Schedule

Week

Date

Topic

Reading Assignments

 Assignments Due*

1

9/05*

Introduction

NY Times Travel Section

Personal Profile

2

9/09

History of Hospitality

Chapter 1, pgs 3-23

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

3

9/16

Information Literacy

Industry Leader/ Organization Profile & Personal Essay Distributed

Chapter 1, pgs 23-46

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

4

9/23

Lodging

Chapter 2

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

Industry Leader/ Organization Profile

& Personal Essay

5

10/07

Lodging Operations

Chapter 3

NY Times Travel Section

Hotel information to be provided

Chapter Summary

6

10/16*

Food and Beverage Management

Chapter 4 and 5

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

7

10/21

Dimensions of Managing Food Service

Concierge Assignment Distributed

Chapter 6 and 7

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

8

10/28

Theme Parks and the National Parks System

Chapter 10

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

     Selection of NYC Attraction

for Concierge Assignment

9

11/04

Travel & Tourism

Chapter 9

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

10

11/11

Travel & Tourism

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

11

11/18

Concierge Presentations

36 Hours in… Assignment Distributed

NY Times Travel Section

Concierge Assignment

12

11/25

Concierge Presentations

NY Times Travel Section

13

12/02

Meetings & Conventions and Events

Chapter 12 and 13

NY Times Travel Section

Chapter Summary

14

12/09

Hospitality Leadership,

the human factor

Handouts/Links

NY Times Travel Section

“36 Hours in…”

15

12/16

Hospitality Management

NY Times Travel Section