Course description
Enrolment
International Students: To fulfil your student visa requirements, you’ll need to enrol in 40cp per semester.
Domestic Students: You have the option of undertaking either 30 or 40cp per semester.
Bond’s teaching methodology involves a combination of lectures, tutorials, seminars, examinations, projects, presentations, assignments, computer labs and industry projects.
PROFESSIONAL OUTCOMES
The Postgraduate Diploma of International Hotel and Resort Management prepares graduates for management positions in the global hospitality industry.
COURSE STRUCTURE
Compulsory subjects (7)
* Hospitality and Tourism Management
Hospitality and Tourism Human Resource Management
HRTM71-105
SYNOPSIS
An examination of the underlying assumptions, focus, and various approaches to managing human behaviour in hospitality and tourism organisations. Students will analyse and evaluate traditional and contemporary management theories in order to understand t he influences, issues and underlying theories of managing human resources within the context of international hospitality and tourism organisations.
Marketing Fundamentals
MKTG71-600
SYNOPSIS
This course is designed to develop your analytical and decision making skills in marketing. Additionally, it will provide you with the opportunity to sharpen your written and oral communication skills, interpersonal skills, and analytical skills. The co urse is action focused rather than theoretical and is directly developed from marketers in the business world. As such, you should not approach this course as a "classroom" experience. It is best viewed as a business experience that happens to be in a c lassroom.
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
No prior knowledge required
Accounting Principles
ACCT71-600
SYNOPSIS
This subject provides an introduction to generally accepted accounting principles and practices. The course adopts a 'user' perspective. That is, it focuses on using information produced by the accounting system in business decision-making. Consequently, the course provides an essential component in the curriculum of all business students. Topics are also covered in ample depth to provide a solid foundation for potential accounting practitioners.
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
No prior knowledge required
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of ACCT71-600 you will be able to read financial statements, understand their limitations and uses, and critically analyse financial performance using contemporary analysis techniques. You will gain an appreciation of the impact of financ ial decisions and policies on the performance of an organisation, and acquire a broad understanding of how parties external to the organisation interpret the reporting of financial information produced by management.
Behaviour in Organisations
MGMT71-600
SYNOPSIS
This subject has two concurrent foci: 1) learning about yourself as a manager and planning for your self-development and growth into anticipated future roles, and 2) becoming conversant with and able to apply knowledge in the discipline of organisational behaviour to your management role. Teaching and learning methods include group discussion, experiential and self-assessment exercises, peer feedback, case studies, lecture, and a service learning project.
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
No prior knowledge required
Managerial Finance
FINC71-600
SYNOPSIS
This course will develop an understanding of and the ability to analyse financial decisions made by corporations. An introduction to present value techniques, capital budgeting, asset valuation, pricing and cost of capital, will be taught through lecture , class discussion and tutorial.
PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
No prior knowledge required
* Research Methods in Hospitality and Tourism Management
Elective (1)
Choose one elective subjects from within the Faculty of Business, Technology & Sustainable Development.
