BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

Philosophy

The course enables students gain expertise in the hospitality industry and related sectors. Students will be able to demonstrate theoretical knowledge, practical skills, personal attributes and competencies necessary for management and leadership positions in the industry.

Rationale

The course is designed to equip students with hands on experience and knowledge in Hospitality industry and gain critical skills in classroom and enhance them through professional internship placements.

Objectives

The following objectives are achieved in pursuance of the course.

• To enable students acquire knowledge in management of organizations in the hospitality sector.
• To ensure students gain the requisite skills and experience in the industry through mentorship by experienced professionals.
• To enable students develop critical thinking, research and writing skills to produce high quality graduates in the field.
• To ensure students develop practical skills, global experience and entrepreneurial mindset needed in the Hospitality sector.

Examination Regulations

1.       Except as hereunder specified, common university examination regulations shall apply.
2.       There shall be University examinations at the end of each semester.  All course units shall be        examined and written examinations processed at the end of the semester in which they are taken.
3.       A candidate shall NOT be permitted to sit an examination unless he/she has attended prescribed    courses of study in accordance with University regulations and to the satisfaction of the   departments or programmes concerned, as well as the Faculty.
4.       Unless otherwise specified, end of semester examinations shall consist of a two-hour paper for      each course unit taken in the semester.
5.       Assessment of each candidate’s performance in the course unit taken shall be through Continuous             Assessment Tests (CATs) and end of semester examinations based on percentage grades.  CAT   assessment(s) shall constitute 30% of the total marks in a given unit and shall consist of an aver  age of at least two (2) assignments while end of semester examinations shall constitute 70% of            the unit examined. Every department shall set procedures for CAT(s) assessments.
6.       Each course unit shall be graded out of an examination of 100 marks, and the pass mark shall be   40% for each unit.  These marks shall be translated into letter grades as follows:-

70% - 100%      = A

60% - 69%        = B

50% - 59%        = C

40% - 49%        = D

39% and below = E

            (i)         An external examiner shall be invited at least once in each academic year to moderate all               end of             semester examinations.  Between the visits of the external examiner, each department      shall appoint, with the approval of the Dean, one or more qualified person(s) at the level of         Senior Lecturer and above to internally moderate end of semester examinations in order to fa-  cilitate the convening of the Faculty Board of Examiners and the subsequent issuance of         provisional results to      candidates. The appointment of internal moderators shall be subject to      approval by the University.

            (ii)         Provisional examination results shall be made available to students upon request   follow-   ing the Faculty Board of Examiners meeting at which those results are approved.  The requesting candidate shall be issued with a provisional Result Slip indicating letter grades for each course           unit examined.

1.       A candidate who fails any end-of-semester examination paper at the First attempt shall be allowed one more attempt to sit and pass that paper when it is next offered.  A candidate who        fails a paper may, in consultation with the department and with approval by the faculty,      substitute that course unit as long as it is not a core unit with another of the same level from           the same department. This regulation shall apply in Levels III & IV.

10.10    Subject to regulation 10.9 above,

(i) A Level I student who has up to but NOT MORE THAN SIX failed units shall not be allowed to proceed to Level II unless he/she has passed the failed units.  However, if the failed units happen to be prerequisites for other advanced courses, the candidate must first pass them before he/she can be allowed to register in the advanced units that require the prerequisites.  Similarly, a Level II student who has up to but NOT MORE THAN SIX failed grades shall not be allowed to proceed to the next level unless he/she has passed the failed units.  When re sat, a failed unit shall carry a maximum of 40% of the total marks and coursework marks shall not be considered.  When retaken, a unit shall carry a maximum of 100% of the total marks and course work shall be considered.

(ii)   No student with failed grade(s) shall be allowed to proceed to the next level unless he/she has successfully taken and passed the re sits/retakes.

(iii)  A candidate who has up to three (3) failed units shall be required to re sit with an option of retaking thefailed units(register, attend lectures, submit coursework and sit final examination again when next offered.

(iv) A candidate who has between four (4) and six (6) failed units shall retake them without option of re sits.

(v) A candidate who has seven (7) or more failed units shall be discontinued.

(vi) In all retakes or re sits, marks obtained in the more recent examination(s) shall prevail; and transcripts shall identify all course units with marks obtained after a re sit or retake.