Semester

Phases & Activities Deliverables Notes

Week

Prior to Start of 480

Week One

Week Two Research: begin

research on hospitality
financial professionals
and important financial
processes
Week Three Contact hospitality List of professionals Use LinkedIn or
financial professionals to contacted (and existing network.
schedule observations hopefully many
responses and
observation periods
scheduled).
Week Four Research finance and List of financial Use scholarly and
business articles to processes I aim to business articles.
determine processes to learn about.
learn about during
observation period
Week Five Create form/guide for Form/guide for
observation with a list of observation
questions for
professionals.
Week Six Observation:the
purpose of this phase is
to observe and gather
data from the
professionals
Week Seven Observe and interview Completed form/guide
industry professional
Week Eight Observe and interview Completed form/guide
industry professional
Week Nine Observe and interview Completed form/guide
industry professional
Week Ten Synthesize Data: the
purpose of this section is
to synthesize the data
gathered from
observations and provide
a clear learning tool for
other HTM students.
Week Eleven Create guide for financial Financial Process
process #1,2 guide
Week Twelve Create guide for financial Financial Process
process #3,4 guide
Week Thirteen Write Introduction/Conclusion
introduction/conclusion
Week Fourteen Compile all work and Report of data and
make final changes lessons gathered
End of Semester Create visual Presentation of data Present to HTM 480
presentation peers.