Stephen J. Craig-Smith

Food for Thought: Investigating food and beverage curricular in Australian hospitality degree programs

Abstract Previous research has identified several models which higher education institutions might adopt in approaching the delivery of food and beverage (F&B) studies. This study investigates the various models adopted in the delivery of Australian hospitality degree programs. A two phase research design is employed. An initial time-series institutional case study informed the second phase, an Australian nation-wide survey of all hospitality degree programs. The findings suggest that overall F&B content is given space in most hospitality curricula but that there is a complexity of models apparent. A level of inconsistency and several potential gaps in relation to F&B program content have been observed. Given F&B is an integral component of hospitality these findings may inform industry stakeholders, hospitality educators and undergraduate program directors.

Tourism Degree Education in Australia and Its Relevance to China

ABSTRACT This paper overviews the evolution and development of tourism degree education in Australia from its beginnings in the early 1970s to the present time (2005). From this analysis a number of key issues are raised which are then compared with issues arising from tourism degree education in China. Whilst there are many differences between the situation in Australia and that of China the differences are outweighed by a remarkable number of similarities.

Multimedia documents: towards a new paradigm for instructional technology

This paper introduces an alternative approach to the development of multimedia packages for instruction and learning. The notion of information types in higher education and how such information is treated to provide instructional packages for open/distance learning is introduced. An electronic document processing approach is suggested and exemplified by reference to a multimedia CD-ROM package in tourism and hospitality management. The application of this approach to teaching and learning is illustrated and explained by means of a tourism planning role-play. The paper concludes by suggesting some future directions of development and research.