Course Syllabus

Lead Hill High School

TEACHER: Mrs. Kristen Alford ROOM: High School Bus. Rm M-103
E-MAIL: kalford@leadhillschools.net SCHOOL PHONE: !"0# $3%-&%""
COURSE ESCRIPTION
'ntroduction to (ra)el and (ourism is a one-semester in-de*th stud+ of ,orld,ide
tra)el- trans*ortation- and tourism. Students are introduced to the industr+ as a
,hole and the .o/ o**ortunities that are a)aila/le. (he course co)ers resource
allocation- technolog+- and social- organi0ational- and technological s+stems.
'ntroduction to Hos*italit+ is a one-semester course that *ro)ides students ,ith an
o)er)ie, of the hos*italit+ industr+ and career o**ortunities ,ithin the industr+.
Students learn o*eration *rocedures in front o1ce o*erations- guest ser)ices-
marketing and sales- /ank o1ce functions- o,nershi* and management-
food-/e)erages- and housekee*ing management
COURSE !OAL
2ur goal in this course is to encourage students to /ecome *roducti)e citi0ens of 3HS
and *re*ared for the ,orkforce and4or college. B+ creating accurate- meaningful-
and attracti)e documents for /usiness- ,e a**l+ com*uter a**lication skills to real
life /usiness situations- ,hile strengthening their literac+- inter*ersonal- and
communication skills.
ATTENANCE
School attendance is )er+ im*ortant. Students should make all e5ort to attend class
e)er+ da+. (his course ,ill not follo, a standard 6lecture7 format- although there ,ill
/e much e8*lanation- direction- and demonstration to su**ort learning. Most of +our
time in Hos*italit+4(ourism ,ill /e s*ent in an o1ce-t+*e situation- ,here +ou ,ill /e
com*leting tasks and assignments as if +ou ,ere ,orking in a real /usiness. (his ,ill
gi)e +ou e8*erience in ,orking on a /usiness team or as an em*lo+ee or
inde*endent /usiness o,ner. Because most of ,hat +ou learn ,ill /e through
classroom acti)ities- it is im*erati)e that +ou /e here as if +ou ,ere ,orking on +our
fa)orite .o/.
MA"EUP#LATE $OR" POLIC%
9ue to the fact that all ,ork should /e com*leted in the classroom- +ou ,ill ha)e
limited time to do makeu* ,ork. :our home com*uter ,ith the correct soft,are ma+
/e used to com*lete missed assignments. ;hen a/sent- a student should re)ie,
their <oogle =lassroom for missed assignments. As in the ,orld of ,ork- *oor
attendance can result in missed deadlines and *oor *erformance. (he school hand
/ook rules a**l+ for all makeu* ,ork due dates.
MATERIALS NEEE
>en or *encil
<mail account using <oogle school created#
<oogle =lassroom account created in class#
TE&T#MATERIALS
Handouts? Su**lementar+ teacher-made handouts or digital media illustrating
/usiness a**lications
ASSI!NMENTS OR HOME$OR":
All com*uter ,ork can /e com*leted in the classroom if time is used ,isel+
'f classroom ,ork is not @nished- it is the s'ude(')s res*o(sibili'y to @nd
the time to com*lete the com*uter ,ork at home or in m+ classroom during
stud+ hall.
TESTS
2/.ecti)e tests multi*le choice- true4false- matching- and com*letion#
=om*ute- Aoca/ular+ and Skills tests
!RAIN!
Grades or scores for projects are weighted based on the importance or detail of the project. Total grades for
the progress period are calculated by total points divided by the total points possible. Grades will come
from daily work, projects, and tests. Not all daily work will receive a grade if the work is used for practice
or as a learning tool. This is an applications class, so students will need much practice to assure that they
are successful in learning the applications thoroughly. Students will use Google Drive accounts and
network storage for all document storage. Flash drives can be used but students will not be able to
download from them. Google Classrooms will be implemented allowing you to review progress,
assignments and the class calendar.
Grading Scale-
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BASIC COURSE OBJECTIVES
1) The students will be able to use computer hardware and software to perform business functions.
2) The students will be able to define terminology related to word processing, spreadsheets, presentations,
database management programs, integrating software, printing, telecommunications, the web, the
internet and other business terms.
3) The students will apply skills learned in class to business scenarios in order to e-perience the world of
work in a realistic way.
4) The students will learn how to communicate their ideas through class discussion, sharing and
presentations.
5) The students will learn how to collaborate on a business team to complete digital projects.
6) The students will complete projects as individual business owners, independent of other students.
CLASSROOM RULES
Be in +our seat- logged in- ,ith reBuired materials ,hen the /ell rings.
3ook at the /oard for Bell ;ork or assignment and /egin +our ,ork.
Sho, res*ect for students- teachers- eBui*ment- and 3HS at all times.
9o not t+*e or talk ,hile the teacher or an+one else is s*eaking /efore the
class.
Cmail or turn in +our ,ork as reBuired on time.
>ush in chair- logout- and clean ,ork area /efore lea)ing class.
All hand/ook rules and com*uter contract rules a**l+.
>artici*ate and ha+e ,u( ,ith res*ect ,hile learning in /usiness class.
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