Selected topics of current significance to researchers and practitioners in the hospitality industry. The course emphasizes the identification of advancements in theories and their applications in hospitality cultures of inquiry.

This course is designed to prepare students for success in the following career and professional development competencies such as networking, internship/job search, professional etiquette and industry research. Specific activities will include but are not limited to: resume building, interviewing skills, dressing for success, utilizing social media platforms, developing elevator pitches, building professional connections, increasing knowledge of industry and career areas and navigating career fairs.

This course is designed to prepare students for success in the following career and professional development competencies such as networking, internship/job search, professional etiquette and industry research. Specific activities will include but are not limited to: resume building, interviewing skills, dressing for success, utilizing social media platforms, developing elevator pitches, building professional connections, increasing knowledge of industry and career areas and navigating career fairs.

This one-credit class introduces basic concepts in negotiation. Students will learn about distributive, integrative and mixed negotiation situations as well as appropriate strategies and tactics for each situational type.

Provides an overview of different perspectives and approaches to leadership practice and related organizational behavior topics. Relying on a participative multi-learning approach, the course goes beyond traditional leadership practices to examine empowering leadership approaches for addressing contemporary organizational behavior challenges such as leading teams. The overall objective is to increase students? understanding of and ability to apply contemporary leadership and organizational behavior knowledge in work situations.

This one-credit class focuses on building a knowledge base and practical skill set that will help students be more effective consultants, problem-solvers and change agents.

Not available at this time.

In this course, you will learn about a variety of principles related to thriving in life, and putting them into practice. This can help finder greater satisfaction with, and performance in, a variety of life elements, such as school work, productivity, well being, confidence, sense of purpose, intentionality, and relationships.

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