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An overview of the his­tory, likely di­rec­tions and or­ga­ni­za­tional struc­ture of the hos­pi­tal­ity in­dus­try.

An overview of the history, likely directions and organizational structure of the hospitality industry.

Ad­vanced Ca­reer Writ­ing – Sum­mer Ses­sion II – 2015

Advanced Career Writing – Summer Session II – 2015

This course will allow us to thor­oughly ex­am­ine lit­er­a­ture and films that are all based on dif­fer­ent lay­ers of the ju­di­cial sys­tem. To­gether, we are going to ex­am­ine the jury, the trial, the legal process, and the ef­fects of judg­ment—or lack thereof. We will look at his­tor­i­cally im­pact­ing cases, the de­vel­op­ment or dis­man­tling of es­tab­lished laws, as well as the cur­rent sta­tus of these so­cially rel­e­vant is­sues. Using phi­los­o­phy, specif­i­cally prag­matic pre­cepts, we will also place the in­ten­tions of laws along­side their ac­tual re­sults, and see who the con­flicts that emerge ben­e­fits, or fails. This course is both read­ing and writ­ing in­ten­sive. As such, to make sure we are pro­cess­ing the class­room dis­cus­sions, we will have sev­eral exams on the es­says, nov­els, and films we scru­ti­nize to­gether. Each of us will be re­spon­si­ble for mul­ti­ple short essay pa­pers and stu­dent briefs that will re­quire on­line and/or li­brary re­search, and there will also be a major style man­ual re­search paper (MLA or Chicago) as­signed that will re­quire each of us to re­view and out­line lessons learned through­out the en­tire se­mes­ter; as such, con­stant note tak­ing is not only strongly en­cour­aged but re­quired. Keep in mind that this class re­quires the abil­ity to en­gage in ma­ture con­ver­sa­tions, as we will talk openly about racism, re­li­gion, fam­ily, sex­ism, sex, Class, cul­ture, poverty, and pol­i­tics.

This course will allow us to thoroughly examine literature and films that are all based on different layers of the judicial system. Together, we are going to examine the jury, the trial, the legal process, and the effects of judgment—or lack thereof. We will look at historically impacting cases, the development or dismantling of established laws, as well as the current status of these socially relevant issues. Using philosophy, specifically pragmatic precepts, we will also place the intentions of laws alongside their actual results, and see who the conflicts that emerge benefits, or fails. This course is both reading and writing intensive. As such, to make sure we are processing the classroom discussions, we will have several exams on the essays, novels, and films we scrutinize together. Each of us will be responsible for multiple short essay papers and student briefs that will require online and/or library research, and there will also be a major style manual research paper (MLA or Chicago) assigned that will require each of us to review and outline lessons learned throughout the entire semester; as such, constant note taking is not only strongly encouraged but required. Keep in mind that this class requires the ability to engage in mature conversations, as we will talk openly about racism, religion, family, sexism, sex, Class, culture, poverty, and politics.