Open AccessConnecting Research, Teaching And The Student Experience In Innovative Ways Through Participation At Major Sports Events
Author(s) -
Veronica Velo,
Herve Fournier
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of business case studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2157-8826
pISSN - 1555-3353
DOI - 10.19030/jbcs.v4i7.4791
Subject(s) - hospitality , curriculum , event (particle physics) , order (exchange) , sport management , sociology , public relations , marketing , pedagogy , political science , business , tourism , finance , physics , quantum mechanics , law
This paper showcases on the contribution of Cesar Ritz Colleges (CR) at supporting the organization and running of support services at a major international sports event and the Swiss National Hospitality House in the Athens and Torino Olympics. Through the description of how CR managed to connect the knowledge developed by their students in the classroom with the catering of the House of Switzerland during the Olympic Games in Athens and Torino and then by elaborating on how the experience obtained through this exercise was reincorporated in their teachings. This article draws on the possibilities that academic institutions can optimize their curriculum in order to produce a more complete and comprehensive pedagogical experience, that is significantly in-line with the needs of the industry.