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Advanced<\/a>GC in Tourism Management<\/a>MA in Tourism Management<\/a>Online<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a>Tourism & Hospitality<\/a><\/div>\n
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Examines community, corporate and social responsibility as it pertains to hotel and resort management. The impact of accommodation on destinations, their competitive position, and the manager\u2019s responsibility for sustainable business development will be examined domestically and internationally.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\r\n \r\n\t\tIHMN520: Financial Analysis and Decision Making\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/i><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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Advanced<\/a>GC in Tourism Management<\/a>MA in Tourism Management<\/a>Online<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a>Tourism & Hospitality<\/a><\/div>\n
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Financial management is essential to any successful business. The theory and practice of financial management tools and analysis are examined, including capital budgeting, investment analysis, financing, firm valuation, risk and return, and financial decision making in relation to hotels, resorts or other specialty aspects of the international hospitality industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\r\n \r\n\t\tTRMN506: Sustainable Tourism Management\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/i><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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Advanced<\/a>GC in Tourism Management<\/a>MA in Tourism Management<\/a>Online<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a>Tourism & Hospitality<\/a><\/div>\n
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Identifies and evaluates best practices in context, processes, skills and resources used in sustainable tourism. Policy, planning, regulations and implementation from government, business and community perspectives are analyzed. Dynamic issues such as global climate change, green tourism planning, environmental impacts of tourism, sustainability goals, performance measurement, capacity building, and funding will be examined and debated through case studies.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\r\n \r\n\t\tTRMN507: Responsible Stewardship: An Examination of Ethics in Tourism\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/i><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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Advanced<\/a>GC in Tourism Management<\/a>MA in Tourism Management<\/a>Online<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a>Tourism & Hospitality<\/a><\/div>\n
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Essential stewardship issues of personal and corporate responsibility in a global context are analyzed. Environmental and social stewardship within a global economy for tourism operators, destinations, First Nations protocols and community stakeholders are evaluated. Moral perspectives are debated relative to decision-making, negotiation, and responsible tourism development.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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Advanced<\/a>GC in Tourism Management<\/a>MA in Tourism Management<\/a>Online<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a>Tourism & Hospitality<\/a><\/div>\n
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Special events are simultaneously attractions that draw tourists to a destination and recreation opportunities that bring communities together. This course offers a multi-disciplinary examination of concepts and issues unique to special event contexts and will explore how theory translates into practice. Through a combination of lecture, group work and case study students will investigate event experiences, design, management, impacts and outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n

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\r\n \r\n\t\tTRMN625: Social Entrepreneurship\t<\/a>\r\n\t<\/i><\/span><\/div>\r\n
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Advanced<\/a>GC in Tourism Management<\/a>MA in Tourism Management<\/a>Online<\/a>Stand-Alone Course<\/a>Tourism & Hospitality<\/a><\/div>\n
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Creating and leading organizations, social entrepreneurs strive to advance social and environmental change through innovative business practices. Learners examine how this global phenomenon exists within the non-profit, public and private sectors. Processes of social entrepreneurship assessed in this course include: recognizing opportunities; evaluating feasibility; building effective business models; mobilizing resources; scaling impact and building sustainability. Through case studies and assignments, learners evaluate common strategies and pitfalls encountered when creating stable, sustainable, and successful social ventures in the tourism and hospitality industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n