10109125Hospitality Leadership
Course Information
Description
Introduces theories, principles and practical application of management skills in the hospitality and tourism industry. Students analyze their current skills and develop a personal management philosophy appropriate to the service industry.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Establish a strong course community by defining expectations and personal leadership starting points effectively.
    Assessment Strategies
    Report
    Written Product
    Criteria
    You summarize the evolution of leadership.
    You examine the different perspectives on leadership.
    You explain the impact of culture on leader effectiveness.

  2. Analyze key leadership traits, comparing styles like authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire for contextual effectiveness.
    Assessment Strategies
    Reflection
    Written Product
    Interview
    Product
    Criteria
    You summarize the six leadership traits
    You illustrate traits and characteristics of famous leaders

  3. Develop essential administrative, interpersonal, and conceptual skills to address challenges and build team success.
    Assessment Strategies
    Reflection
    Interview
    Written Product
    Product
    Criteria
    You explore how strengths can make one a better leader.
    You explore the concept of strength.
    You summarize the historical background of strengths-based leadership.
    You examine how to identify strengths.
    You illustrate measures used to assess strengths.
    You examine strengths-based leadership in practice.

  4. Assess individual and team strengths to leverage them for building effective teams and organizations.
    Assessment Strategies
    Reflection
    Interview
    Reflection
    Written Product
    Criteria
    You explore the formation of a person's philosophy of leadership.
    You compare theory x and theory y leadership.
    You examine the most commonly observed styles of leadership

  5. Identify characteristics of a compelling vision and apply strategies to foster a constructive organizational climate.
    Assessment Strategies
    Reflection
    Written Assignment
    Interview
    Product
    Criteria
    You explain the task and relationships styles of leadership.
    You illustrate the use of task and relationship leadership in practice.

  6. Understand diversity and inclusion complexities, reflect on actions, and implement bias-confrontation strategies for inclusivity.
    Assessment Strategies
    Reflection
    Written Assignment
    Interview
    Product
    Criteria
    You explain administrative skills and their use in practice.
    You explain interpersonal skills and their use in practice.
    You explain conceptual skills and their use in practice.

  7. Manage conflict constructively by applying strategies to facilitate positive change and resolve disagreements effectively.
    Assessment Strategies
    Reflection
    Written Assignment
    Interview
    Product
    Criteria
    You summarize the characteristics of a vision.
    You examine the process of vision articulation.
    You explore vision implementation.
    You examine how to develop a workable vision for different contexts.

  8. Explore ethical leadership principles, analyzing power dynamics and their influence on ethical decision-making.

  9. Propose solutions to organizational obstacles through a capstone project demonstrating mastery of leadership competencies.

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