Summer 2020 Term Project Guidelines
HMD395 – Murphy
Summer 2020 Term Project Guidelines
Due no later than the beginning of class on JULY 6, 2020
Project guidelines:
Select a project topic from the list below. In each topic, you will feature a property or operation that can serve as a point of reference in your research. The property can be in any location, globally, but must be a functioning business.
- Water conservation in Hotels and restaurants. Explain what can be done to conserve Give several case examples.
- Guestroom technologies. Include smart cards, phone, cable, entertainment and locking systems, room selection and personalization. Give examples and include the technical aspects of installation and cost factors.
- Crisis management planning. Discuss the types of disasters facing hotels and the type of planning hotels must do to prepare for, deal with and recover from a crisis situation.
- Recycling in the hospitality industry: Give examples of how a hospitality property can implement a recycling program and include the costs and benefits of such a program.
- Energy Audit. Investigate the level of energy usage of a hospitality property. Conduct an energy audit and implement energy conservation program and include the costs and benefits of such a program.
- Green Certifications. Explain Green Certificate and trends in the hospitality industry. Give examples of hospitality operations who are leading the efforts. Explain the future of Green Hotels / Restaurants.
- ADA and its effects on the hospitality industry. What must properties do to comply and what are the costs associated with compliance.
- New trends in kitchen designs. Include the basics of kitchen design as well as hot-design and equipment trends. Give several case examples.
- The concerns and problems of hotel or restaurant renovation. Present several cases for a typical renovation process.
- All other topics approved in advance by the instructor.
Murphy – Summer 2020
- Submit Action Plan.
- Research Paper
- Sources: Articles from the library, industry resources, company literature
ASSIGNMENT HELP

Submit your topic, research focus & reference property in WebCampus by no later than JUNE 22, 2020 Topic changes will be requested if there are too many similarities.
Typed, double-spaced, 1” margins, 12 pt. font. Must include a cover sheet with name and research topic. Your name should not be found anywhere else throughout the paper. Minimum of 5/ maximum of 10 typed pages.
Summer 2020 Term Project Guidelines