Reflection of week 5

Reflection of shadowing session no.6

Date: 2 May 2012:

 Introduction:        

The shadowing is deferent than before, because of changing the area's environment which was at Hospitality Management School of HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences. It was four steps of observed which are:

-          Shadowing at 1PM – 2PM  – Small Auditorium ( L 302): Presentation of Bachelor Thesis by Ms  Yan He opponent Ms Queeni Zhang, the topic: Tourism Brand Development Plan: The Case of Finnish Santa Claus World in Mohe, China, Thesis supervisors Dr Mario Passos Ascenção & Ms Pirkko Salo. 

-          Shadowing at 2PM – 2.30PM - Classroom (L 303): Bachelor Thesis Process in Degree Programmes : Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Management & Experience and Wellness Management – Teacher &  Ph. D candidate Mr Ndegwa Maina . in addition, Introduction of Urkund – system for plagiarism control  (firstname.lastname.HH@analysis.urkund.com) – Degree Programme Director Ms Pirkko Salo http://www.urkund.com/int/en/

-          Shadowing at 2.30 PM –  3.00 PM -Classroom (L 303): Oral presentation of working while studying in the Bachelor Degree Programme Mr Joseph Youssef ( Finnish Citizen 2nd year student origin from Lebanon).

-          Shadowing at 3PM – 4P M (group divided in two): Group 1 Visit Finnish Hotel of Tomorrow  Best Western Hotel Haaga – two hotel rooms and Griini ( meeting room of tomorrow)  Group 2 Visit the teaching kitchen for Bachelor student. Student project “ Birthday party preparation for HAAGA-HELIA UAS Managing Director –President Dr Ritva Laakso-Manninen”

My special comment:

-          I like this idea when we went to observer the presentations. I hope to apply this with my students to get the skills to improve their final presentation's project graduate in my college.

-          In addition, The presentation of Bachelor Thesis Process in Degree Programmes that explained the steps of the procedure of the projects graduate students. Also how they submitted it was useful for me.   

At the end of this shadowing, I wild like to thank all those who we met them at Hospitality Management School of HAAGA-HELIA University of Applied Sciences both students and teachers.