Syllabus

Course Code: SEC-BHMCT-5    Course Name: A) Skill Enhancement for Media & Journalism

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Journalism, Hospitality & Tourism: Introduction to Journalism, Definition of a Journalist, Nature & Scope of Journalism, Journalism - Hospitality & Tourism: Careers & Opportunities, Familiarisation with tasks and profile of a Journalist, Ethics for Journalists, Current Issues for Journalists, Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Writing, Types of Travel Writing.
2 Pioneers in Hospitality & Tourism Journalism & Media: Pioneers in Travel Writing, Great travel stories of Marcho Polo, Hiuen Tsang, Iban Batuta, Al Baruni, V.S. Naipaul, Rahul Sankratayan, William Darlympal, Today's Hospitality Pioneers – Chef Manjit Gill, Studio Food Promoters - Chef Sanjeev Kapoor, Chef Vikas Khanna, David Rocco
3 Creative Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Writing: : Introduction to creative writing, information collection, writing for hospitality, tourism and travel magazines, Writing for online magazines, Studies from Hospitality Biz India, Travel Biz Monitor and Express Hospitality Magazines, Travel web searching (browsing).
4 Media Applications for Hospitality: Introduction Media, Its Role in Hospitality Promotion, Televisions, Food Food Channel, TLC Channel, Food & Travel Shows, Social Media- Creating Pages and Profiles, Merits/Demerits of Social Media. Developing promotional Literature, Travel & Hospitality Photography, New Trends
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