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CUA 255 Foodservice Supervision

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8. COURSE OUTLINE
  Tentative Schedule
  I. Management functions of the foodservice supervisor
    (A) The role of the supervisor in a foodservice operation.
    (B) The obligations and responsibilities of the supervisor
    (C) The functions of management in a foodservice operation
    (D) Theories of people management
    (E) Managerial skills for foodservice supervision
    (F) Case study -- "The Good-Guy Supervisor"
  II. Leadership functions in the supervisor
    (A) Employee expectations and needs
    (B) Building a positive work climate
    (C) Leadership styles
    (D) Case study -- "Firm, Fair, And Open"
  III. Communications in foodservice supervision
    (A) Defining "good communications"
    (B) Roadblocks to good communications
    (C) Directing job performance
    (D) Listening
    (E) Case study
  IV. Human resource development in foodservice operations
    (A) Recruiting and selecting employees for the operation
    1. The labor market
    2. Determination of labor needs
    3. Recruiting
    4. Selection
    5. Case study -- "The One That Got Away"
    (B) Orientation and training of the foodservice employee
    1. Training -- meaning and importance
    2. Employee orientation
    3. Developing a job training center
    4. Successful training
    5. Retraining
    6. Case study -- "A Quick-Fix Training Program"
    (C) Employee evaluation
    1. Performance evaluations
    2. The appraisal interview
    3. Follow-up
    4. Case study -- "The First Appraisal Interview"
  V. Delegation and motivation in the foodservice operation
    (A) Definition of delegation
    (B) Successful delegation
    (C) Case study -- "Too Much Too Fast"
    (D) Definition of motivation
    (E) Theories of motivation
    (F) Limiting factors in motivation
    (G) Keys to motivation
    1. The individual
    2. The job
    3. The supervisor
    (H) ASE study -- "Keeping The Kitchen Clean"
  VI. Discipline, decision making and problem solving in the foodservice operation
    (A) Essentials of discipline
    (B) Veering approaches to discipline
    (C) Administering discipline
    (D) Supervisors' roles in discipline
    (E) Case study--"They Like It The Way It Is"
    (F) The decision-making process
    (G) Essentials of good decision-making
    (H) The problem solving process
    (I) Building decision-making and problem-solving skills
  VII. Performance based objectives and planning
    (A) Setting up and implementing a performance based objective system.
    (B) Case study --"Writing Performance Based Objectives”
    (C) Types of plans and planning
    (D) Planning for change
    (E) Planning and organizing for success
    (F) Case study -- "Preparing Employees For Change"