Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne - The Hotel School | Session 1,2,3 | Session 1,2,3 |
| Sydney - The Hotel School | Session 1,2,3 | Session 1,2,3 |
Unit aim
Introduces students to hotel operations within the framework of sustainable development. Focussing on a hotel context, topics covered include policy and planning for sustainable business, the development and implementation of environmental management systems, and the management of resource consumption. Strategic considerations for hotels as service-orientated businesses are considered, such as the integration of service quality into environmental performance.
Unit content
Sustainability and corporate social responsibility: The business response
Tourism and the Environment: A two-way relationship
Environmental accreditation and certification
Developing an Environmental Management System: Process, Barriers and Drivers
Water energy and waste management
Integrating service quality and environmental management
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.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts of sustainability, corporate social responsibility and environmental management | |||||||
| 2 | Demonstrate an understanding of the importance and interdependence of the relationship of Tourism and Hospitality to the environment | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | ||||
| 3 | Analyse the environmental impacts of hotel operations and evaluate operational constraints in implementing environmental management systems | Ethical practice | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 4 | Propose appropriate ways of applying sustainability principles to hotel organisations | Knowledge of a discipline | ||||||
| 5 | Evaluate professional and academic publications on hospitality management and the environment. | Lifelong learning | ||||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- No prescribed texts.
Session 2
- No prescribed texts.
Session 3
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
Melbourne - The Hotel School
| Teaching method |
| Lecture on-site 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Tutorial on-site 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Group Presentation | 30% |
| Report | 40% |
| Exam: closed book | 30% |
Sydney - The Hotel School
| Teaching method |
| Lecture on-site 1 hour (12 weeks) |
| Tutorial on-site 2 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Group Presentation | 30% |
| Report | 40% |
| Exam: closed book | 30% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Commencing 2019 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 3
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.