This class is designed to introduce you to the Hospitality industry -- it is not intended to "sink your ship". Overall, it is not a difficult course but will require a fair amount of effort to do well.
Some students who take this class earn "D's" or "F's" when they could have earned a "C" or better.
Students who do well:
Do an "indepth" job on answering homework questions and complete all homework assignments.
Write complete answers to all discussion board questions AND write full responses to the postings of at least three other students.
Read the text, review the class notes and study for tests -- most test questions come from the text and class notes.
Read all news items and supplemental readings and review them again before taking the exam -- several test items come from news and supplemental readings.
Follow all instructions -- for example use the correct format for sending homework to the instructor.
Don't wait until the last minute to do the semester project so it is well written and submitted on time.
Students typically don't do well in this class for the following reasons:
They don't do the homework -- a "zero" on a homework assignment is approximately 2.5 percentage points off your FINAL grade. If you receive a "zero" on two homework assignments, a final average that would have been a 91, or an "A", is now an 88 -- a "B"!
They consistently turn their homework in late. Late homework assignments lose points for every day or part of a day they are late (50 points off for up to 24-hours late and a grade of "zero" 24-hours or more late). A homework assignment that would have been a 90 is a 40 if it is 8-hours late!
They don't do a discussion board. Discussion boards are worth 2.5 percentage points on your final average -- 'nuff said.
They don't do everything they need to do on the discussion board. The requirement is to post your answer by midnight on a Thursday and respond to at least three posting of other students by the following Tuesday. To get full credit, you must do everything.
They don't read and follow instructions provided in the syllabus, FAQ's, exam information, announcements, emails etc. (its really not that hard). This plays a role in the "Attention to Detail" grade.
They don't read the news items and supplemental readings so they can't answer several questions on the exams.
They don't study for the exams.
They don't do the semester project or hand it in late. Late projects lose points for every day or part of a day it is late (see homework above).
If a student chooses to take a zero in any assignment, their final average will not be rounded up. For example, a 79.4% as a final average will remain a "C" whereas for a student with no zeros, it would be rounded to a "B".