OPM 220 Assignment #1 – Interview a Department Head Report
\nReport due: Oct 11, 2022
\nDeliverable #2: Written Report 8-15 pages
\nAnalysis of Hotel Department Management Below:
\nSheraton Parkway, Richmond Hill Ontario
\nObjective:
\nThe team assignment is to analyze the relationship between theory from the text and other resources and practice in that department.
\nTo accomplish this assignment, among the things the team must do, is to have a meeting, pick a department you are interested in or where one of the members has a contact and arrange an interview with the manager of that department. The questions that you will formulate for this interview should be generated as a result of the reading of the literature and class discussion and basically formulated around the following five major categories that are important to understanding the department’s functions\/roles. The team’s task is to examine the relationship between the text’s theory and other resources and practice in that department.
\nTo complete this assignment, the team must hold a meeting, select a department in which you are interested or where one of the members has a contact, and arrange an interview with the manager of that department. The questions you will formulate for this interview should be generated as a result of your reading of the literature and class discussion, and should be centered on the five major categories listed below that are critical to understanding the department’s functions\/roles.
\nThey must generate questions along these lines from class and readings:
\n1. Mission of the Department \u2013 How does this department fit in the big picture of the hotel’s organization? 5 marks
\n2. People \u2013 Who are the personnel, what are their jobs, what are the opportunities? What are the good points and challenges about working in this department? What are the Practical realities of work in this department? 15 marks<\/p>\n
3. Interactions \u2013 How does this department connect to other departments in the hotel? With which departments does it work most closely? Which departments does it not interact with on a regular basis? 5 marks
\n4. Management \u2013 Who are the managers of this department? What is a typical career track for these people? Where do they go from here? 5 marks
\n5. Issues \u2013 What are the major issues that the managers and staff of this department face on a regular basis? How are these issues resolved? Are these issues common to all hotels, or are they unique to this hotel or this type of hotel? 20 marks
\n6. Budget \u2013 What are the major \u201cbudget variables?\u201d How do they vary? What sort of Authority does the manager have over the budget? 10 marks
\nBasic requirements of the paper:
\n? Introduction – Describe location, size, type of property and major market segments.
\n? Chain of command for the hotel property including all the major departments – a hotel organization chart would be helpful here but be sure to describe verbally the key -Chain of Command- relationships.
\n? Identify the department as either a cost or profit center. Describe the major expense or revenue components.
\n? Describe the functional relationships and tasks of the department under study. (What do they do?)
\n? Describe the department’s contribution to the hotel’s marketing strategies. Be sure to include aspects of both internal and external marketing activities.
\n? Conclusion and in-depth discussion of what principles and theories you have learned from textbook and class that were specific to the department you analyzed. How does theory work in practice?
\nOther:
\n\u2022 Include the interview questions (and their sources) and a copy of the thank you hand written letter and the addressed and stamped envelope written to the manager as an appendix.
\n\u2022 Must be typed and double-spaced–maximum 12-point type. Paper should be a maximum of 15 pages (not including cover sheet, table of contents and appendices).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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