Minor 1: Travel Management |
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29. Global Tourism Destinations |
3 |
This unit provides students with an understanding of the scale, nature and development of tourism at a global level. Students will use statistics to analyse the scale and value of tourism in all global regions. Having identified trends, they will explain these trends, most notably that of continued growth. They will be required to examine the growth in different global regions and specific destinations. |
30. Hospitality Management |
3 |
This module describes the routine tasks that occur in all hotel departments, operating within the entertainment business unit or on cruise ships. The course helps students understand the roles and responsibilities of the head of each department and what he/ she needs to do to make the activities smooth and effective. The highlight of the program is the activities of the front office, housekeeping department, and other departmets of the operating group. Topics include business structure, departmental responsibility, accommodation services, staff allocation, coaching and training, managerial decision-making skills and industry trends. |
31. Tour Operation Management |
3 |
The aim of this unit is to provide students with an understanding of tour operations management. Starting with the role, function, structure and organisation of the tour operating sector, and types of tour operator, students will then work through the process of producing package holidays. This will include the issues faced by management such as strategic and tactical decision-making in order to produce a successful business. |
32. Travel Sales Management |
3 |
This unit introduces students to the discipline of sales management for the 21st century, gives a comprehensive overview of sales management and equips students with the tools and knowledge they need to succeed in today’s increasingly complex and fast-paced sales environment. |
33. Travel Service Development |
3 |
Travel services are sold to visitors for sensory, emotional and psychological benefits. In the present context, when visitors' needs change rapidly, it is reflected in how they require service on journeys requiring travel services that need to be studied thoroughly and precisely to bring exciting experiences. The problem-solving approach helps learners absorb the most effective way of thinking to design a new travel product or develop and adjust existing products. |
34. Tourism Guide |
3 |
The course equips learners with professional knowledge, professional skills as well as the organizational process to guide tourists through different instructional methods. |
35. Destination Management |
3 |
This course provides students with a comprehensive review of the main issues and concepts related to destination management. At the same time, students are provided with knowledge of the various organizations involved in providing direction and support for the continued sustainable development and growth of tourism destinations. Learners will evaluate the role of public and private sector organizations in developing and marketing destination marketing and management strategies. |
36. Tourism Research Project |
3 |
The aim of this unit is to offer students the opportunity to engage in sustained research in a specific field of study. The unit enables students to demonstrate the capacity and ability to identify a research theme, develop research aims, objectives and outcomes, and present the outcomes of such research in both written and verbal formats. On successful completion of this unit, students will have the confidence to engage in problem-solving and research activities which are part of the function of a manager. |
37. Customer Relationship Management in Tourism |
3 |
The subject explains what customer relationship management is, the benefits it offers, the environment in which it is used, technologies that are exploited, and how it is implemented. The course covers customer relationship management practices and the technologies used to enhance marketing, sales, and service performance across all phases of the customer life cycle including customer attraction, customer retention, and market development. The subject also shows how to coordinate customer relationship management with other functions in the business |
- Elective: Select 1 out of 4 |
3 |
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38. Travel Marketing |
3 |
The course provides the necessary knowledge and skills for students in specialized marketing. Thereby, students comprehensively understand how to organize operations, specialize work, allocate resources including people and materials, and apply marketing activities to their majors. The course also equips the knowledge about the ability to analyze customer behavior and competitors, and research the market to reinforce the first steps in planning a complete marketing. Knowledge of advertising, promotion, and communication will be carefully grasped through activities and exercises in the course. |
39. Special Interest Tourism |
3 |
This unit is designed to enhance students’ knowledge and understanding of the global special interest tourism market. Students will investigate the scale and scope of existing special interest tourism products and services, and will carry out research to explore emerging and developing niche and special interest opportunities. |
40. Tourist Psychology |
3 |
This course provides students with aspects of visitor psychology to understand their behavior. This unit aims to equip students with the ability to identify and classify tourist psychology, one of the key aspects to decision making of administration activities. |
41. Corporate Travel Management |
3 |
The aim of this unit is to develop students’ knowledge of the corporate travel environment and the business travel agent’s operational practices necessary to meet the needs of the corporate traveller. Through research of current industry practice and the use of case studies, students will critically evaluate the globalbusiness tourism market. |
- Elective: Select 1 out of 4 |
3 |
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42. Computerization in Tourism |
3 |
The unit will introduce students the information systems in tourism, telecommunications infrastructure and the internet. Students also know how to connect and operate these components. Additionally, the course will enable student to learn about e-commerce, business strategies through digital environment (mobile platform and booking software and applications) and the application of information technology in human resource management, sales and marketing and safety system. |
43. Passenger Transport Services |
3 |
The aim of this unit is to provide students with an understanding of the strategic importance of passenger transport services in today’s modern world. Each passenger transport service industry will be examined in relation to structure, organisation and management. The current trends influencing the sectors will also be examined and the implications this has for managing transport services. |
44. Travel Distribution Management |
3 |
This unit is designed to provide students with an understanding of the complex chain of distribution in the travel industry. The unit will cover the nature of relationships between organisations at different stages of the chain of distribution: principals, wholesalers and retailers. Students will research interrelationships and how these have changed owing to a range of factors including increased integration, technology and consumer trends. |
45. Dynamic Product and Packaging |
3 |
The aim of this unit is to provide students with a background knowledge and understanding of the design, management and distribution of dynamic products and packages. The unit will enable students to develop their understanding of how tour operators use the principles of dynamic packaging to improve the products and services they offer, whilst being able to react quickly to changing market demands. |
- Elective: Select 1 out of 3 |
3 |
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46. Responsible Tourism |
3 |
he aim of this unit is to provide students with the knowledge and understanding of responsible tourism, and how this is managed and developed in different countries. Starting with understanding the concept and meaning of responsible tourism, students will then apply this to a ‘real-life’ situation through the creation of a local or national tourism development case study. This will involve planning, resolving conflicts of interest, balancing supply with demand, moral and ethical issues, and economic and social environmental issues. |
47. Sustainable Tourism Development |
3 |
The course is intended as an introduction to the concept of sustainability and sustainable development in the field of tourism. The analysis will cover the principles of sustainable tourism and its practical application from the point of view of the tourism destinations and tourism businesses as well. One of the basic goals will be to better know the theoretical and practical aspects of environmental management in the tourism sector, as well as issues related to economic and social sustainability of tourism development. |
48. Culture and Heritage |
3 |
This unit looks at innovative cultural and heritage management and its role within the cultural tourism industry. The unit offer students an opportunity to develop their own entrepreneurial and creative skills when planning for the management of a cultural and heritage tourism development. |
49. Apprenticeship (Enterprise semester) |
5 |
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Minor 2: Cruise Management |
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50. Cruise Research Project |
3 |
The aim of this unit is to offer students the opportunity to engage in sustained research in a specific field of study. The unit enables students to demonstrate the capacity and ability to identify a research theme, develop research aims, objectives and outcomes, and present the outcomes of such research in both written and verbal formats. On successful completion of this unit, students will have the confidence to engage in problem-solving and research activities which are part of the function of a manager. |
51. Global Tourism Destinations |
3 |
This unit provides students with an understanding of the scale, nature and development of tourism at a global level. Students will use statistics to analyse the scale and value of tourism in all global regions. Having identified trends, they will explain these trends, most notably that of continued growth. They will be required to examine the growth in different global regions and specific destinations. |
52. Hospitality Management |
3 |
This module describes the routine tasks that occur in all hotel departments, operating within the entertainment business unit or on cruise ships. The course helps students understand the roles and responsibilities of the head of each department and what he / she needs to do to make the activities smooth and effective. The highlight of the program is the activities of the front office, housekeeping department, and other departmets of the operating group. Topics include business structure, departmental responsibility, accommodation services, staff allocation, coaching and training, managerial decision-making skills and industry trends. |
53. Cruise Passenger Service |
3 |
This course introduces learners to issues related to cruise ship service management in terms of service providers, cruise service impacts and tourist management. At the same time, knowledge of logistics management and purchasing is also provided to help learners manage services not only from the customer side but also from the suppliers. In addition, marketing communications in the industry and service packages are mentioned to serve as a stepping stone for the development of cruise products and services, build itinerary and trip plans, and design and create short -side activities. Through the mentioned contents, participants have an overview of the standards of the cruise service quality. Finally, this module also identifies predictive methods as well as the challenges facing the cruise ship industry in the future to facilitate discussion so students have the ability to analyze problems and to think logically. |
54. Cruise Operation Management |
3 |
The course provides learners with an understanding of management activities, business organization of a cruise company; help learners grasp business trends, opportunities as well as challenges in the current environment for this field. Students will research on cruise management, marketing and sales strategies for various cruise lines. With that knowledge, learners are able to perform tasks such as business planning, product design, building and managing a system of distribution channels, establishing relationships with suppliers or improving the quality of customer service of a cruise company. |
55. Customer Relationship Management in cruise industry |
3 |
The unit introduce the basic principles of customer relationship management (CRM) such as benefits, return, business environment, applied technology, process and procedure. We will show how to apply and manage CRM system to enhance marketing, sales and customer services during the customer journey (attraction, maintain, market development, sustainable competitive advantages). |
56. Food and Beverage Operation |
3 |
Food and Beverage Operation course describes the operations, the organization methods of the culinary department on a cruise. Students will have to learn the operational skills needed to work in the F&B field and learn the equipment and technology used. In addition, students obtain an understanding of different quantitative methods to track cost and revenue fluctuations of this department. Through it, students will understand the task of governance |
57. Cruise Sales Management |
3 |
The module approaches various types of events, including events organized by the banquet department (specializing in providing event and banquet services) in the hotel and the basic features of different kind of event above. Learn about sales promotion tools, organize event marketing, and their practical applications. Analyzing the methods of organizing the sale of event products and services in the hotel, focusing on job descriptions, essentials of characteristics and skills. Practical situations that a salesperson for an individual customer and group customer transactions directly or through other sales channels must go through in order for students to draw the experiences of selling skills for yourself. |
58. Front office Management |
3 |
The Front Office is the face of the accommodation sector and has an invaluable role in elevating and enhancing the customer experience and relationship. The aim of this unit is to provide students with the understanding of how the hotel Front Office is managed and its importance within accommodation services; the day-to-day management of the Front Office and gain an understanding of what is involved in each phase of the guest experience as well as managing in room sales revenue and the importance of yield management in maximising revenue. |
- Elective: Select 1 out of 4 |
3 |
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59. Cruise Marketing |
3 |
The course provides the necessary knowledge and skills for students in specialized marketing. Thereby, students comprehensively understand how to organize operations, specialized work, allocate resources including people and materials and apply marketing activities to majors. The course also equips the knowledge about the ability to analyze customer behavior, analyze competitors, and research the market to reinforce the first steps in complete marketing planning. Knowledge of advertising, promotion, and communication will be carefully grasped through activities and exercises in the module. |
60. Service creation |
3 |
This module provides an overview picture of the increasingly important role of the service industry. Starting with the understanding of customer experience, the module presents the principles of transforming experience into creative services, thereby creating services which are effective in term of customer service as well as resource feasibility. Case studies in real business are discussed to illustrate how techniques and processes of creatively designing services are in practical application. |
61. Tourist Psychology |
3 |
This course provides students with aspects of visitor psychology to understand their behavior. This unit aims to equip students with the ability to identify and classify tourist psychology, one of the key aspects to decision making of administration activities. |
62. Service Recovery |
3 |
A service failure is any type of error, mistake, deficiency or problem occurring during the provision of a service. The consumption of tourism and hospitality services involves a high degree of uncertainty and risk The inherent variability in tourism and hospitality services is attributable primarily to two factors: the heavy reliance on human service providers and the near impossibility of quality in- spections prior to consumption. |
- Elective: Select 1 out of 3 |
3 |
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63. Environmental impact of Tourism |
3 |
The module focuses on analyzing the impact of tourism on the environment, including its positive and negative sides, since the local to global level. The course provides a historical overview of tourism growth. This matter discusses how the tourism industry markets physical and cultural environments, to create tourism products for sale in the consumer market. In this process, there have certainly been consequences from tourism growth in terms of the environment and the use of the described environmental management and planning techniques. The ethical interactions between tourism and the environment are also considered. Module knowledge opens with issues of the natural, economic, socio-cultural and political environment and their impact on the local, regional, national and international levels. |
64. Dynamic Product and Packaging |
3 |
The aim of this unit is to provide students with a background knowledge and understanding of the design, management and distribution of dynamic products and packages. The unit will enable students to develop their understanding of how tour operators use the principles of dynamic packaging to improve the products and services they offer, whilst being able to react quickly to changing market demands. |
65. Timeshare management |
3 |
The unit will introduce the timeshare business in lodging industry (hotel, resort) and could be applied for cruise business. This kind of business is atrractive in hospitality industry and currenty become the most profitable investment channel. |
- Elective: Select 1 out of 3 |
3 |
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66. Queuing Management |
3 |
The module presents the basic methods and approaches in queuing models, understands how models are built, and analyzes them. Students are also instructed how to build a mass-service model for customer service cases. One-server and multiple-servers models are analyzed with different customer arrival orders and determined how time and cost are calculated in the waiting system. Waiting situations will be reflected to constitute the quality of tourism service. |
67. Computerization in Tourism |
3 |
The unit will introduce students the information systems in tourism, telecommunications infrastructure and the internet. Students also know how to connect and operate these components. Additionally, the course will enable student to learn about e-commerce, business strategies through digital environment (mobile platform and booking software and applications) and the application of information technology in human resource management, sales and marketing and safety system. |
68. Bartender and Bar Management |
3 |
The course equips learners with knowledge and skills in the preparation of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages as well as how to operate and manage the bar. Through practical lessons, students will understand the importance of communication skills, the body language of a bartender will help perform better their work. |
69. Club management |
3 |
The unit introduces students to background of club management and operation. The main content includes club introduction, basic type of club and career development, human resources management, finance and information system, service quality management, Marketing and business plan for specific clubs (entertainment, heath and fitness, and golf) |
70. Apprenticeship (Enterprise semester) |
5 |
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