Page 1 of 3 HOMG 600: Principles and Practices of Food Service Management, Fall 2018 Current Industry Event Assignment & Presentation The purpose of this assignment is to relate classroom learning to real life events and applications so students may realize the practical value of class content. You are required to work on the two current industry events/analyses on the assigned dates during the semester. You are also required to turn in a one-page typed paper (a single spaced paper with 12 point Times New Roman font with your full name and class section clearly labeled) and please submit your paper to Blackboard on the submission due dates. 1. Find a current event / news article from any popular business or news sources (see the websites of potential resources or journals). The article should preferably be published in the last three weeks, but certainly no earlier than three months before your presentation. 2. The topic of the news/opinions article should be related to the content discussed in class. 3. On your turn-in paper, put the title and the source of the article. Then write a paragraph summarizing the new brief followed by paragraphs including your own interpretation, opinion, comments, and implication of the news to the topic chosen by you. More specifically, in your discussion, you must address the following issues: 1) a brief summary of the article, 2) identify important concept(s) of the article, potential problems and opportunities, 4) provide your own insightful suggestions –what are the implications of the information in this article for those in the hospitality industry? That is, how should they use the information presented in this article The submission must be single-spaced (Times New Roman, 12-point font) and must not exceed two-pages (excluding the article attached to your paper). 4. Please submit your paper (word-document) to Blackboard by the assigned submission due dates (only electronic submission will be accepted). 5. Make a PowerPoint presentation in class (about 10-15 minutes) on the assigned presentation dates. Encourage class questions / discussion. Page 2 of 3 Web Sites of Potential Resources: • Any popular business or news media (e.g., Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Business Week, Forbes, Fortune, The Economist, Harvard Business Review, USA Today, etc.,) • Nation’s Restaurant News: www.nrn.com • Hotels: HotelNewsNow (HNN): http://www.hotelnewsnow.com/ The magazine of the Worldwide Hotel Industry: www.hotelsmag.com • National Restaurant Association: www.restaurant.org • International Hotel and Restaurant Association – The leading global association for the hospitality industry, offers the timely global trends in hospitality development and management. www.ih-ra.com. • SmartBrief: http://www.smartbrief.com/ • Foodservice Consultants Society International: www.fcsi.org/ • American Hotel and Lodging Association – The leading lodging industry association in North America. It provides information on hotel development and management trends and practices. http://www.ahla.com/. • American Institute of Wine & Food: www.aiwf.org • Washington, DC Hotel Association – Local hotel association servicing the members of the lodging industry in DC. www.hawdc.com • eHospitality Institute: http://ehiedu.org/ • QSR: www.qsrmagazine.com • Zagat Survey, LLC: www.zagat.com/ • Restaurant Hospitality: www.restaurant-hospitality.com • Restaurant Report: www.restaurantreport.com • RestaurantOwner.com: http://www.restaurantowner.com/ • Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA): http://www.pcma.org/ • Convention Industry Council: http://www.conventionindustry.org/ • Meetings and Conventions: http://www.meetings-conventions.com/ • Meeting Professionals International (MPI): http://www.mpiweb.org/ Journals (available online from MSU’s online catalog unless indicated otherwise) Journal of Foodservice Business Research Cornell Hospitality Quarterly International Journal of Hospitality Management International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research International Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Administration Journal of Tourism Management Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing Page 3 of 3 Grading Criteria for the Current Industry Event: • Grasp (did the student write commentary demonstrating that s/he understands the topic?): 10 pts • Understandability (can the commentary that the student wrote be understood by the reader?): 5 pts • Insightfulness (did the student write commentary demonstrating that s/he gave adequate thoughts to the application of the topic’s concepts the practical question at hand? – i.e., [identifying potential problems and opportunities and providing your own insightful suggestions]): 10 pts • Writing quality: 5 pts • Presentation: 20 pts (did the student presentation clearly portray the material and his/her interpretations? did the student answer and respond to her/his audience’ questions/comments?)
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