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HRT 148 - Delivering Superior Service in the Hospitality Industry

Course Description

Course Description:  The purpose of this course is to identify opportunities for providing outstanding customer service and to develop skills in problem solving and teamwork.  Topics include hospitality service expectations, problem solving, and teamwork. 


 

Competency Areas

Hours

Hospitality Service Expectations

Class

3

Problem Solving

D. Lab

0

Teamwork

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

 

Credit

3


Prerequisite:

Program admission

Corequisite:

     

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will be able to:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.


Hospitality Service Expectations

9

0

0

 

Define service across the hospitality industry

 

 

 

 

Identify what type and level of service customers expect from each department within a hotel, a restaurant, and any industry where service is the product

 

 

 

 

Discuss the intangibility of service and how customer expectations correlate to price

 

 

 

 

Discuss the concept of anticipating customer needs (anticipatory service)

 

 

 

Problem Solving

6

0

0

 

Discuss how to determine what problems exist and how to set up strategies for solutions

 

 

 

 

Describe how employee knowledge and confidence impact problem resolution

 

 

 

 

Discuss ways to manage one’s own emotional responses to customers

 

 

 

 

Discuss the concepts of empowerment and ownership in problem solving and guest satisfaction

 

 

 

 

Role play responding to individuals who are angry in ways that defuse their anger

 

 

 

 

Role play methods of conflict resolution with guests

 

 

 

Teamwork

15

0

0

 

Identify the importance of teamwork in the hospitality industry

 

 

 

 

Describe how departments are interdependent and intradependent

 

 

 

 

Discuss the concepts of influence and negotiation in teamwork

 

 

 

 

Discuss the roles individuals play as team members

 

 

 

 

Discuss the role of leadership in a team setting

 

 

 

 

Identify one’s own leadership style

 

 

 

 

Describe effective behavior of a team member

 

 

 

 

Describe ways to gain member buy-in and participation

 

 

 

 

Describe ways to set agendas and distribute the workload

 

 

 

 

Practice leading a team in a variety of settings

 

 

 

 

Role play methods of conflict resolution in a team

 

 

 

 

Perform an assignment or project as a team. Afterwards, analyze the role of each person on the team and how that impacted the process and result

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Martin, W.B. Quality service: what every hospitality manager needs to know. (2002). Prentice Hall.

 

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Posted: 09/11/06