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Discussion Post – Feasibility Studies for the Hospitality Industry (HMG6476)

Identify a site for your hotel development (Hyatt Andaz) – must have comp set of at least 6 hotels – convenient to where you are situated. Post on the discussion board the info about your site and your initial reaction to the site based on what you learned from the Area and Neighborhood review your findings.(note- Please post this no later than week 1 Thursday/students must respond on 2 different days of the module to other’s discussion points and also respond to any comments made about their OWN post.)

Welcome to Module 2!

Kindly expand on questionnaire for interviewing at hotels and present your changes here. You can find a sample of this under Supplemental Materials. (note- Please post this no later than week (Module) 2 Thursday/students must respond on 2 different days of the week to other’s discussion points and also respond to any comments made about their OWN post.)

Familiarize yourself with the base input for the model: base year for each hotel and back years as provided by the professor. Occ, Rate, market mix

Input YOUR data for your comp set for the most recent calendar year, and input the earlier years based on the info provided from the professor

3. Submit commentary on Discussion Board about the historical performance in YOUR Market – how do you interpret how the market is doing? (200-400 words) (note-
Please try to post this no later than Week 3 Thursday/students must respond on 2 different days of the week to other’s discussion points and also respond to any comments
made about their OWN post.)

Use your area review info and the results of your interview to project growth rates by market segment – do ? page summary and post on Discussion Board – why are you using those growth rates for each segment – state the basis. You will benchmark off of annual results in 2020 (base year) and your new hotel will open on January 1, 2023 You are projecting 2021 and 2022(interim years) and then 2023 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027 as open years for YOUR hotel. Project future supply based upon your research (planning etc. as discussed in lecture) (200-400 words) (note- Please post this no later than Module 4 Thursday/students must respond on 2 different days of the week to other’s discussion points and also respond to any comments made about their OWN post.)

Project penetration for your hotel by market segment for the five years of operation. This will bring you to the projection of YOUR hotel’s occupancy for each year. Discuss on the Discussion board about what the reasons were that you used higher or lower than 100% penetration for each segment at stabilization. (200-400 words) (note- Please post this no later than Module 5 Thursday/students must respond on 2 different days of the week to other’s discussion points and also respond to any comments made about their OWN)

Discuss your reaction to the comp financial data and how you used it to Benchmark on the Discussion Board. Discuss HOST Data and how it is useful/meaningful – what are it’s shortcomings? Strengths? How else would you do this kind of financial analysis using POR, PAR or % of sales – other sources? (200-400 words) (note- Please post this no later than Module 6 Thursday/students must respond on 2 different days of the week to other’s discussion points and also respond to any comments made about their OWN)

Research available hotel financing now via traditional banks. What terms are available? – what other sources of financing are out there? How do the available terms likely influence your “take” on your project’s feasibility (all to be put on the discussion board) Based on the given construction costs for the proposed hotel – will it be able to cover debt service? (include this discussion as addenda in the project) (200-400 words) (note- Please post this no later than Module 7 Thursday/students must respond on 2 different days of the week to other’s discussion points and also respond to any comments made about their OWN)

Discussion Board – post your reflections on the entire feasibility process. What are its strengths and weaknesses. Where might you get mis-led into a “wrong” answer? What might make you too conservative with your projections? (200-400 words) (note- Please post this no later than Module 8 Thursday/students must respond on 2 different days of the week to other’s discussion points and also respond to any comments made about their OWN)

Fiction Unit Creative Work & Essay

For this essay, you will compose an original creative work inspired by one of the Unit I stories (Unit I films are not eligible) and then analyze the work and the story. Outside research will be used to support your analysis. The creative work and the essay will be submitted on the essay assignment page as separate files.Creative Work Options (choose just 1 of the following):Audio1) An 8-song (or more) playlist inspired by story2) a verse-by-verse juxtaposition of a song with events in the story3) an original song inspired by the story4) a ‘remix’ using quotes from the story set to musicVisual1) a drawing or painting inspired by the story2) a photo collage (physical or digital) of at least 8 pictures inspired by the story3) comic strips (3 comics of at least 3 panels each) or memes (at least 3) inspired by the story4) Posters, advertisements, or public service announcements inspired by the story (3 examples: you can do 1 of each or a mix of the categories)Narrative1) a sequel or prequel to the story, OR a different ending for the story (at least 500 words)2) a rewriting of part the story using a different perspective (at least 500 words)3) a resetting of part of the story using a different time, place or social class (at least 500 words)4) social media posts (at least 6) written by a character in the storyRemember, you are only choosing 1 of the above options, an audio work OR a visual work OR a narrative work. If you wish to use one of the creative works you composed for the Unit I discussions as a starting point for your Fiction Essay creative work, you may do so. However, the new creative work should substantially expand and improve on the original. Once the creative work is complete, write at least a 1000-word analysis of your creative work and the story:Analytical Essay ParametersIntroduction1) Explain why you chose this story, creative medium, and literary term (hook).
2) Discuss how you were inspired by the story to make your creative work, and how the process helped you to understand the story and the literary term better (thesis).Body1) Explain how the details of the creative work were inspired by the story (close reading)2) Discuss how the creative work helped you understand the story better.3) Discuss how the creative work helped you understand the literary term better.4) The critical sources (at least 2) should be used in the body section.Conclusion1) Explain what you learned about the story and literary term from making your creative work.2) Explain what you learned about yourself or your creative process from making the work.Sources and Citations1) At least 2 direct quotes from the story should be used in the paper.2) At least 2 different critical sources should be used in the paper. Use the 2 sources you found for the Annotated Bibliography. 3) You may use more than 2 sources if all sources come from the library databases.4) Use MLA page format, in-text citations, and a works cited page.For more specific details on the contents of the paper, please look at the Fiction Essay Outline Guide.Unit Outcomes1) Use the multi-stage prewriting process to plan a literary essay.2) Write a researched essay that argues the meaning of a story using literary terms.3) Respond creatively to fiction.4) Use correct MLA page format and documentation format.5) Apply active reading skills to both literary and critical readings.Course Outcomes1) Apply a multi-stage composing and revising process to produce essays.2) Compose a written argument using evidence from varied sources.3) Apply conventions aligned to varied writing situations.4) Document source material in accordance with at least one recognized documentation style.5) Apply critical reading skills.

Similarities and Differences

For this final discussion, you will compare and contrast readings within this course. You will choose one poem and one fiction story, then discuss how they cater to the reader.  To help with this assignment, think about the literary devices, elements, and themes you learned in the course.

Instructions

(Only use the fiction stories and poems you read since June 21st)

  • Pick only one fiction story and poem
  • What were your thoughts when you read it?
  • What literary devices or elements did the author use?
  • How can you compare and constrast the chosen pieces?
  • Respond in two paragraphs and provide evidence
  • Respect your peers’ work and do not plagiarize

Watch the Voice & Syntax PowerPoints and read/annotate the Voice & Syntax poems before beginning this response.  

Preparing for the Journal

Watch the Voice & Syntax PowerPoints and read/annotate the Voice & Syntax poems before beginning this response.

 Completing the Journal

Section 1:  Initial Response

Read both the voice and syntax poems.

For each poem, write a 1-2 sentence quick response.  Don’t think too hard about it, just write down your thoughts immediately after you complete each poem.

Bullet point or number the sentences to make them easier to read.

Section 2:  Window/Mirror Response

A window/mirror response is all about empathy.  In a window/mirror response, you write about a poem that gave you a look into someone else’s life experiences (window) OR reflected your own life experiences (mirror). Sometimes, a poem can do both!

Choose 1 of the poems. (I suggest using one of the ones you wrote about for the initial response.)  If you are writing a window response, discuss what this poem showed you about someone else’s life experiences and then talk about how the poem made you feel. If you are writing a mirror response, discuss why this poem reminded you of your own experiences and then talk about how the poem made you feel. If a poem did both, you are welcome to discuss that as well.

Your window/mirror response should be at least 1 developed paragraph (5-7 sentences) in length.

Section 3:  Analytical Response

Choose 1 of the poems we read this week.  (You can use the one you wrote about for the window/mirror response or you can choose a different poem.)  Then, choose at least 1 of the poetic devices we went over in the PowerPoints:

  • voice
  • persona
  • tone
  • syntax
  • rhythm
  • diction
  • physical appearance
  • denotation/connotation

Where does the author use the device in the poem?  Include a couple of examples, including at least 1 direct quote from the poem.  (To see how to clearly format a quote from a poem, click here  Download click here.)  How does the device connect to the poem’s meaning?

For more helpful prewriting questions, look at the Analyzing a Poem  Download Analyzing a Poemworksheet.

Your analytical response should be at least 1 developed paragraph (5-7 sentences) in length.

 

Sample Journal

To see a sample journal entry, click the link above.  Your own journal entries don’t have to look exactly like it, but the sample will give you an idea of what I’m looking for in the poetry journals.

 

Expectations for the Journal

  1. In this journal, you will not be graded on grammar, punctuation, format, or structure.  Its purpose is to help you to think about the poems in a low-stress format.
  2. You will receive full credit as long as you make an honest attempt to answer the prompts and meet the stated length requirement.
  3. If there is anything else you want to write in addition to the given questions, feel free to do so!
  4. Journal entries should consist of your original thoughts and words.  Outside sources should be kept to a minimum:  I want to hear what YOU think! If you do use any outside sources to help you, they must be credited by giving a link to each source. Word-for-word borrowings should be put in quote marks and the source credited in-text.  Outside sources are not required for journals.

 

Submitting the Journal

Writing journals may be submitted as

  • text box entries
  • attached Word files
  • photos of a paper journal (include a readable photo of each page written)
  • links to an online file

Use the method which is most comfortable for you.  The only method not allowed is a video or audio recording:  As this is a writing journal, written responses must be submitted.

 

Purpose

Often, you don’t really process your feelings about a work until you write down your thoughts about it.  Journaling is stress-free, as you will earn full credit as long as you reply thoughtfully to the readings and meet the length requirement.  You can choose whatever written method (Word file, text box, paper journal, etc.) you choose:  The process is what’s important.  Through your journals, you’ll have a chance to think deeply but write freely about what you’re seeing in the works, and that will help you with assignments that require greater levels of analysis, like the papers.

Watch the Symbolism & Theme PowerPoints and read/annotate the Symbolism & Theme poems before beginning this response.  

Preparing for the Journal

Watch the Symbolism & Theme PowerPoints and read/annotate the Symbolism & Theme poems before beginning this response.

Completing the Journal

Section 1:  Initial Response

Read both of this week’s poems.

For each poem, write a 1-2 sentence quick response.  Don’t think too hard about it, just write down your thoughts immediately after you complete each poem.

Section 2:  Window/Mirror Response

A window/mirror response is all about empathy.  In a window/mirror response, you write about a poem that gave you a look into someone else’s life experiences (window) OR reflected your own life experiences (mirror). Sometimes, a poem can do both!

Choose 1 of the poems we read this week. (I suggest using one of the ones you wrote about for the initial response.)  If you are writing a window response, discuss what this poem showed you about someone else’s life experiences and then talk about how the poem made you feel. If you are writing a mirror response, discuss why this poem reminded you of your own experiences and then talk about how the poem made you feel. If a poem did both, you are welcome to discuss that as well.

Your window/mirror response should be at least 1 developed paragraph (5-7 sentences) in length.

Section 3:  Analytical Response

Choose 1 of the poems we read this week.  (You can use the one you wrote about for the window/mirror response or you can choose a different poem.)  Then, choose at least 1 of the poetic devices we went over in this week’s PowerPoints:

  • symbols (these may be universal, conventional, or unconventional)
  • allegory
  • myth
  • allusion

Note: theme isn’t listed here because you are connecting these devices to the meaning of the poem, and the theme IS the meaning of the poem.

Where does the author use the device in the poem?  Include at least 1 direct quote from the poem.  (To see how to clearly format a quote from a poem, click here.)  How does the device connect to the poem’s meaning?

For more helpful prewriting questions, look at the Analyzing a Poemworksheet.

Your analytical response should be at least 1 developed paragraph (5-7 sentences) in length.

 

Sample Journal 

To see a sample journal entry, click the link above.  Your own journal entries don’t have to look exactly like it, but the sample will give you an idea of what I’m looking for in the poetry journals.

 

Expectations for the Journal

  1. In this journal, you will not be graded on grammar, punctuation, format, or structure.  Its purpose is to help you to think about the poems in a low-stress format.
  2. You will receive full credit as long as you make an honest attempt to answer the prompts and meet the stated length requirement.
  3. If there is anything else you want to write in addition to the given questions, feel free to do so!
  4. Journal entries should consist of your original thoughts and words.  Outside sources should be kept to a minimum:  I want to hear what YOU think! If you do use any outside sources to help you, they must be credited by giving a link to each source. Word-for-word borrowings should be put in quote marks and the source credited in-text.  Outside sources are not required for journals.

 

Submitting the Journal

Writing journals may be submitted as

  • text box entries
  • attached Word files
  • photos of a paper journal (include a readable photo of each page written)
  • links to an online file

Use the method which is most comfortable for you.  The only method not allowed is a video or audio recording:  As this is a writing journal, written responses must be submitted.

 

Purpose

Often, you don’t really process your feelings about a work until you write down your thoughts about it.  Journaling is stress-free, as you will earn full credit as long as you reply thoughtfully to the readings and meet the length requirement.  You can choose whatever written method (Word file, text box, paper journal, etc.) you choose:  The process is what’s important.  Through your journals, you’ll have a chance to think deeply but write freely about what you’re seeing in the works, and that will help you with assignments that require greater levels of analysis, like the papers.

Sound & Form Journal

Preparing for the Journal

Watch the Sound & Form PowerPoints and read/annotate the Sound & Form poems before beginning this response.

Completing the Journal

Section 1:  Initial Response

Read both of this week’s poems.

For each poem, write a 1-2 sentence quick response.  Don’t think too hard about it, just write down your thoughts immediately after you complete each poem.

Section 2:  Window/Mirror Response

A window/mirror response is all about empathy.  In a window/mirror response, you write about a poem that gave you a look into someone else’s life experiences (window) OR reflected your own life experiences (mirror). Sometimes, a poem can do both!

Choose 1 of the poems we read this week. (I suggest using one of the ones you wrote about for the initial response.)  If you are writing a window response, discuss what this poem showed you about someone else’s life experiences and then talk about how the poem made you feel. If you are writing a mirror response, discuss why this poem reminded you of your own experiences and then talk about how the poem made you feel. If a poem did both, you are welcome to discuss that as well.

Your window/mirror response should be at least 1 developed paragraph (5-7 sentences) in length.

Section 3:  Analytical Response

Choose 1 of the poems we read this week.  (You can use the one you wrote about for the window/mirror response or you can choose a different poem.)  Then, choose at least 1 of the poetic devices we went over in this week’s PowerPoints:

  • meter (including stress and foot)
  • euphony
  • cacophony
  • onomatopoeia
  • alliteration
  • assonance
  • line structure (including end-stopped, run-on, and/or caesura)
  • rhyme (including imperfect rhymes, eye rhymes, and/or internal rhymes)
  • rhyme schemes

Where does the author use the device in the poem?  Include at least 1 direct quote from the poem.  (To see how to clearly format a quote from a poem, click here.)  How does the device connect to the poem’s meaning?

For more helpful prewriting questions, look at the Analyzing a Poemworksheet.

Your analytical response should be at least 1 developed paragraph (5-7 sentences) in length.

 

Sample Journal 

To see a sample journal entry, click the link above.  Your own journal entries don’t have to look exactly like it, but the sample will give you an idea of what I’m looking for in the poetry journals.

 

Expectations for the Journal

  1. In this journal, you will not be graded on grammar, punctuation, format, or structure.  Its purpose is to help you to think about the poems in a low-stress format.
  2. You will receive full credit as long as you make an honest attempt to answer the prompts and meet the stated length requirement.
  3. If there is anything else you want to write in addition to the given questions, feel free to do so!
  4. Journal entries should consist of your original thoughts and words.  Outside sources should be kept to a minimum:  I want to hear what YOU think! If you do use any outside sources to help you, they must be credited by giving a link to each source. Word-for-word borrowings should be put in quote marks and the source credited in-text.  Outside sources are not required for journals.

 

Submitting the Journal

Writing journals may be submitted as

  • text box entries
  • attached Word files
  • photos of a paper journal (include a readable photo of each page written)
  • links to an online file

Use the method which is most comfortable for you.  The only method not allowed is a video or audio recording:  As this is a writing journal, written responses must be submitted.

 

Purpose

Often, you don’t really process your feelings about a work until you write down your thoughts about it.  Journaling is stress-free, as you will earn full credit as long as you reply thoughtfully to the readings and meet the length requirement.  You can choose whatever written method (Word file, text box, paper journal, etc.) you choose:  The process is what’s important.  Through your journals, you’ll have a chance to think deeply but write freely about what you’re seeing in the works, and that will help you with assignments that require greater levels of analysis, like the papers.

Poet: Sylvia Plath

Instructions

  • Find a credible source that describes Sylvia Plath. (Include your findings in your response below) DO NOT USE WIKIPEDIA!!!!!
  • Read the poem “Lady Lazarus” by Sylvia Plath (Links to an external site.)
  • Listen to the interview, Sylvia Plath: What Made You Stay (YouTube)
  • Compare and Contrast the poem Lady Lazarus and Sylvia Plath: What Made You Stay
  • Read the prompt below and then respond in one paragraph (No format needed. Any font ONLY size 12)

Prompt

How does Plath help her audience visualize her emotions?  After listening to the interview, are you able to detect Plath’s personal pain and struggles? Last, why does her poetry sound powerful?

 

Describe the poetic element and give your summary of the poems.  Was it boring, interesting, sentimental, too short, or “just okay?”

In this discussion, you will pick four poems and exchange conversations with peers.  Describe the poetic element and give your summary of the poems.  Was it boring, interesting, sentimental, too short, or “just okay?”

Liberty Needs Glasses by Tupac Shakur (Links to an external site.)

 

All The World’s A Stage by William Shakespeare (Links to an external site.)

 

Preparing for the Journal 

Preparing for the Journal

  1. Read the six fiction stories for this journal response
  2. As you read each short story jot down your responses to these questions
    • Did you like or dislike the story? Why?
    • Does it remind you of any of your own experiences?  Which ones?
    • Did it influence your thoughts and/or feelings? How?
    • What do you think the story is really trying to say about life, people, and/or society? What small clues in the story led you to these ideas?
    • Overall, how did the story make you feel?

Completing the Journal

  1. Choose at least three questions from above. Write at least a 1-2 sentence response to each of the short fiction. Use the questions above to help you develop your writing.  
  2. Then, choose just 1 of the short stories and write a response to it that is at least 1 developed paragraph (5-7 sentences) in length.

Expectations for the Journal

  1. In this journal, you will not be graded on grammar, punctuation, format, or structure.  Its purpose is to help you to think about the stories in a low-stress format.
  2. You will receive full credit as long as you make an honest attempt to answer the prompts and meet the stated length requirement.
  3. If there is anything else you want to write in addition to the given questions, feel free to do so!

 

Submitting the Journal

Writing journals may be submitted as

  • text box entries
  • attached Word files

Use the method which is most comfortable for you.  The only method not allowed is a video or audio recording:  As this is a writing journal, written responses must be submitted.

Please note that students in online courses who do not submit a Canvas assignment in the first two weeks will be withdrawn as No-Shows.  Students will still have to pay for the course.  Make sure to submit your assignments!

Purpose

Often, you don’t really process your feelings about work until you write down your thoughts about it.  Journaling is stress-free, as you will earn full credit as long as you reply thoughtfully to the films and meet the length requirement.  You can choose whatever written method (Word file, text box, etc.) you choose:  The process is what’s important.  Through your journals, you’ll have a chance to think deeply but write freely about what you’re seeing in the works, and that will help you with assignments that require greater levels of analysis, like the papers.

Discussion: Fiction Reading

Instructions for Discussion

  • In one paragraph respond to the prompt below
  • Reply to two of your peers in one paragraph and include text evidence. *If you want to add more to your reply or response, feel free!
  • You should have a total of three discussion entries. (Your response and two peers)

Prompt: Pick one of the six fiction readings in this module and discuss what you liked or disliked. Why did you choose this reading and what impact did it have on your worldview? If you were the writer, what would you do differently and why?

 

  1. Read the six fiction stories for this journal response
  2. As you read each short story jot down your responses to these questions
    • Did you like or dislike the story? Why?
    • Does it remind you of any of your own experiences?  Which ones?
    • Did it influence your thoughts and/or feelings? How?
    • What do you think the story is really trying to say about life, people, and/or society? What small clues in the story led you to these ideas?
    • Overall, how did the story make you feel?

Completing the Journal

  1. Choose at least three questions from above. Write at least a 1-2 sentence response to each of the short fiction. Use the questions above to help you develop your writing.  
  2. Then, choose just 1 of the short stories and write a response to it that is at least 1 developed paragraph (5-7 sentences) in length.

Expectations for the Journal

  1. In this journal, you will not be graded on grammar, punctuation, format, or structure.  Its purpose is to help you to think about the stories in a low-stress format.
  2. You will receive full credit as long as you make an honest attempt to answer the prompts and meet the stated length requirement.
  3. If there is anything else you want to write in addition to the given questions, feel free to do so!

 

Submitting the Journal

Writing journals may be submitted as

  • text box entries
  • attached Word files

Use the method which is most comfortable for you.  The only method not allowed is a video or audio recording:  As this is a writing journal, written responses must be submitted.

Please note that students in online courses who do not submit a Canvas assignment in the first two weeks will be withdrawn as No-Shows.  Students will still have to pay for the course.  Make sure to submit your assignments!

Purpose

Often, you don’t really process your feelings about work until you write down your thoughts about it.  Journaling is stress-free, as you will earn full credit as long as you reply thoughtfully to the films and meet the length requirement.  You can choose whatever written method (Word file, text box, etc.) you choose:  The process is what’s important.  Through your journals, you’ll have a chance to think deeply but write freely about what you’re seeing in the works, and that will help you with assignments that require greater levels of analysis, like the papers.

 

American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang 

Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been? By Joyce Carol Oates

Happy Endings by Margaret Atwood 

In The Company of Wolves by Angela Carter