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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 development. Focussing on a hotel context , topics covered include policy and planning for sustainable business ,the development and implementation of environmental management systems, and the management of resource consumption. Strategic considerations for hotels as service-orientated businesses are considered, such as the integration of service quality into environmental performance.
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.