BILKENT UNIVERSITY
School of Applied Technology
& Management (SATM)
Department of Tourism &
Hotel management (THM)
Department of Tourism &
Hotel Services (THS)
THS 225 Hospitality Industry
Accounting
Summer 2007 - 2008
INSTRUCTOR : Jamel Chafra
OFFICE : RA 214
OFFICE HOURS : Monday 08:40 – 10:30
Wednesday 08:40 – 10:30
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Due to the nature of
hospitality industry, internal control procedures are of extreme importance
both for revenues and expenses. The course is aimed to equip students with
knowledge concerning recording revenues and expenses under Uniform System of
Accounts, supported with Internal Control perspectives. Later, the emphasis
will be on Departmental Income Statements, Consolidated Income Statement, and
Balance Sheet. Eventually, students will be able to analyze the operational
results using various ratios, for the ultimate purpose of prompt decision
making and internal control.
Throughout the course, class
discussions, involving case studies, fictual or real
situations seeking solving uncommon problems would be emphasized.
TEXTBOOK : Cote, R., Understanding
Hospitality Accounting II, Third Edition, AHLA, Educational Institute of
the American Hotel & Lodging Association,
GRADING:
THINGS TO REMEMMBER!
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All students are expected to have a bilkent undergraduate e-mail address along with SRS
password.
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Failing to attend less than 75 %
of the whole lessons will automatically mean that a student will not permitted
to be seated at the midterm examination, final examination or both exams.
·
Prior to any class session, students are
supposed to read the topics that will be taught by the instructor. Failing to
do so will cost you some points out of the participation, if not all the
points.
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No late homework, project, or assignment is
accepted. A Zero (0)
would be attributed to late work.