LM2S21 - Rooms Division Management 01 Sep 2017 - 31 Aug 2027 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: LM2S21
Module Title: Rooms Division Management
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Leadership and Public Services
Faculty Sub Group: Leadership and Public Services
Module Leader: Laurence Blake
Module Team: David Phillips, Sarah Campbell
First Intended Intake: SEP 2017 Final Year of Intake: 2022
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 5
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100084 - hospitality management
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2017
Valid To 31 Aug 2027

Module Aims

• To examine the critical role Front Office department plays in a hotel.
• To understand the complexity of internal structures, standard procedures and protocols in Front Office.
• To evaluate the communication flows between Front Office and other departments such as Housekeeping.
• To assess how sustainable thinking could be applied to Front Office operations.

Content Summary

This module addresses front office procedures, from reservations to check-out. Various aspects of front office management, including systems and personnel that contribute to effective running of this department are analysed in depth. This module evaluates the relationship between the front office and housekeeping departments.

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Lecture 24
Seminar 24
Directed Study 80
Formative Assessment - Scheduled 36
Formative Assessment - Independent 36
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Assess the critical role of Front Office pertaining to room inventory management.
LO2 Evaluate the significance of effective, two-way communication between Front Office and other departments

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Asynchronous Assessment Project 1 Problem solving activity based on given case 0 3000 60 No 40
Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1 Communication channels flow and how Front Office acts as a hub 15 N/A 40 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2
Project 1
Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1

Reading List

Abbott P & Lewry S, (1999), Front Office Procedures, Social Skills, Yield and Management, 2nd Edition, Oxford, Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann

Baker S, Bradley P, Huyton J, (2000), Principles of Hotel Front Office Operations, 2nd Edition, London, Continuum

Bardi J.A, (2003), Hotel Front Office Management, 3rd Edition, Hoboken, John Wiley

Kasavana Michael L. (2009) Managing Front Office Operations, 8th Edition, AH&LA

Moreo P.J, Sammons G, Beck J, (2001), Front Office Operations and Auditing Workbook, 2nd Edition, Upper Saddle River NJ, Prentice Hall