DMEPDC: All courses

Course categories:

Participants completing the following courses will be eligible for the award of an Associates Degree in Eco-Tourism Management

Foundation courses ( if the student has proof of any examination pass in the following areas, they will be exempted)

Basic Mathematics
Basic English

Core Courses

Organization behaviour
Principles of Hospitality Marketing
Managing Technology in the Hospitality Industry
Human Resource Management in the Hospitality Industry

Specialization Courses (students must FOUR from the set of courses)

Heritage Tourism - Guyana
Sustainable Tourism - Guyana
Eco-Tourism Management
Convention Sales, Planning and Management
Hospitality Accounting

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This course examines managerial accounting concepts and techniques related to the hospitality industry. It emphasises the interpretation of financial statements and the use of decision support models to identify and solve business problems and assist with decision making within the hospitality industry

Conventions Sales Planning and Management

My goal in this course is to help you acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and implement the marketing, sales, and operational functions in the convention, meeting and trade show industry. We will accomplish this goal by reading, thinking, and writing about two types of decisions management are responsible for in the convention, meeting, and trade show industry. This covers the areas of:

· Convention Sales

· Convention management and services.

These decisions depend on defining the problems, determining the cause, taking corrective action and developing sound control strategies and plans. Underlying all of these activities must be an understanding of managing revenues and expenses to meet expected profits. Therefore, we will cover these topics as well.

Technology in the Hospitality Industry

Information Technology (IT) is a major force driving the travel and tourism industry of which the hospitality industry is a part. Every hospitality and tourism manager or aspiring manager must be IT-literate. This course addresses IT literacy for hospitality managers by focusing on IT offerings, strategies, and use in the hospitality industry. It covers the practical issues of identifying, evaluating, and using IT resources in hospitality firms. You’ll also learn how to use popular application software programs to carry out hospitality-related tasks.

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This course is an application of marketing principles to the hospitality industry. In the teaching-learning process, major marketing concepts are introduced and applied to the hospitality and tourism sector, with examples of a wide range of consumer products and services in the hotel/motel, restaurant, airline, cruise ships, travel and tours institutional food services.

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This course provides a comprehensive analysis of individual and group behaviour in organizations. Its purpose is to provide an understanding of how organizations can be managed more effectively and at the same time enhance the quality of employees' work life. Topics include motivation, rewarding behaviour, stress, individual and group behaviour, conflict, power and politics, leadership, job design, organizational structure, decision-making, communication and organizational change and development.