EG300-4-FY-CO:
The Customer Experience 1

The details
2020/21
Edge Hotel School
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Thursday 08 October 2020
Friday 02 July 2021
15
14 February 2020

 

Requisites for this module
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Key module for

BA N8N6 Events Management with Hospitality

Module description

This module will introduce you to the concept and importance of the centrality of the customer experience as fundamental to all activity within events and hospitality businesses. You will understand the different types of Customer and factors that will influence their behavior and expectations. The module will identify the components of effective customer relationships enabling you to develop the knowledge required to effectively deliver customer excellence.

Module aims

This module aims to enable you to:
1. Identify and recognise different types of customers and the markets they
represent.
- Influences on Customer expectations including;
- Advertising, brochures, web-sites, previous experiences;
- Understand the recognition, management and delivery of customer expectations and its impact on customer the market;
- A quality value relationship based on external image created.

2. Analyse the significance of customer feedback and interpret the data collected.
- Expectations created through word-of-mouth, website intermediaries, direct
advertising and customer relationships already established;
- How to determine Customer expectations – listening skills, non-verbal
communication. What is important to the Customer and why?
- Apply the MARCOMMS (marketing communications) to successfully promote a
hospitality business;
- Using targeting and positioning as a tool to pin point a Customer perception of
a hotel and how the expectations are created for them.

3. Understand the recognition, management and delivery of customer expectations and its impact on customer loyalty.
- Delivering the Customer experience - factors in determining the quality of the
Customer experience;
- Distinguish the expectation of service quality using models such as zone of
tolerance;
- Examine new trends which impact on the Customer experience in particular the
environmental impact on hospitality and apply environmental procedure to the
industry;
- Demonstrate how and why the value of loyalty can affect many elements of an
organisation.

4. Demonstrate knowledge of sales techniques appropriate to the events and
hospitality industry.
- The sales cycle and techniques to create incremental revenue.

Module learning outcomes

At the conclusion of this module you should be able to:
1. Identify and recognise different types of customers and the markets they represent.
2. Analyse the significance of customer feedback and interpret the data collected.
3. Understand the recognition, management and delivery of customer expectations and its impact on customer loyalty.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of sales techniques appropriate to the events and hospitality industry.

Module information

No additional information available.

Learning and teaching methods

Learning and teaching will take the shape of professional practice in all practical areas of the Wivenhoe House supported by the academic and professional practitioner's feedback and expertise. Wivenhoe House will be used to contextualize theory and illustrate and develop professional practice. Group and /or individual tutorials will be used to support the development of the work based portfolio and on-line learning resources.

Bibliography

This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam Description Deadline Coursework weighting
Coursework   Conference Poster     
Coursework   Individual Report     

Exam format definitions

  • Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
  • In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary, for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.

Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.

Overall assessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%

Reassessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Quynh Nguyen, email: q.nguyen@essex.ac.uk.
Adrian Martin
Edge Hotel School, ehs@essex.ac.uk

 

Availability
No
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External examiner

Dr David Graham
Sheffield Hallam University
Principal Lecturer - Hospitality Management ext. 6090
Resources
Available via Moodle
Of 2162 hours, 22 (1%) hours available to students:
2140 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).

 

Further information
Edge Hotel School

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