Diploma of Business (Tourism Management)

The key focus of this subject is to broaden students understanding of the operational aspects of restaurant operations, whilst giving them the opportunity to learn, develop and apply theories, concepts and skills in a practical environment. In this subject, students are required to provide quality table service of food and beverage in an à la carte or fine-dining setting. It covers high order service techniques to prepare the restaurant for the service period, provide food and beverage advice to customers, serve and clear food and beverage and to complete end of service tasks.

In an increasingly complex regulatory environment, an understanding of legal compliance requirements and risk management is essential for managers in the events environment. This subject will build knowledge and develop competence and skills in the techniques that support the identification, analysis and control of business risks with particular emphasis on risk management in events. Practical frameworks for the application of risk and hazard assessment will be integrated into the capstone subject. In addition, this subject will focus on the compliance processes used to evaluate a wide variety of social, economic and financial situations that are directly relevant to the current and future contexts.

The subject provides students with a comprehensive introduction and overview of the theory and practice of HRM, and discusses how it developed from a largely administrative function – the personnel manager – to a strategic activity closely aligned with developing workplace culture, organisational goals and business competitiveness. Throughout the subject students study a range of human resources approaches and issues within a range of organisational contexts, and are introduced to concepts and practices of human resource planning, human resource development, and performance management and appraisal. The subject also focuses upon several key ‘environmental’ factors that influence the development of human resource policies and procedures providing quality work and a good work environment along with the contribution of equal opportunity employment, productive diversity and other relevant legislation and regulation. It also addresses new and emerging issues in workplace reform in Australia and internationally.

This subject will cover daily front desk/reception tasks like:

Complete guest reservation, check daily arrivals accurately, allocate rooms, complete guest registration, check guests in and out of their rooms and complete invoicing of guest charges within typical workplace time constraints. In addition prepare and distribute relevant departmental reports.

This subject introduces the student to gastronomy and gastronomic heritage, focussing on the role of beverages, the history of meals and their significance to both guests and service providers, the history and importance of restaurants and the development of gastronomic writing. Contemporary regional and indigenous cuisines are explored, including the importance of ethical foods such as organics, the slow food movement, socially responsible food and sustainable or eco gastronomy. This subject focuses strongly on gastronomic tourism, and uses case studies and practical assessments of both Australian and international gastronomic destinations to illustrate the rise, opportunities and challenges and innovations of sustaining such tourism. The impacts of gastronomic tourism, issues relating to regional destination marketing, and the growth of both food and wine tourism are examined through an introduction to wine varieties and their influence on food.

This subject encompasses the fundamentals of PR Writing. The subject explains the Australian media environment to public relations students, including media ownership and the differences between media forms. It introduces students to the main aspects of public relations writing, including selecting the right medium, writing for a range of different media such as internet, broadcast, speeches, and publications, as well as learning to write for ‘campaigns’, undertaking financial and annual report writing. It also provides students with a comprehensive style guide that they can use as a reference when working in the industry. Students also develop a thorough understanding of emerging media technologies and how they influence public relations writing. The subject provides students with a background of the ethical and legal issues associated with public relations and provides information on dealing with crisis communications, such as natural disasters or company problems caused by bad planning or poor decisions.