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Graduate Course Proposal Form Submission Detail - HFT6335
Tracking Number - 2323
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Current Status:
Approved, Permanent Archive - 2011-04-04
Campus: Sarasota
Submission Type: New
Course Change Information (for course changes only):
Comments: USF-SM Academic Prog Comm. Approved 4/8/10; USFSM Acad Council Approved 4/20/10. To USF System for Concurrence 2/2/11; to SCNS for approval 2/10/11. SCNS approved effective 3/24/11. Number changed from 6299 to 6335. posted in banner
Detail Information
- Date & Time Submitted: 2010-03-31
- Department:
- College:
- Budget Account Number: 380600
- Contact Person: Jay R. Schrock
- Phone: 24617
- Email: jschrock@sar.usf.edu
- Prefix: HFT
- Number: 6335
- Full Title: Graduate Seminar in Club Management
- Credit Hours: 3
- Section Type: C -
Class Lecture (Primarily)
- Is the course title variable?: N
- Is a permit required for registration?: N
- Are the credit hours variable?: N
- Is this course repeatable?:
- If repeatable, how many times?: 0
- Abbreviated Title (30 characters maximum): Graduate Seminar in Club Mgmt.
- Course Online?: C -
Face-to-face (0% online)
- Percentage Online: 0
- Grading Option:
R - Regular
- Prerequisites:
- Corequisites:
- Course Description: This seminar course allows students to apply the principles of management, analysis, and planning that they have learned in their prior required coursework to issues in club operations.
- Please briefly explain why it is necessary and/or desirable to add this course: Needed for new program/concentration/certificate
- What is the need or demand for this course? (Indicate if this course is part of a required sequence in the major.) What other programs would this course service? This course is part of the MS in Hospitality Mgmt. With the rapidly expanding hospitality business in Florida, nationally and internationally there is a need for expanded education of industry leaders so that they can meet the needs of this rapidly expanding and changing environment. Advanced educational opportunities are critical to the growth of the industry. One U.S. Company is planning on opening 3,000 stores (restaurants) in China alone. This type of growth across the entire industry will require a different and better educated individual. There will be a need for managers that not only can manage one facet of the business but make strategic decisions in planning, acquisition, internet development and training that are not product centered, but demand centered and service centered.
- Has this course been offered as Selected Topics/Experimental Topics course? If yes, how many times? No
- What qualifications for training and/or experience are necessary to teach this course? (List minimum qualifications for the instructor.) PhD in Hospitality or related areas.
- Objectives: To formulate new ways of assessing club success and failure.
2. To solve difficult management situations.
3. To use qualitative and quantitative tools to analyze club performance.
4. To master critical thinking techniques in club management.
5. The planning process for new clubs and club membership
6. To understanding the complexities of rapid growth and organization control.
7. How to use information technology for control and member support.
8. The professional management and club membership relationship.
9. Club services, design and structure.
10. Current practices in club management and human resource within the club.
11. Critically analyze financial plans for new club concepts and development.
12. To understand the complexities of sustained growth and delivery of member services.
13. Systems to identify critical issues as they arise and implementation models to address them before there is a negative on club membership
- Learning Outcomes: Student will be able to formulate new ways of assessing club success and failure, solve difficult management situations, use qualitative and quantitative tools to analyze club performance, know the planning process for new clubs and club membership, understand the professional management and club membership relationship, Club services, design and structure, club management and human resource within the club, financial plans, member services.
- Major Topics: COURSE TOPICS:
Class 1 Course Introduction
Class 2 Multi-Unit Venture Planning
Class 3 Club trip
Class 4 Financing the New Concept
Class 5 Club report
Class 6 Growth & Organizational Control
Class 7 Club trip
Class 8 Control & Information Technology
Class 9 The Management and Membership Relationship
Class 10 Club report
Class 11 Management & Human Resource
International Growth
Class 12 Club Trip
Class 13 Club report
Special Topics&Issues
Class 14 Meet with Managers of Clubs
Class 15 Meet with elected members of clubs
Class 16 Final Class presentation & discussion of the mgmt. membership relationship
- Textbooks: A Case Study Packet will be required. Time sensitive and related materials will also be provided in a semester reading packet.
- Course Readings, Online Resources, and Other Purchases:
- Student Expectations/Requirements and Grading Policy: Grading:
Case Submissions (10 @ 50 points each) 500 points
Discussion Leadership 200 points
Club reports (4 @ 100 points each) 400 points
Class Participation 500 points
Peer Evaluation 100 points
- Assignments, Exams and Tests: Deadlines: Assignments are due by the end of the designated class period. Late assignments will lose 10% per day past the due date.
- Attendance Policy: Course Attendance at First Class Meeting – Policy for Graduate Students: For structured courses, 6000 and above, the College/Campus Dean will set the first-day class attendance requirement. Check with the College for specific information. This policy is not applicable to courses in the following categories: Educational Outreach, Open University (TV), FEEDS Program, Community Experiential Learning (CEL), Cooperative Education Training, and courses that do not have regularly scheduled meeting days/times (such as, directed reading/research or study, individual research, thesis, dissertation, internship, practica, etc.). Students are responsible for dropping undesired courses in these categories by the 5th day of classes to avoid fee liability and academic penalty. (See USF Regulation – Registration - 4.0101,
http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usfgc/ogc%20web/currentreg.htm)
Attendance Policy for the Observance of Religious Days by Students: In accordance with Sections 1006.53 and 1001.74(10)(g) Florida Statutes and Board of Governors Regulation 6C-6.0115, the University of South Florida (University/USF) has established the following policy regarding religious observances: (http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usfgc/gc_pp/acadaf/gc10-045.htm)
In the event of an emergency, it may be necessary for USF to suspend normal operations. During this time, USF may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include but are not limited to: Blackboard, Elluminate, Skype, and email messaging and/or an alternate schedule. It’s the responsibility of the student to monitor Blackboard site for each class for course specific communication, and the main USF, College, and department websites, emails, and MoBull messages for important general information.
- Policy on Make-up Work:
- Program This Course Supports: MS in Hospitality Management
- Course Concurrence Information:
- if you have questions about any of these fields, please contact chinescobb@grad.usf.edu or joe@grad.usf.edu.