Week | Date | Topic | Reading Assignments | Assignments Due* |
1 | 1/28 | IntroductionElectronic Profile Distributed | NY Times Travel Section | |
2 | 2/4 |
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Chapter 1, pp 3-23NY Times Travel Section |
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3 | 2/11 | Information LiteracyOrganization Profile & Personal Essay Distributed | Chapter 1, pp 23-46NY Times Travel Section | Chapter Summary |
4 | 2/25 | Travel & Tourism | Chapter 9NY Times Travel Section |
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5 | 3/4 | Travel & Tourism on the Brooklyn Waterfront | NY Times Travel SectionReview the Brooklyn Bridge Park Website and Readings |
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6 | 3/11 | Lodging | Chapter 2NY Times Travel Section | Chapter Summary |
7 | 3/18 | Rooms division manager functionsConcierge Assignment Distributed | Chapter 3NY Times Travel Section | Chapter Summary |
8 | 3/25 | Theme Parks and the National Parks System | Chapter 10NY Times Travel Section |
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9 | 4/1 | Dimensions of Managing Food Service | Chapter 6 and 7NY Times Travel Section | Chapter Summary |
10 | 4/15 | Food and Beverage Management: Food Trucks | Chapter 4 and 5NY Times Travel Section |
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11 | 4/22 | Concierge Presentations36 Hours in… Assignment Distributed | HandoutNY Times Travel Section | Chapter Summary |
12 | 4/29 | Meetings & Conventions and Events | Chapter 12 and 13NY Times Travel Section | Chapter Summary |
13 | 5/6 | Hospitality Human Resources | Chapter 14NY Times Travel Section | Chapter Summary |
14 | 5/13 | Hospitality Leadership | NY Times Travel Section | “36 Hours in…” |
15 | 5/20 | Hospitality Management Accounting “Showcase” | Vocabulary WordsNY Times Travel Section |
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HMGT 1102 / Section 7404
Professor John Richard Akana
jakana@citytech.cuny.edu
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