Welcome to Course 2 – Hospitality Strategic Management. This course incorporates core management skills, duties and responsibilities which will include finance and operations, and apply these within the hospitality sector.
In this course we will investigate the essential strategies managers need to operate successful hospitality businesses. We’ll take a look at some of the new trends which are around in the hospitality industry, both here in New Zealand and around the world. New developments mean new challenges, so you will need to explore some sustainable solutions to help overcome them.
We will also delve into the new technologies which are essential for running efficient hospitality and accommodation businesses in the modern business environment and study the key management techniques needed to drive innovation in the sector.
After that, this course will examine the key areas of business financial management and analysing financial statements to help maintain business profitability.
Alongside all of this, you will continue to develop your academic investigation and research skills.
| Credits | 15 |
| Learning Hours | 150 |
| Learning Outcome 1 | Conduct an environment analysis for the hospitality industry (3 credits) |
| Learning Outcome 2 | Lead innovation as a hospitality manager (2 credits) |
| Learning Outcome 3 | Employ financial strategies for hospitality business operations (5 credits) |
| Learning Outcome 4 | Analyse financial statements to manage profitability of a hospitality business (5 credits) |
| Assessment | DHM602A1 |
You are free to plan your studies in the way that works best for you, but we know that guidance on how to do this is also helpful. We suggest following way to navigate through the learning content over the next few weeks:
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