TASK 1
PRESENTATION.
Task 1: discuss the structure and operation of the UK economy (size, features, philosophy, regulation, taxation, security, efficiency, direction)(AC1.1; M1)
Task 2: Analyse current government economic policy and its effect on business and services industries (focusing on a major UK hotel group ) (AC1.2; M2)
Task 3: Discuss income, wealth, employment and occupational distribution in relation to the provision of business and services operations (consider who are the users of the Hospitality Industry’s services and who are the providers; who are the patrons and who are the workers) (AC1.3; M3)
Task 4: Assess the demographic trends that influence the employment patterns in the hospitality industry.(AC1.4; M2)
Task 5: Analyse the social structures of people employed in a major UK hotel group.(AC1.5; D3)
Core textbook:
Rutherford, D.G. and O’Fallon, M.J.- Hospitality and Operations Management ; fourth edition ; ISBN0-471-47065-1
Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality (CTH) manuals:
•Global Hospitality Industry, available on-line at http://ncba.ie/student_and_teacher_resources_files/The_Global_Hospitality_Industry.pdf
•Introduction to Business Operations, available on-line at http://ncba.ie/student_and_teacher_resources_files/Introduction_to_Business_Operations.pdf
Magazines and Newspapers:
1. International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
www.emeraldinsight.com/International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management
2.International Journal for Hospitality Management – www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-hospitality-management
3.The Economist (The Economist Newspaper Ltd) has articles on External environment impacting different industries
4.The Times (Times Newspapers Ltd) has a specialist section on human resource related topics that it publishes once a week