For more classes visits www.snaptutorial.com HTT 221 WEEK 1 Five Principal Areas According to the authors of Technology Strategies for the Hospitality Industry, there are five principal areas students are advised to consider, regardless of specific career focus. These include (1) developing business acumen and leadership skills, (2) establishing a strong technical skills foundation (i.e., financial and statistics, communications, interpersonal), (3) becoming technologically savvy, (4) understanding the art of service management (the craft elements of the business), and (5) being socially and ethically responsible.

1. HTT 221 WEEK 1 Five Principal Areas
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HTT 221 WEEK 1 Five Principal Areas
According to the authors of Technology Strategies for the Hospitality
Industry, there are five principal areas students are advised to
consider, regardless of specific career focus. These include (1)
developing business acumen and leadership skills, (2) establishing a
strong technical skills foundation (i.e., financial and statistics,
communications, interpersonal), (3) becoming technologically savvy,
(4) understanding the art of service management (the craft elements of
the business), and (5) being socially and ethically responsible.
Select three of the five criteria above.
Write a 350- to 700-word paper explaining why the three areas you
selected are essential in your career.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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HTT 221 WEEK 1 The Role of IT in the
Hospitality Industry

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HTT 221 WEEK 1 The Role of IT in the Hospitality Industry
Resources: Technology Strategies for the Hospitality Industry, Ch. 1
Read the Case Study and Learning Activity on page 38 of Technology
Strategies for the Hospitality Industry, Ch. 1.
Write a 350- to 700-word paper describing the role of IT in the
hospitality industry. Provide your opinion on whether you agree or
disagree with Dr. Daniel Connolly’s assertion stated in the case study
that you do not have to give up your own interests as you pursue a
career in the IT industry.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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HTT 221 WEEK 2 Charter: Individual
Assignment

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HTT 221 WEEK 2 Charter: Individual Assignment
Resources: Week 2 Learning Team Collaborative Discussion and the
Learning Team Charter for Collaborative Learning Activities.
Write a 90- to 175-word individual response to the following:
Consider the multiple definitions of collaboration.
Define collaboration and how you will apply it in this course based
upon the discussion with your Learning Team. Be sure to reference
and cite your sources.
Answer the question individually.
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to attach a copy of your Learning Team Charter for Collaborative
Learning Activities.
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HTT 221 WEEK 2 Computing Essentials Paper
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HTT 221 WEEK 2 Computing Essentials Paper
Resources: Technology Strategies for the Hospitality Industry, Ch. 3

4. Read the Case Study and Learning Activity on page 38 of Technology
Strategies for the Hospitality Industry, Ch. 3.
Write a 350- to 700-word paper that addresses these questions:
What should my purchase be?
Who should get these new purchases and why?
Who comes first, second, and third?
What would I do differently, if anything?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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HTT 221 WEEK 2 Networking Technologies
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HTT 221 WEEK 2 Networking Technologies
Resources: Week 2 Learning Team Collaborative Discussion
Write a 350-word paper that includes the following:
A description of the major highlights of small networks, large
networks, and wireless networks.
The students identifies the pros and cons of security with small, large,
and wireless networks.
A discussion of a forward-looking issue in hospitality with emphasis
on network security considerations.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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HTT 221 WEEK 3 Restaurant and Hotel
Management Technology Comparison
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HTT 221 WEEK 3 Restaurant and Hotel Management Technology
Comparison
Resources: Week 3 Learning Team Collaborative Discussion
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper, describing major components of
restaurant management systems.
Compare and contrast these components with those in hotel
management systems.
Include information about the salient features of Opera or any other
hospitality management system in your paper.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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HTT 221 WEEK 4 AHLEI Summary

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HTT 221 WEEK 4 AHLEI Summary
Resources: Week 4 Learning Team Collaborative Discussion
Write a brief summary (about 350 words) of the services and
contributions made by American Hotel and Lodging Educational
Institute (AHLEI).
Describe the educational and certification programs offered by the
Institute. If you were to pursue certification in a specific area of
hospitality industry, what would that be and why?
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HTT 221 WEEK 5 Strategic Technology
Investment: Hands On
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HTT 221 WEEK 5 Strategic Technology Investment: Hands On
Resources: Week 5 Learning Team Collaborative Discussion and
Technology Strategies for the Hospitality Industry, Back Matter.

7. Assume that you are charged with overseeing the technology
deployment process within your hospitality career. You must make
sure that the decisions you make about IT investment projects are
consistent with the return on investment guidelines of your
organization, among other corporate responsibilities.
Refer to page 244 of Technology Strategies for the Hospitality
Industry, Back Matter.
Read the XYZ Property Point of Sale RFP carefully.
Create a 350-word detailed Request for Proposal that you would be
submitting to senior management for approval.
Include the following components:
Explain decision on IT solution
Explain return on investment for organization
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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HTT 221 WEEK 5 System Selection Process
Presentation
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HTT 221 WEEK 5 System Selection Process Presentation

8. The senior-level directors at the hotel want your IT department to give
a presentation on increasing profits and reducing expenses. Your role
as IT Manger is to present the steps necessary to address their request.
Remember, your ability to brief management on this issue is one of
the most important responsibilities of an IT manager, especially in the
hospitality industry.
Create an 8- to 10-slide presentation with speaker notes describing the
nine steps of the system selection process.
Provide an overview of the areas to reduce expenses and increase
profits using IT solutions.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
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