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Sydney - The Hotel School Session 2 Session 2

Unit Summary

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit

Credit points

12

AQF level

7

Level of learning

Intermediate

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.

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.
Prescribed texts may change in future teaching periods.