HAMG 1340-Hospitality Legal Issues
Programs of Culinary Arts, Hospitality
Management, Travel & Tourism and Meeting and Event Planning

Virginia Stipp
Lawrence,
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Bookmark this http://www.austincc.edu/vlawrenc/
NOTE: Link to Professional Associations http://www.austincc.edu/hospmgmt/associations
Hospitality
Law LInks
Electronic Journal of
Hospitality Legal, Safety, & Security Research
HIV - Positive Employees are Protected by Law
Hospitality
Law - Alice Statler Library - City College of San
Francisco
Resources
DATES AND ASSIGNMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE (Updated
3/2/09)
Date |
Subject to discuss
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Required reading |
Assignment |
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Sept 1 |
Orientation, Discussion of the Syllabus, Course
Description and Evaluation System Prevention
Philosophy |
A1, |
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Sept 8 |
Regulatory
Agencies and Business Structures Debate
Review (You Do Not Have a Prep for this Week) |
Chapter
2 and 3 |
A2
, |
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Sept 15 |
Writing
and Research -Agenda:
Prep One Question 1,Complete 1/20 Notes, Prep Two Questions 2-4, Break,
Writing and Research Presentation, Debate Review |
How to Write Case
Briefs (Print for Reference and bring to class) Notes |
A3
Prep One and Two for
9/15 |
|
Sept 22 |
Contracts |
Chapter
4 APEX
Contract Manual (25 pg) |
A4,
,
Prep Three (pdf) for 9/29 Case Brief
One Due |
|
Sept 29 |
Contracts
II Hotel
Legal Story on Kickbacks Company
Guide on Kickbacks for
Prep Three you have an oral contract
case that I want you to read and from what you study about oral contracts
give your opinion on whether or not you agree with the verdict) |
Chapter 5 |
A5, Prep Four
(see videos) for 10/6 |
|
Oct 6 |
Safety and
Security , Risk Management Prep
Four Define
the Offer, Acceptance and Consideration from the 4 Examples of Contracts
handed out in class View
the What’s Hot in Contracts Now Video-we will discuss-http://www.softconference.com/llc/player.asp?PVQ=EGJI&fVQ=MDEGE&hVQ=IELLKE View
this – “Risky Business” - http://www.softconference.com/llc/player.asp?PVQ=EGJI&fVQ=MDDLK&hVQ=IELLKE |
Chapter
14, Notes |
A6 |
|
Oct 13 |
Debate
Prep Night – Teams Meeting |
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Case
Brief Two Due |
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Oct 20 |
Class Debate #1-Arrive Prepared, Early and Properly
Dressed |
A7 Exam
One Online (click here for
instructions) |
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Oct 27 |
Guest Speaker-Alcohol Service ; Dress is Professional |
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A8, Prep Five (Article article ADA and HIV |
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Nov 3 |
Responsibilities as a Hospitality Operator to Guest ADA, Additional Handouts will be given in class |
Chapter 10 - Notes ADA
and Small Business (17 pg) |
A9,
Midterm
Project Due |
|
Nov 10 |
Guest Speaker-Ethics;
Dress is Professional Guest
Speaker Notes from guest speaker |
|
A10 Case Brief
Three Due |
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Nov 17 |
Class Debate #2-Arrive Prepared, Early and Properly
Dressed |
|
|
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Nov 24 |
ADA / Employment
Law |
Chapter
7-8 |
A11 |
|
Dec 1 |
In Basket Exercise-bring
to class |
|
A12,
Case Brief Four Due |
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Dec 8 |
Final and Case Study Exam |
|
|
Assignments/Projects at a Glance
|
9/22 |
Case Study
#1 |
40 |
|
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10/13 |
Case Study
#2 |
40 |
|
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11/10 |
Case Study
#3 |
40 |
|
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12/1 |
Case Study
#4 |
40 |
|
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Mid Term
Project Nan’s
Law (pdf) |
11/3 |
Midterm
Project |
100 |
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Mid Term
Exam |
10/20 |
|
100 |
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Final Case
Study Exam |
12/8 |
|
125 |
|
Class
Debate #1 |
10/20 |
100
(50 points debate, 50 points peer evaluation) |
|
|
Class
Debate #2 |
11/17 |
100
(50 points debate, 50 points peer evaluation) |
|
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Guest
Speakers Attendance
and Participation |
|
|
60
(15 points for attendance and 15 points for participation) |
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Attendance
|
Everyday |
|
65
(13 dates @ 5 points per date)-1 Free |
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|
|
810 |
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Attendance Assignment-Each day you will write one paragraph
about what you learned in class. This is
NOT a repeat of the lecture notes. This
is what you LEARNED in class and what you plan to do reinforce that learning. You will need to turn in this assignment via
email no later than each WEDNESDAY at NOON of each week. vlawrenc@austincc.edu
Your exam will open on Blackboard on Tuesday 3/10 at 7:30 p.m. and will
remain open through Saturday 3/14 at 12 midnight.
These are the instructions to take the exam.
1. Go to Blackboard - https://acconline.austincc.edu/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp
2. Login in using your ACCeID and password
3. You will then see this class as one
of the classes your are enrolled in, click the link to open it
4. Click on Exams
5. The Exam page will open up. When the exam is available you will see the
link. When you are ready to take the
exam, you can begin.
IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT TAKING THE EXAM
When you open a quiz you will only have 2 hours, 30
minutes total to take the exam.
Once the exam closes you will no longer have
access to the exam.
You can only take the exam once.