HADM 7510 - Properties Development and Planning

Fall, Spring. 3 credits. Letter grades only.

Enrollment limited to: MMH and M2 students. Satisfies MMH and M2 core.

Fall: B. Wellstead; Spring: L. Chervinsky.

This course serves as an overview of hospitality project development and planning from the perspective of an owner and manager. Students learn about the role of the development team, feasibility studies, space programming, construction and renovation management, and functional and design criteria for hotels and restaurants. Teams will prepare program documentation for a new lodging property or concept.

Outcome 1: Students will critically evaluate a hospitality management problem and formulate a solution based on principles from a least two management disciplines.

Outcome 2: Students will analyze a management situation within a global hospitality context and defend a course of action.

Outcome 3: Students will create professional-quality written business documents.

Outcome 4: Students will plan and deliver a professional-quality oral presentation.

Outcome 5: Students will demonstrate effective behaviors within a diverse team based on their analysis of team needs.

Outcome 6: Students will evaluate the ethical consequences of their business decisions on various stakeholders.

Outcome 7: Students will demonstrate in-depth expertise in a self-selected area of the hospitality industry.