HT-MGT 444 Advanced Hotel Management Swiss Campus August 2008

Schedule - August 2008

- All assignments are due by class time on the date shown - Late assignments are NOT accepted!

AUG 18 MON 1	> Course introduction > Student Information Sheet > Chapter 1: What is Strategy? (page 1)
AUG 18 MON 2	> Chapter 1: What is Strategy? (continued)
AUG 19 TUE 1	> Chapter 2: Strategy and Performance (page 26)
AUG 18 TUE 2	> Lecture on How to "Do" a Case Study > Sample Brief #1 > Sample Brief #2 > Daily Participation Memo (Short Form) > Case Study 0: Robin Hood
AUG 20 WED 1	> Case Study 1: [Quiz] Portman Hotel Company
AUG 20 WED 2	> Chapter 3: Analyzing the External Strategic Environment (page 53)
AUG 21 THUR 1	> Chapter 4: Analyzing an Industry (page 77)
AUG 21 THUR 2	> Case Study 2: [Quiz] The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co.
AUG 22 FRI 1	> Chapter 5: Analyzing an Organization's Strategic Resource Base (page 97)
AUG 22 FRI 2	> Case Study 3: [Brief] McDonald's and the Hotel Industry
AUG 25 MON 1	> The Ratings Game > Case Study 4: [Quiz] Warsaw Marriott
AUG 25 MON 2	> Chapter 6: Formulating Business Unit Strategy (Page 116) > Changing Distributions Channels
AUG 26 TUE 1	- Major Firm Presentation #1 > Chapter 6: Formulating Business Unit Strategy (Page 116) > Changing Distributions Channels
AUG 26 TUE 2	- Major Firm Presentation #2 > Case Study 5: [Brief] Westin Hotels and Resorts
AUG 27 WED 1	- Major Firm Presentation #3 > Management Contracts > Chapter 9: Corporate Strategy: Shaping the Portfolio (page 203)
AUG 27 WED 2	- Major Firm Presentation #4 > Case Study 6: [Quiz] Astor Park
AUG 28 THUR 1	- Major Firm Presentation #5 > Case Study 7: [Brief] Computer Reservation Systems : An Industry of Its Own
AUG 28 THUR 2	- Major Firm Presentation #6 - Major Firm Presentation #7 > Case Study 8: [Quiz] Hilton Hotels
AUG 29 FRI 1	> Industry Consolidation of Major Firms ~ Prepare for Final Exam
AUG 29 FRI 2	~ FINAL EXAM: covers all material to date (Lectures, readings, cases & presentations)

Updated 08/28/2008