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Online Session 2 Session 2
Sydney - The Hotel School Session 2,  3 Session 2,  3

Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Intermediate

Former School/College

Former School of Business and Tourism

Unit aim

Introduces students to hotel operations within the framework of sustainable business. The unit examines a variety of concepts and issues such as sustainability, corporate social responsibility, the sustainability of hospitality and tourism, planning and policy for sustainability as well as the management and implementation of environmental management systems.

Unit content

Sustainability and corporate social responsibility: The business response
Tourism and the Environment : A two- way relationship
Environmental accreditation and certification
Developing an Environmental Management System: Process , Barriers and Drivers
Water energy and waste management
Integrating service quality and environmental management

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

GA1: , GA2: , GA3: , GA4: , GA5: , GA6: , GA7:
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts of sustainability, corporate social responsibility and environmental management
2 Demonstrate an understanding of the importance and interdependence of the relationship of Tourism and Hospitality to the environment
3 Analyse the environmental impacts of hotel operations and evaluate operational constraints in implementing environmental management systems
4 Propose appropriate ways of applying sustainability principles to hotel organisations
5 Evaluate professional and academic publications on hospitality management and the environment

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts of sustainability, corporate social responsibility and environmental management
    • Not applicable
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance and interdependence of the relationship of Tourism and Hospitality to the environment
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  3. Analyse the environmental impacts of hotel operations and evaluate operational constraints in implementing environmental management systems
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
  4. Propose appropriate ways of applying sustainability principles to hotel organisations
    • GA4:
  5. Evaluate professional and academic publications on hospitality management and the environment
    • GA5:

Prescribed texts

  • No prescribed texts.

  • No prescribed texts.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.