Peak Experiences in Food Services

Structure Type: Course
Code: KI15BRPT022
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 5.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Pitkäkoski, Tuija
Teacher Team: Juurakko, Paula
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
PALVELUJ-2014   1 autumn   2.0   2014-09-01   2014-12-31  
PALVELUJ-2014   1 spring   3.0   2015-01-02   2015-07-31  
PALVELUJ-2015   1 autumn   2.0   2015-08-01   2015-12-31  
PALVELUJ-2015   1 spring   3.0   2016-01-01   2016-07-31  
PALVELUJ-2016   1 autumn   2.0   2016-08-01   2016-12-31  
PALVELUJ-2016   1 spring   3.0   2017-01-01   2017-07-31  

Learning Outcomes

The student gets acquainted with characteristics of the tourism field and tourism as business. The student understands the special characteristics of the service production and sales of service. The student learns to realise the customer´s expectations and act in the required way in service situations. The student knows the basic skills of service and alcohol serving. The student learns the essential meaning of experiential quality and hospitality in food and tourism services. The student understands how extraordinary experiences are created and what is the meaning of customer encounter in experiential food services.

Student's Workload

Total work load of the course: 135 h
- of which scheduled studies 60 h
- Independent studies 75 h

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

No previous studies are required

Contents

- tourism as business field
- food as part of tourism services
- special characteristics of the service
- mainier and conduct culture
- different service systems
- bascis of alcohol serving
- the esthetics and experiental quality of food service
- basics of customer service
- alcohol passport

Recommended or Required Reading

Will be announced at the beginning of the course

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures and exercises

Assessment Methods

Exercises and exam or learning assignment

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