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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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RTE 480 - Tourism Administration


Description:
Contemporary problems and issues, basic applied research, organizational development, policy formulation, human resources, inventory, and program personnel evaluation processes. Formerly RT 480, students may not receive credit for both.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: FCSG 220 and HRM 381 or MGT 380, senior standing, and admission to the RTE major or minor.

Credits: (4)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Understand the importance of recreation and tourism services
  • Understand the importance of management and the major roles played by managers
  • Know classic and current management theory and trends
  • Know manager’s roles of planning, organizing, developing, and policy making
  • Know management’s role in programming
  • Know management’s role in developing and maintaining facilities
  • Have an overview of fiscal/financial management in organizations
  • Know the scope of employment RT organizations
  • Understand the nature of job classification systems and position descriptions and the process of recruiting, interviewing, and selecting applicants
  • Know supervisory practices, including coaching, counseling, promotion, termination
  • Know motivation techniques and reward systems
  • Know methods of conflict resolution
  • Know the content and purpose of personnel policy manuals
  • Understand the use of advisory committees and partnerships
  • Have an overview of legal responsibilities
  • Know several models of evaluation
  • Practice survey research as a methodology contributing to effective evaluation and management
  • Understand creative leadership and self-management skills



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