Smart Hotels as an innovation driver
  3. Critique the principles of Innovation frameworks and business model generation in the contemporary hotel environment
  4. Evaluate the relationship between the hotel customer experience and innovation strategies

Prescribed Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • An overview together with readings and resources are provided for each topic / module in this unit. See MySCU for details

Prescribed Texts
  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • An overview together with readings and resources are provided for each topic / module in this unit. See MySCU for details

Prescribed Texts
  • Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment
  • Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.
Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method
Tutorial 4 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Case study30%
Presentation50%
Quiz20%

Teaching method
Tutorial 4 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Case study30%
Presentation50%
Quiz20%

Teaching method
Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)
Assessment
Case study30%
Presentation50%
Quiz20%

Teaching method
Tutorial 4 hours (Weekly)
Assessment
Case study30%
Presentation50%
Quiz20%
Notice

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Fee information

Domestic

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International

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