Hotel, Restaurant and Travel Law - A Preventative Approach 7th Edition, Norman G. Cournoyer, Anthony G. Marshall and Karen L. Morris: Delmar Publishers
ISBN-13: 9781418051914 ISBN: 1418051918
Course Description:
This course shall present students and practicing professionals in hospitality, travel and tourism, as well as, for those performing specialized paralegal work with an abundance of knowledge to address legal issues confronted by them in their field in addition to managers in the hotel, restaurant, travel and casino industries. The emphasis of this course is on prevention of legal violations. By reading the text and participating in the course, students and managers alike can appreciate and identify what actions and precautions are necessary to avoid, or at least minimize, the number of lawsuits. The book uses the case method, long recognized as a helpful approach to learning the often-complicated discipline of law. Students will study decisions from actual cases in which hospitality establishments were sued, as well as what legal precedents were cited.
Course Objectives:
Upon the completion of the course, students should be able to gain a broad understanding of the legal aspects surrounding the hospitality, travel and tourism industry.
Grading Policy:
There will be no mid-term or final for this course.
After completing each chapter, students will be required to complete on-line chapter evaluations/self assessment learning exercises. Since there are 16 chapters, students will be required to complete 16 chapter evaluations/self assessment learning exercises. The exercises will be presented as true/false and multiple choice questions and each exercise will consist of 10 questions.
Grades will be determined by adding the actual grades earned on each evaluation and dividing that sum by the total possible points 160.
Grading Scale:
100 - 90 A
89 - 80 B
79 - 70 C
69 - 60 D
59 and below F
