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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 3rd Semester With effective


Subject Class: Sectoral _ Elective from academic
Subject Name: Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM) year 2018-19
Subject Code: 4539294

1. Learning Outcomes:
Learning Outcome Component Learning Outcome
Business Environment and Domain  Detailed understanding of the tourism and
Knowledge (BEDK) hospitality as an industry.
 Ability to apply various concepts of management
Critical thinking, Business Analysis,
Problem Solving and Innovative for a successful venture in hospitality and tourism
Solutions (CBPI) sector.
 Appreciate the global nature of the industry, policies
Global Exposure and Cross-Cultural
Understanding (GECCU) and the cultural diversity across geographies to be
able to balance the global and local perspectives.
Social Responsiveness and Ethics  Understanding of the conduct of tourism activity
(SRE) which results in the economic and social upliftment
of people and environment protection in different
destinations.
Effective Communication (EC)  Application of communication skills in client
acquisition and servicing.
Leadership and Teamwork (LT)  Development of skills required for better people
management, a necessary aspect of services driven
industry.

2. Course Duration: The course duration is of 40 sessions of 60 minutes each.

3. Course Contents:
70 Marks
Module No. of
Contents (External
No: Sessions
Evaluation)
Fundamentals of Tourism as an Industry
 Definition and Concept
 Phases of Tourism
 Components of Tourism
 Why do People Travel & Tourist Destinations
I  Tourism Infrastructure 10 17
 Constituents of Tourism Industry
 Major Trends (Past, Present and Future)
 Types of Tourism & Its various forms
 India as a tourist place
 Global Scenario of the industry
Tourism Products
 Elements of Tourism Product & Characteristics
 Tourism Product Life Cycle
Tourism Services
 Travel Agencies & their roles
II 10 18
 Types of Travel Agencies
 Tour Operators & their roles
 Differences between travel agency and tour operator
 Role of Other Agencies in Tourism viz. UNWTO
(World Tourism Organization), IATO, TAAI,

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 3rd Semester With effective
Subject Class: Sectoral _ Elective from academic
Subject Name: Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM) year 2018-19
Subject Code: 4539294

FHRAI, IHA, IATA


Global Code of Ethics for Tourism
Hospitality Industry Overview
 Origin, Nature & Importance
 Organizational Structure & Management of various
types of hotels
III 10 18
Star Categories of Hotels
 Grading Systems and Criteria
Classification of Hotels
 Basis of Classification & Checklist
Hotels & Restaurants Operations
 Departments of a Hotel & Coordination between
them
 Hotels Revenue Centres and Cost Centres
 Food and Beverages Operations
 Housekeeping, Front Office & Reservation
Management, Room Servicing
IV Event Management: 10 17
 MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions,
Exhibitions), Business Events and Functions etc.
 Event Planning and Organizing
 Site & Infrastructure Management
 Human Resource Planning
 Crisis Management
 Event Marketing and Sponsorships
Practical
Students can study the Current & Future Trends in
Hospitality and Tourism Industry.
 Tourism Promotions and Marketing.
 State / Country as a Tourism Product.
 Role and impact of online tour planning and booking
companies. (30 marks
V ---
 Changing policies and practices of hotels and tour CEC)
operators to meet the real time needs of the
customers. Eg.) Hourly booking for hotel rooms and
its management, customized packages etc.
 Role of Government in enhancing tourism industry.
 GST structure for different categories of hotels and
restaurants.

4. Pedagogy:
 ICT enabled Classroom teaching Lectures
 Case Discussions and Role Playing
 Audio-visual Material (Using CDs/Clippings/ online videos)
 Assignments and Presentations
 Experts from tourism and hospitality sector can be invited frequently to share practical
knowledge.

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GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
Syllabus for Master of Business Administration, 3rd Semester With effective
Subject Class: Sectoral _ Elective from academic
Subject Name: Tourism and Hospitality Management (THM) year 2018-19
Subject Code: 4539294

5. Evaluation:
Students shall be evaluated on the following components:
Internal Evaluation (Internal Assessment- 50 Marks)
A  Continuous Evaluation Component 30 marks
 Class Presence & Participation 10 marks
 Quiz 10 marks
B Mid-Semester examination (Internal Assessment-30 Marks)
C End –Semester Examination (External Assessment-70 Marks)

6. Reference Books:
Sr. Author Name of the Book Publisher Year of
No. Publication
Rajat Gupta, Nishant
Singh, IshitaKirar& Hospitality and Tourism Vikas Publishing
1 Latest Edition
Mahesh Kumar Management House Pvt. Ltd
Bairwa
Tata McGraw
Introduction to Tourism
2 Sudhir Andrews Hill Publishing Latest Edition
and Hospitality Industry
Co. Ltd.
Sterling
3 A. K. Bhatia Event Management Publishers Pvt. Latest Edition
Ltd.
Introduction to Pearson
4 John Walker Latest Edition
Hospitality Management Education
SunetraRoday,
Tourism: Operations and Oxford
5 ArchanaBiwal and Latest Edition
Management University Press
Vandana Joshi
Charles R. Goeldner , Tourism: Principles, John Wiley &
6 Latest Edition
J. R. Brent Ritchie Practices, Philosophies Sons
Successful Tourism: Sterling
7 PranNath Seth Volume I: Fundamentals Publishers Pvt. Latest Edition
of Tourism Ltd.
Note: Wherever the standard books are not available for the topic, appropriate print and online
resources, journals and books published by different authors may be prescribed.

7. List of Journals / Periodicals / Magazines / Newspapers / Web Resources, etc.


1. Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Management
2. International Journal of Tourism and Travel
3. Journal of Hospitality & Tourism Research
4. Tourism and Hospitality Research
5. Hospitality Review
6. Journal of Tourism & Hospitality
7. http://www2.unwto.org/
8. http://tourism.gov.in/

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