The Department of Hospitality Management at the University of Central Florida will provide students with an outstanding Hospitality Management educational experience and hospitality stakeholders with research and service leading to intellectual vision and industry vision. Employer data on strategic decision making indicate that the outcome has been partially met. Results for financial planning, marketing, and legal context were below the threshold value. As a result, faculty agreed to focus curriculum review efforts on the above areas showing weakness. Faculty established committee to review deficiencies.
Faculty members continue to consult with hospitality business leaders about perceived deficiencies.
Faculty will continue to monitor this outcome next cycle, focusing on validation and benchmark issues. No action was taken. We will continue to monitor this outcome during the next cycle. Co-op employer data indicate that the outcome was met only for the legal context dimension. As a result, faculty agreed to focus curriculum review efforts on the above areas showing weakness.