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Bachelor Thesis I

Additional course materials PārZ4048_bakalaurs_I.pdf

Course developer

Prior knowledge

Citi2002, Hotel Services

Citi4027, Strategic Management of Hospitality Businesses

Ekon3120, Marketing

Ekon4078, Business Planning and Statistics I

PārZ4054, Logistics in Hospitality

VadZ2046, Personnel Management

VadZ3058, Basics of Entrepreneurship

VadZ4082, Hotels and Restaurant Management

Course abstract

The aim of the Bachelor's work is to apply theoretical knowledge acquired during the study process, addressing the topical issues of the hospitality industry. The development of the Bachelor's work shows the student's ability to orient, select, process and analyse the necessary information according to the defined goal and objectives, choose the appropriate research methods, evaluate the results of the research, draw conclusions and develop proposals.

Learning outcomes and their assessment

Knowledge – understanding of the hospitality environment, market development trends, consumer behaviour, regularities and principles of economic development. Knowledge of hospitality products; financial planning and supervision of the company; about technological processes and factors affecting it. (Bachelor's Thesis)
Skills - to orient in the hospitality industry's topical issues; to collect and analyse literature and binding normative acts on the chosen topic according to the purpose and tasks of the work; choose the appropriate methodology for the development of the Bachelor's Thesis (development of the Bachelor's work literature)
Competences - to independently carry out the analysis of the literature on the chosen topic of the bachelor's paper, to provide a substantiation of topicality and to plan a part of the research of the Bachelor's paper. (Defence of the Bachelor's work literature with the presentation)

Course Content(Calendar)

1. Development of the concept of a bachelor's work and coordination with the supervisor.
2. Development of the contents of the Bachelor's work.
3. Collection and analysis of sources of literature and normative acts.
4. Collection and analysis of sources of literature and normative acts.
5. Collection and analysis of sources of literature and normative acts.
6. Collection and analysis of sources of literature and normative acts.
7. Development of the Bachelor's work literature.
8. Development of the Bachelor's work literature.
9. Development of the Bachelor's work literature.
10. Development of the Bachelor's work literature.
11. Development of the Bachelor's work literature.
12. Development of the Bachelor's work literature.
13. Development of the Bachelor's work literature.
14. Development of the Bachelor's work literature.
15. Preparation of the presentation.
16. Defence of Bachelor's Work literature.

Requirements for awarding credit points

1. Bachelor's work literature has to be submitted to supervisor in accordance with the methodological guidelines.
2. Bachelor's work literature defended at the meeting of the Department of Nutrition.
3. All courses are successfully completed.

Description of the organization and tasks of students’ independent work

Student independently works out literature in consultation with the supervisor.

Criteria for Evaluating Learning Outcomes

1. The supervisor positively evaluates literature of the Bachelor's work.
2. At the meeting of the Department of Nutrition, the defence of literature is evaluated positively.

Compulsory reading

Metodiskie norādījumi bakalaura darba izstrādei un aizstāvēšanai [tiešsaiste] [skatīts 07.11.2018.]. Sastādīti I.Milleres un I.Beitānes vadībā. Jelgava: LLU, 2018. 25 lpp. Pieejams: http://www.ptf.llu.lv/lv/studiju-dokumenti-un-veidlapas

Further reading

1. Ievads pētniecībā: stratēģijas, dizaini, metodes. Sastādītāja K. Mārtinsone. Rīga: RaKa, 2011. 284 lpp. 2. Kristapsone S. Zinātniskā pētniecība studiju procesā: mācību grāmata augstskolu sociālo zinātņu studiju programmu studentiem. Rīga: Biznesa augstskola Turība, 2008. 349 lpp.

Periodicals and other sources

1. Kvalitāte: žurnāls par kvalitāti un kvalitātes vadīšanu. ISSN 1407-7671.
2. Kapitāls: biznesa un ekonomikas žurnāls. ISSN 1407 - 2505.

Notes

Catering and Hotel Management, 4th year