Hospitality and Tourism/Tourism Development and Management - Scottsdale Community College

Hospitality and Tourism/Tourism Development and Management from Scottsdale Community College is a Campus Associate Tourism Management degree that prepares you for a Hospitality career. Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Hospitality and Tourism/Tourism Development and Management is designed to prepare graduates for management careers in tourism development and management . The program provides an industry-specific planning and management foundation that examines tourism sectors, consumer behavior, and factors that influence tourism development and promotion. Graduates acquire a specific mix of skills that focus on the interaction of tourism with the economy, environment, and people. Program Competencies: Identify the elements that comprise the hospitality and tourism industry and describe current industry trends. Describe the organization of special events from concept through completion, including planning, coordination, marketing, financing and risk management . Explain the planning and execution of multinational and multicultural meetings, conventions and exhibitions, including coordination, logistics, venue selection, budgeting and critical cultural competencies. Demonstrate a working knowledge of computer information systems and software applications used in the hospitality and tourism industry. Describe tourism sectors, consumer behavior, and factors that influence tourism and explain the interaction of tourism with the economy, environment and people. Identify the skills needed to recruit, select, train and evaluate personnel in the hospitality industry and describe the procedures used to manage turnover and control costs. Explain common analytical and decision-making processes essential to managing profitability, financing growth and other investment decisions in hospitality and tourism operations. Identify and describe the major components of marketing in the hospitality and tourism industry. Identify and describe the major legal responsibilities and potential liabilities associated with hospitality and tourism management. Describe the history and emergence of ecotourism and the establishment of policies and management practices associated with sustainable development. Demonstrate a working knowledge of college-level mathematics and its application to business decisions and other real-life problems. Explain the delivery of leisure services in public, commercial, and independent sectors; particularly on the urban setting. View more details on Scottsdale Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Tourism Management courses.