Hospitality Computer Applications (HOSP 1620)

This course provides students opportunities to use MSOffice applications such as Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and introduces online collaboration tools and POS/PMS (Point of Sale/Property Management Systems) to perform digital workplace tasks in the hospitality industry. Emphasis is placed on financial and informational applications to produce sales and marketing documents, presentations and financial spreadsheets. Students demonstrate hospitality competencies by completing assignments using the selected computer software applications.
Course code: HOSP 1620
Credits: 3.0
Length: 45.0 hours
Course outline: view https://www.vcc.ca/vccphp/courseoutline?subject=HOSP&number=1620

Schedule 1

Course dates and times may vary throughout the term. Select the CRN number below to see a full schedule.
CRN # Dates Day/Time/Location Instructor
41357January 6, 2025
to April 25, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
Davies, Mandy
41363January 6, 2025
to April 25, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
Davies, Mandy
41388January 6, 2025
to April 25, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
Davies, Mandy

Schedule 2

HOSP 1620 schedule for programs:

Course dates and times may vary throughout the term. Select the CRN number below to see a full schedule.
CRN # Dates Day/Time/Location Instructor
61207May 5, 2025
to August 15, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
Nuruddin, Tariq
61219May 5, 2025
to August 15, 2025
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  Delivery: In Person
  Location: VCC Downtown Campus
Nuruddin, Tariq

Additional Information

  • Email expectations and etiquette
  • Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
  • Creating, editing and formatting documents, presentations and spreadsheets
  • Hospitality-related documents such as menus, business cards, global tourism destinations, accommodation presentations, budgets, catering estimates, data analysis
  • Small team work to produce online documents, presentations and spreadsheets
  • Various media such as internal and online video, animation, images, charts, sound and narration
  • Property Management System (PMS)

To learn more about the PLAR pathways for this course review the Hospitality Management Diploma Program Content Guide.

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

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