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HADM 6100 MMH Distinguished Lectures Discussion Forums in Hospitality Management Course Syllabus Fall 2021 1.5 credits graded as S/U

Instructor Alex Susskind, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Professor of Food and Beverage Management TA Brooke Magpiong Meeting Time Discussion Forum (attend eleven (11) during the semester) Friday: 9:40-10:55 a.m. Statler Hall Room 276 Hersha Center

Opening class with Dean Susskind Friday, August 27 9:40 – 10:55 a.m. 398 Statler All MMH students are required to attend this opening session.

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Course Logistics............................................................................................................................... 1 Course Overview ............................................................................................................................. 1 Objectives........................................................................................................................................ 2 Structure ......................................................................................................................................... 2 Selecting Discussion Forums to Attend ........................................... Error! Bookmark not defined. Professional Dress Expectations ..................................................................................................... 4 Attendance Policies......................................................................................................................... 4 Weekly Lecture ............................................................................................................................... 5 HADM 6100 Deliverable.................................................................................................................. 5 Overall Grading ............................................................................................................................... 6 Academic Integrity Policies ............................................................................................................. 6

To:

HADM 6100 Students

From:

Alex Susskind Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Date:

August 20, 2021

Subject:

Course Syllabus for HADM 6100

Welcome to HADM 6100: MMH Distinguished Lectures / Discussion Forums in Hospitality Management. This course syllabus provides you with the information you need to ensure you can capture the most value from the course, perform well in it, devote appropriate time to it, and understand how you will be evaluated. You are responsible for familiarizing yourself with this information.

Course Logistics Key course information follows: •

Instructor: Alex Susskind, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

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Class meeting schedule (there are a total of 13 class sessions): o Opening class with Dean Susskind – Friday, August 27, 9:40 – 10:55 a.m. 398 Statler Hall All MMH students are required to attend this opening session with Dean Susskind. o Discussion forum (attend six (6) sessions during the semester) – Friday: 9:40-10:55 a.m., 276 Hersha Center Statler Hall o Attend the HADM 1910 sessions on the days you are not attending the HADM 6100 sessions (attend six [6] sessions). HADM 1910 meets from 1:30 –2:20 pm in Statler Auditorium. You will have an assigned seat in the auditorium for each of these sessions.

Course Overview HADM 6100 is a required MMH course that provides a unique opportunity for accomplished industry leaders to share their experiences with MMH students in a small group setting. Speakers will share their views about the successful skill sets, temperaments, and leadership styles needed to be an effective and valuable executive. They will also focus on critical industry-related issues. The speakers are chosen for their knowledge, experience, and proven

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success in the hospitality industry. As a student in HADM 6100, you will have an unparalleled opportunity to learn how hospitality executives view the current and future status of the industry.

Objectives The discussion forums are intended to achieve the following objectives: •

Provide a focus on the skill sets, temperaments, and leadership styles that students will need so that, upon their return to the workplace, they will become effective and valuable executives. Students should gain useful insight into the speaker’s thinking, as well as the organization that he/she represents which will provide a platform for an informed set of discussions.

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Engage in dialogue with the guest speaker to understand the speaker’s viewpoint, rationale, intentions, and the like.

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Ensure that students get quality interaction time with the speaker

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Create a positive, lasting impression on the speaker of the quality and credibility of the MMH brand and its students.

We want you to have a positive learning experience, so please let us know if there are any roadblocks to your success! Structure The forum is a 75-minute session, starting at 9:40 a.m. and ending at 10:55 a.m. each Friday during the fall term which meets in room 276 Hersha Center Statler Hall. •

Speaker introduction by the Dean

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Brief remarks by the speaker

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Interactive discussion

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Dean’s thank you

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Informal networking with the speaker as time permits

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Participation So that you can contribute meaningfully to the learning that your classmates and you capture from the discussion forums, you should engage in the following activities before and during each discussion forum. To prepare for each HADM 6100 class session, you should do the following: •

Read carefully the research packet that the HADM 4100 students have assembled about the featured speaker. The packet will be placed on the HADM 6100 Canvas site approximately one week before the discussion forum. This should help inform you as you prepare your questions (see below). In addition to the information packet provided, be sure to conduct your own research to learn more about the speaker and the company(ies) they represent.

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Determine a set of questions that you would like to ask the speaker. Because the discussion forums will be driven by the question-and-answer exchange between students and speakers, the questions that you and your classmates articulate are very important. Also remember that what you say and how you say it has a long-lasting influence on peoples’ perceptions. Please choose your words wisely.

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Prior to the class session (no later than 4:00 p.m. on the day BEFORE the session. i.e., Thursday afternoon), please submit your planned questions on Canvas (no late work is accepted without prior discussion with Dean Susskind).

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In addition to submitting your questions on Canvas, on time, please bring a PRINTED COPY of your typed questions to class and take notes on the paper during the class session. Our GA Brooke will collect your papers at the end of class.

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You do not need to submit questions for the six (6) HADM 1910 sessions you attend.

So that no forum becomes a monologue—from the guest speaker or from just a few students—you need to become comfortable sharing your thoughts with the class: questions, insights, and tentative observations concerning key concepts. The following are ways that you might add value to class discussion: • • •

By raising thought-provoking questions that push the thinking of the guest speaker and/or your classmates; By providing insight or clarity in response to a question from a guest speaker, the Dean, or a classmate; By building on earlier comments to deepen classmates’ understanding;

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By illustrating or testing the speakers’ or classmates’ ideas with—or testing them against— your own work experience and/or key concepts from other courses; By sharing provocative questions or insights from any ancillary reading/research you have completed; By challenging assumptions constructively and politely.

Professional Dress Expectations The School of Hotel Administration takes pride in the professionalism and maturity of its students. As a courtesy to our distinguished speakers, conservative business professional attire is required. DO: • • • • •

Well-tailored suits; pressed, collared shirts with neck or bow-ties; dress blouses; jackets; blazers; pressed slacks; skirts; dresses Low- to mid-heel, unscuffed dress shoes; well-polished shoes Pay attention to grooming (neat hair and nails) Neutral, light makeup Simple jewelry

AVOID: • Jewelry that is too large, noisy or distracting • Clothing that is too tight, short, or revealing • Low necklines • Too trendy or over-the-top styles • Too casual (jeans, shorts) • Heavy fragrance • Cargo jeans; hats; torn clothing; tube tops; tank-tops; spaghetti strap or halter tops; bare midriffs; sundresses; mini-skirts; or flip-flops

Attendance Policies We expect that you will attend all six (6) of your assigned HADM 6100 discussion forums on time and in proper dress. A late arrival to any class session is not permitted and counts as an absence; please be sure to arrive at each class session on time. Should you have an extraordinary event that will prevent you from attending one of our discussion forums, please contact Colette Conklin ([email protected]), Assistant to Associate Dean Susskind prior to the session. If you miss one of your six (6) assigned discussion forums and do not make other arrangements prior to that discussion forum, 20 percentage points will be deducted from your overall grade.

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On the days you are not in the HADM 6100 sessions, you are expected to attend the HADM 1910 lectures in the Statler Auditorium (on time and in business dress as described above). Each student, with 24-hour advance notice, can miss two HADM 1910 sessions. For these two sessions you will need to view the recorded session and write a 1-2-page reaction paper that highlights your key takeaways from the session. The videos are available by the Monday following the session. In this paper you should specifically identify what was the most meaningful to you about the session and clearly explain why. This paper is due one week after the session you missed by 3:30 p.m.

Weekly Lecture Each Friday, the featured speaker will give a presentation from 9:40 – 10:55 a.m. As noted above, in preparation for the lecture it is expected that you will read the speaker profile provided and conduct your own research. By 4:00 p.m. on the Thursday prior to the Friday session you should submit a set of questions on Canvas you would like to ask the speaker (how many questions should you include?......greater than one, fewer than six).

HADM 6100 Final Deliverable Your required deliverable for HADM 6100 asks you to prepare a paper addressing the following three points: 1. Summarize 3-5 pieces of advice from the lectures that meant the most to you. Identify the speakers, explain why this advice is meaningful to you and how you will use this advice in your career. 2. Provide feedback on the course: • feedback concerning the speakers selected for this year’s course • any administrative issues • course likes/dislikes • thoughts on ways to improve the course in future years 3. Suggestions for future DDLS speakers: We ask for your input on industry leaders who you feel would best enhance your professional development by serving as a future speaker for the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series (and HADM 6100). The selection of speakers for the Dean’s Distinguished Lecture Series is a process that can take nearly two years to complete. Your suggestions will assist the Dean in reaching out to industry leaders who will best serve MMH students in the coming years. The format for the deliverable and critique should be a single-spaced memo of at least three pages addressed directly to Associate Dean Susskind. The critique is due via the HADM 6100 Canvas site by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, December 10, 2021. Late submissions will not be accepted.

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Overall Grading In HADM 6100, you will be graded as S/U. A passing grade requires that you earn an overall course grade of 70 % or higher. Points will be distributed as follows: Points 55

Activity On time attendance, in proper dress and participation at the six (6) weekly HADM 6100 discussion forums (includes the weekly question submission). The six sessions are in addition to the first week’s session with Dean Susskind.

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On time attendance, in proper dress and participation at the six (6) weekly HADM 6100 discussion forums (includes the weekly question submission).

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Final written assignment – reflections and course critique

In sum, you are required to attend and prepare for six (6) HADM 6100 weekly 75-minute sessions on Fridays from 9:40 to 10:55 a.m., six (6) HADM 1910 weekly 50 minute sessions, the opening class session with Dean Susskind and complete and submit the final paper.

Academic Integrity Policies All students enrolled in this course are responsible for abiding by the guidelines outlined in the University’s Code of Academic Integrity. (You can find the full Code at http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Academic/AIC.html.) The following passages, which you will find in the Code’s introductory paragraphs, broadly describe your key responsibilities: Absolute integrity is expected of every Cornell student in all academic undertakings. Integrity . . . [is] grounded on the concept of honesty with respect to the intellectual efforts of oneself and others. Academic integrity is expected not only in formal coursework situations but in all university relationships and interactions connected to the educational process, including the use of university resources. . . . A Cornell student’s submission of work for academic credit indicates that the work is the student’s own. All outside assistance should be acknowledged. . . . In addition, Cornell students have a right to expect academic integrity from each of their peers.

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Statement of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Cornell University At The Hotel School within the SC Johnson College of Business, through our courses, student organizations, and School- and College-wide events and activities, we are presented with many opportunities to explore new and challenging issues. Some of these issues are familiar to us and some of them are not. We hope that through honest, open, and sincere dialogue and meaningful interaction with others we will introduce, extend, increase, and/or change our understanding of different people and their perspectives. Our conversations and interactions may not always be easy and may lead to discomfort for you or others around you. We will sometimes make mistakes in our communication with one another, in both speaking and listening; we will sometimes need to exercise patience, or courage, or imagination, and many other qualities in combination to ensure we respect each other’s differences and similarities, both inside and outside of the classroom. We will always need to maintain respect for others’ experiences and viewpoints, and strive to deepen our understanding of diverse perspectives – regardless of our backgrounds, experiences, or positions. Just as you are obligated to respect others’ perspectives, you deserve that same respect in return. You all belong here and if any incident occurs that challenges our commitment to maintaining a supportive and inclusive environment, please let your course instructor or a member of the School or College administration know of your concerns so appropriate actions can be taken to ensure a diverse and inclusive environment....