Hospitality Education Curriculum Efficacy: A Student Perspective
Published: 2019
Author(s) Name: Sujay Vikram Singh, Rajeev Ranjan, Adorn Verma, Rahul Bharadwaj |
Author(s) Affiliation: Junior Research Fellow (JRF), Dept. of History of Art & Tourism Mgt., Banaras Hindu Univ., Varanasi
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Abstract
Education plays a pivotal role to shape the career of students with contemporary issues and challenges. Hospitality being a prominent service sector caters to the needs of diverse types of clientele, thus a constant revision and updating of the course syllabus or curriculum are necessary to maintain requirement from an administration perspective. In India, the “National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology” has several “National and State Institute of Hotel Management” which analyze and evaluate the need for syllabus revision or upgrading its contents. This research work is intended to examine and assess the course curriculum offered by the hotel management Institutes for preparing their students towards their career in the hospitality industry. The study will largely add to the existing body of hospitality literature in the areas syllabus review and development of curriculum. This study will assist in course directors and other administrators to identify any weaknesses, shortcomings or new changes required for their study course through student preparations for their syllabus.
Keywords: Hospitality, Curriculum, Administrators, Student
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