HTM 30200 - Hospitality And Tourism Industry Internship

This course is a supervised and structured industry internship experience. Students are required to obtain a signed internship learning agreement with an employer prior to starting the internship. The internship consists of rotations through at least 3 functional areas. Students are also required to prepare comprehensive written management reports reflecting upon their internship experience and present employer evaluation. Variable credits with a minimum of 320 work hours needed for each credit hour or 640 for two credit hours.

Cr. 1 or 2.
Notes
Requires consent of Program Coordinator.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Develop and apply interviewing and negotiating skills during the process of seeking and being hired into an internship.
2. Recall and explain the strengths and weaknesses of departments and work units from the hospitality operation in which they interned.
3. Describe and explain interactions with the hospitality operation’s guests and the development of a positive service oriented attitude.
4. Compare and contrast the differences and similarities of management styles and leadership skill of the supervisors they worked with; evaluate the effectiveness of supervisor or manager; analyze which type of style or skill fits best with their style.
5. Identify new and different experiences encountered during the internship; distinguish the positive and negative aspects of the experience, and appraise these experiences as to their value to their future Hospitality management career.
6. Recall coursework related knowledge and apply and demonstrate this knowledge in areas of Human Resource Management, Finance, Management, Law, and other applicable areas in a hospitality organization.
7. Synthesize the total internship learning experience by completing comprehensive management reports.