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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
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.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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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:
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Demonstrate an understanding of the key concepts of sustainability, corporate social responsibility and environmental management
- Not applicable
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Demonstrate an understanding of the importance and interdependence of the relationship of Tourism and Hospitality to the environment
- GA3:
- GA4:
- GA5:
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Analyse the environmental impacts of hotel operations and evaluate operational constraints in implementing environmental management systems
- GA3:
- GA4:
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Propose appropriate ways of applying sustainability principles to hotel organisations
- GA4:
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Evaluate professional and academic publications on hospitality management and the environment
- GA5:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed texts.