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China is one of the world’s most populated countries and one of the largest markets with an increasingly powerful economy. As a result, China influences the world with its outbound travel, trade, politics and culture. China is a society transforming itself through economic development where travelling and tourism play an important role.

The purpose of this subject is to introduce travel trends within and outside China from global perspectives and to explore the present and future development in China’s tourism and hotel business.

This interactive course empowers you to understand China’s tourism sector from a global scale to its local impacts.

Gain an in-depth understanding of the strategic applications of ICT (information and communication technologies) innovations in the hospitality and tourism industry.

You will learn about the roles of ICT infrastructures and tools in shaping business environment, business models, marketing practices, revenue strategies, and customer services.

We will also discuss the dynamics that is generated in the development of ICTs and its impact on hospitality and tourism organizations.

Note that this course is priced at USD $150.

A course on the higher purpose of the hospitality business.

The free online course in Hospitality Management – Health and Safety in Food Service provides information on implementing best practices in health and safety in food service operations. The course first introduces the different factors affecting kitchen layout and design. You will learn about the features that have to be considered when designing the kitchen, such as the number of staff, type of restaurant and kitchen hazards. You will also learn about the ease of workflow, and the different types of kitchen equipment and how this affects the kitchen design and layout. Next, you will learn about food safety and the food handling process, such as the observance of good hygiene codes and habits. You will also learn about the different types of food contamination and the measures taken to control them, such as safe food storage, safe cooking procedures and correct food temperature control and measurement. Finally, you will be introduced to the types of accidents and injuries that occur in the food service industry such as trip, falls, cuts and burns. You will learn how to be aware of hazards, and implement safe kitchen working procedures to help minimize injuries. You will also learn about fire safety and how to recognize and use fire equipment found in most restaurants, such as the different types of fire extinguisher. This course will be of great interest to all food service staff and managers who would like to learn more about implementing best practices and procedures in relation to kitchen health and safety, and to all learners who are interested in hospitality and the food service industry as a career.<br />

The free online course in Hospitality Management Studies – Food and Beverage Services introduces the functions, operations and organisation of the food and beverage department in the hospitality industry. The course also provides information on service principles, menu design and objectives, and restaurant layout and design considerations. The course begins by introducing the food and beverage operations within a hotel. You will learn about the relationship between the food and beverage department and other hotel departments, such as room service and the stewarding department. The course describes the organisation and key duties of restaurant staff, including floor staff and kitchen staff, from apprentice to managerial levels. You will also learn how to implement best practices to restaurant staffing and procedures. Next, you will learn about the classification of food and beverage services, based on market segments and customer types, such as the leisure, student and industrial markets. You will also gain an understanding of the different types of menu, the objectives of menus and the comparison among different menu types. Finally, you will learn about the basic food and beverage services such as table setting, with a focus on the procedures and items required. You will learn about menu planning, menu design and the considerations involved in the process. You will also learn about restaurant design and layout as well as the functional considerations involved in restaurant ambience, and the features that can help to create an ambience depending on the restaurant type. You will learn what skills and knowledge are needed to be able to manage a restaurant effectively with proper use of resources. You will know how to implement best practices in motivating, and monitoring team members. This course will be of great interest to professionals working in the hospitality industry who would like to learn more about food and beverage services. It will also be of great interest to learners planning a career in the hospitality industry and who would like to demonstrate knowledge of food and beverage within the context of the hospitality/restaurant sector.<br />

The free online course in Hospitality Management Studies – Hotel Operations provides detailed information on a variety of hotel management operations including the front office department and the housekeeping department. The course first introduces hotel ownership classifications and the different modes of hotel management such as management contract enterprises and franchising. You will learn about the classification of hotel departments into categories such as revenue centred and cost centred departments. You will also gain an understanding of the organization of hotel departments and their varied functions and how they work together to provide a positive experience to hotel guests. Next, you will learn about the front office department, from the organization of the front office to the key positions and duties of staff, such as the front office manager, reception staff and concierge staff. You will also learn about the day to day operations, such as the main duties of the front desk staff and the standard procedures that should be followed by staff for the registration and check-out of guests. You will also gain an understanding of what is involved in the four different phases of the guest cycle as well as an understanding of room sales revenue and sales indicators. Finally, you will learn about the housekeeping department, which refers to rooms and related products and services that hotel guests will utilize. You will learn about the various types of housekeeping positions, such as room attendants, cleaners and supervisors, and their roles and duties within the department. You will also learn about the relationships of the housekeeping department with other hotel departments, the standard procedures to be followed during room cleaning operations and the room status codes and terminologies used by hotels to enhance inter-departmental communications. This course will be of great interest to professionals working in the hospitality industry or learners who would like a career in hospitality who wish to learn more about hotel departments and their staff, functions, and influence on the guest experience. It will also be of interest to owners of hospitality focused businesses who would like to learn more about the ownership structures in hotel operations and how revenues and expenses are managed.<br />

A guide to help learners studying towards the Level 3 Diploma in Hospitality Supervision and Leadership

Parasites require a hospitable organism to reproduce and spread and have evolved multiple strategies to subvert their hosts. Parasites scavenge nutrients directly from host cells, evade the host immune system and even modify host behavior to increase their transmission. This course will explore the strategies used by a ubiquitous and harmful class of parasites to hijack the biology of their host cells. We will discuss pathogens such as Plasmodium and Toxoplasma, responsible for some of the deadliest and most pervasive infectious diseases on the planet.

By exploring how these pathogens invade a host cell and replicate while evading the immune system, students will gain a broad understanding of basic cell biology, biochemistry and immunology, as well as learn techniques commonly used in cell biology. Students will be challenged to think creatively and flexibly to understand, critique, interpret, and design scientific experiments in the field of host-pathogen interactions.

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Housing and Cities is a design-oriented architecture course that focuses on key moments of European urban housing history. It looks into ordinary or replicated housing types of different social classes that contributed to the definition of urban identity across borders and time.

Each topic is first introduced through a general overview that examines housing from an urban point of view. Secondly, each topic is illustrated through a typological analysis, aiming for a detailed vision of domestic life at each time.

Students are encouraged to have an operative view of the course, appreciating how modern and contemporary architecture has reinterpreted and been influenced by different housing models.

Image source: Lyonel Feininger, Beleuchtete Häuserzeile II, 1932 (acc.no. G 1960.19) Oil on canvas, 42.2 x 72.2 cm © 2015, ProLitteris, Zurich. Work held at the Kunstmuseum Basel, Bequest of Richard Doetsch-Benziger, Basel. Photographer: Martin P. Bühler.

This class focuses on how the housing and human service systems interact: how networks and social capital can build between elements of the two systems. It explores ways in which the differing world views, professional perspectives, and institutional needs of the two systems play out operationally. Part I establishes the nature of the action frames of these two systems. Part II applies these insights to particular vulnerable groups: "at risk" households in transitional housing, the chronically mentally ill, and the frail elderly.

A truly inter-disciplinary course, Housing and Land Use in Rapidly Urbanizing Regions reviews how law, economics, sociology, political science, and planning conceptualize urban land and property rights and uses cases to discuss what these different lenses illuminate and obscure. It also looks at how the social sciences might be informed by how design, cartography, and visual studies conceptualize space's physicality. This year's topics include land trusts for affordable housing, mixed-use in public space, and critical cartography.

The course starts from the process of engaging potential residents in the design of the building or buildings, integrating that information into a viable design that is both energy efficient and sustainable, which is then translated into a digital model of the building which allows selection of the elements which can be machine fabricated.

Subject studies how and why machines work, how they are conceived, how they are developed (drawn), and how they are utilized. Students learn from the hands-on experiences of taking things apart mentally and physically, drawing (sketching, 3D CAD) what they envision and observe, taking occasional field trips, and completing an individual term project (concept, creation, and presentation). Emphasis on understanding the physics and history of machines.

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Silicon Valley, just outside San Francisco in the US, is known world-wide to inventors, entrepreneurs and investment bankers looking to make money on their technological products and investment services, and as a result has its own Silicon Valley commercial bank located there. In this free online course Ken Wilcox, CEO of Silicon Valley commercial bank, discusses how he took on the company and overturned its previous mistakes to make it the success it is today. In this course he discusses key values adhered to like maintaining and nurturing culture and strategy, and investing in key people such as accountants, payroll staff and lawyers. We learn how a commercial bank works and also how it can fail. He then reviews how commercial banking can help a technology company start-up or grow such as supplying the core services and investment a new or growing company will need within an environment like Silicon Valley. This course will be of particular interest to entrepreneurs, banking and financial professionals who would like to learn more about how commercial banking can help technology companies start-up and grow through investment and support.<br />