John Akana’s Profile
My Courses
Examine the role of management and leadership in hospitality and other service organizations. Identify both challenges and opportunities facing organizations such as responding to globalization, managing workforce diversity, stimulation, innovation and change, improving quality and productivity and other issues relevant to the management of human resources in today’s dynamic business climate.
Overview of legal implication of acts by hospitality professional, employees, guests and visitors. Analysis of rights, responsibilities and risk management of hospitality industry establishments. Discussion of historical and current liability, governmental regulations, predictability and probability in the environment.
HMGT 1101–Perspectives in Hospitality Fall 17
An overview of the history, likely directions and organizational structure of the hospitality industry and its role in local, national and global economies. Students are introduced to the nature and scope of the hospitality industry, basic terminology, management concepts, career path explorations and the department’s mission and culture.
Procedural, customer and staff perspectives involved in the provision of quality service as practiced in a dining room operation laboratory. Student rotation through dining room service positions with emphasis on responsibilities of planning, producing and evaluating service. Practice of proper safety and sanitation.
HMGT 4702 Hospitality Services Marketing Management
Hospitality Services Markaeting Management
My Projects
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Advice, tips and resources from faculty, staff and students to ensure all Hospitality Management students can design their own path to graduation.
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As a committee we are working on evaluate and change academic advising with the goal of increased retention and graduation rates.
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