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EHL Course Catalogue 2011-2012 - Ecole Hôtelière de Lausanne

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Excel (Introduction & Fundamentals)<br />

12 hours of contact – no semester credits<br />

� Summary<br />

In a series of workshops focusing on MS Excel applications, stu<strong>de</strong>nts will use Excel as an analytical<br />

tool, applied to various hospitality examples. This course will also prepare stu<strong>de</strong>nts for other<br />

courses in the program.<br />

SEMESTER I – SCIENCES OF HOSPITALITY<br />

Managerial/Financial Accounting<br />

30 hours of contact – 2 semester credits<br />

� Summary<br />

The primary objective of the course is to enable the stu<strong>de</strong>nt to un<strong>de</strong>rstand financial information and<br />

learn what kinds of information the manager needs, where this information can be obtained, and how<br />

it is applied in carrying out three managerial functions: planning, controlling and <strong>de</strong>cision-making.<br />

Stu<strong>de</strong>nts are introduced to the principles of accounting using financial accounting mo<strong>de</strong>ls and linking<br />

general accounting with hospitality financial accounting. Hospitality managerial accounting will<br />

enable stu<strong>de</strong>nts to analyze and interpret financial statements in hospitality organizations.<br />

Tourism Economics<br />

20 hours of contact – 1 semester credit<br />

� Summary<br />

This course <strong>de</strong>velops stu<strong>de</strong>nts‟ abilities to i<strong>de</strong>ntify and collect pertinent data for trend analysis in the<br />

hospitality and tourism industry, a vital skill for strategic management. Perspectives from the<br />

stakehol<strong>de</strong>rs of various tourism sectors are presented via stu<strong>de</strong>nt <strong>de</strong>bates and interaction with<br />

industry representatives. Project work inclu<strong>de</strong>s a reliable environmental scanning system that will<br />

help future hospitality managers stay on top of trends and plan for the future.<br />

Hospitality Marketing<br />

30 hours of contact – 2 semester credits<br />

� Summary<br />

This course is <strong>de</strong>signed to provi<strong>de</strong> stu<strong>de</strong>nts with strategic marketing knowledge and skills that<br />

provi<strong>de</strong> a competitive advantage based on a customer-centred approach. It serves as the basis of all<br />

future courses in marketing and strategy and <strong>de</strong>velops the stu<strong>de</strong>nts‟ managerial skills. Discussions<br />

in class and during assignments will form a major part of the stu<strong>de</strong>nts learning experience and will<br />

challenge their un<strong>de</strong>rstanding of hospitality marketing.<br />

<strong>Ecole</strong> <strong>Hôtelière</strong> <strong>de</strong> <strong>Lausanne</strong> – <strong>Course</strong> <strong>Catalogue</strong> Page | 78

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