Applied Business Tools and Technologies
This course identifies common tools, technology and techniques used in the Tourism and Hospitality Industry.
Tourism and Hospitality Marketing
This course will equip students with the necessary skills to develop actual marketing campaigns for a business within the tourism and hospitality industry.
Strategic Management and Total Quality Management
This course aims to enable participants to recognize and assess
quality management processes in a hospitality and tourism organization and to evaluate
departmental processes and planning strategies.
Tour Guiding Services
This course will equip the students with a comprehensive knowledge on techniques and
best practices in guiding and escorting travelers in their travels locally and abroad.
Entrepreneurship in Tourism and Hospitality
This course describes the skills, knowledge, and performance outcomes required to plan and develop a feasible Business Plan by understanding the nature and scope of entrepreneurship, scanning the market of potential entrepreneurial venture opportunities, and identifying and evaluating the methods of venturing into business including nut not limited to starting one’s own business, buying existing businesses and the process of franchising. It also emphasizes on assessing the possible characteristics and mindset of entrepreneurs, analyzing typical entrepreneurial venture challenges, errors and rewards, identifying effective strategic management, developing product and service innovations, and introducing the concepts of environmentally sustainable practices, social entrepreneurship, and intellectual property management.
Fundamentals in Lodging Operations
This
course describe the skills, knowledge and performance outcomes required to
explore and analyze the management and practices of lodging operations and
related sales activities in the major operating and support departments. It
will also expose the students on the unique aspect of managing a service –
based lodging establishment delivered by diverse employees and understanding of
the business and financial operations of the lodging firm. The course
introduces the housekeeping department of a hotel and lodging organization: Its
organizational structure; roles and responsibilities: function of the
department; equipment and tools for housekeeping operations; methods and
procedures of cleaning operations including linen, uniform and laundry service;
general maintenance and decoration of a hotel, safety and sanitation in
housekeeping operations and record keeping: precautionary procedures; guest
safety and hotel assets. Laboratory includes actual exposure in the
housekeeping operations.
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1
This course will equip students with a basic knowledge of the chosen language
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT
This is a 3-unit course that focuses on the fundamental components and principles of strategic management and total quality management, including skills and knowledge development on strategic procedures, increasing competitive advantage and quality check and assurance. Over the course, students shall learn from orientation of related contexts to properly create readiness for industry management. Students will also be trained with situation specific analysis of various companies and organizations.
Philippine Tourism, Geography and Culture
This course presents comprehensive coverage of major tourist destination in the Philippines. Major discussions will be on political structures and subdivisions, geographical characteristics major attractions, gastronomy, culture and traditions of the various regions of the country leading to the realization of the potentials of the Tourism Industry in the Philippines. Students will also have a comprehensive knowledge about the mechanism, logistics, operation and management of the tourism network in the Philippines with its inherent physical and cultural resources as seen in the various provinces of the country.
RISK MANAGEMENT AS APPLIED TO SAFETY SECURITY AND SANITATION
The students will develop knowledge, skills, and values on the basic principles of personal hygiene, food safety and sanitation as applied in tourism and hospitality industry. Topics include the following; compliance with workplace hygiene procedures; establishment and maintenance of a safe and secure workplace; implementation of occupational health and safety procedures and performing basic First-Aid procedures.
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
The travel and tourism industry is reliant on transportation service providers on a global basis. Across business and leisure travel sectors alike, getting people from point A to point B isn’t as straightforward as it seems. As part of a wider travel product or package, customers expect and demand the highest quality transportation for the lowest possible price. Catering to all budgets while maintaining consistently high transportation standards represents an ongoing challenge for tour operators. Strategic transportation management in tourism helps ensure the right method of transport is provided at the right time and for the right price.
Explore the dynamic word of tourist transport management with this exclusive tutorial. Ideal for existing and prospective travel and tourism workers alike, topics covered include transport principles, considering various types of land transportation, the benefits of drawbacks of sea and air travel, forecasting demand, marketing, consumer protection, transport provision and the environment, common tourist transport management challenges and more.
Transportation Management
Business Transportation Management takes a glimpse on the prime importance of transportation and its responsibility for the
movement of tourists. This course dedicates itself in discussing the different modes of transportations and their unique characteristics.
It also offers a glimpse on different peculiar vehicles here in the Philippines and abroad that are being utilized for transportation and
at the same time, to attract tourists. This course also opens an avenue of opportunity for students to think critically concerning latest
issues and problems in the field of transportation. Furthermore it will dwell on transportation operation, especially with regard to airline
operations wherein fundamental policies will be discussed. Hence, this course would make the students more responsive to latest
and fundamental trends in transportation making them competent individuals of the transportation industry, especially in aviation.
PHILIPPINE TOURISM, GEOGRAPHY AND CULTURE
This course presents comprehensive coverage of major tourist destination in the Philippines. Major discussions will be on political structures and subdivisions, geographical characteristics major attractions, gastronomy, culture and traditions of the various regions of the country leading to the realization of the potentials of the Tourism Industry in the Philippines. Students will also have a comprehensive knowledge about the mechanism, logistics, operation and management of the tourism network in the Philippines with its inherent physical and cultural resources as seen in the various provinces of the country.