This course provides a foundation for understanding and mastery of travel industry specific technologies, examines new technologies used in the travel industry which encourage unsurpassed quality, service and efficiency in today’s national and global travel industry. The course will cover theoretical and practical issues, as applied to businesses in general, and to the travel & tourism industry in particular.

To provide advanced skills and knowledge necessary to assist the student to become an intelligent user of technology resources in the travel & tourism industry.

The course will use lectures and assigned research material to provide three broad areas of knowledge related to Travel Information Technology:

1. Organizational usage of Information Systems in travel & tourism businesses for presentation.
2. Technical mastery of current online support applications, as well as, practical issues specific to travel & tourism.
3. Use of digital networks such as the World Wide Web in post-modern travel & tourism industries.

The course will consist of lectures and assigned lab material.

First Exam - 25%
Second Exam - 25%
Third Exam - 25%
Assignments - 20%
Class Participation - 5%

There will be a series of assignments with due dates. All assignments are due prior to the start of lecture. Late assignments will receive no credit but will be accepted up to 1 week after the due date. If three or more assignments are not turned in, or you miss an examination without permission you will fail the course. Incomplete assignments will receive partial credit.

USB Flash Memory drive with minimum of 64MB capacity, for saving in-class exercises and homework assignments.

Intellectual Honesty Statement
Florida International University is a community dedicated to generating and imparting knowledge through excellent teaching and research, the rigorous and respectful exchange of ideas and community service. All students should respect the right of others to have an equitable opportunity to learn and honestly to demonstrate the quality of their learning. Therefore, all students are expected to adhere to a standard of academic conduct, which demonstrates respect for themselves, their fellow students, and the educational mission of the University. All students are deemed by the University to understand that if they are found responsible for academic misconduct, they will be subject to the Academic Misconduct procedures and sanctions, as outlined in the Student Handbook.

Misconduct includes: Cheating – The unauthorized use of books, notes, aids, electronic sources; or assistance from another person with respect to examinations, course assignments, field service reports, class recitations; or the unauthorized possession of examination papers or course materials, whether originally authorized or not. Plagiarism – The use and appropriation of another's work without any indication of the source and the representation of such work as the student's own. Any student who fails to give credit for ideas, expressions or materials taken from another source, including internet sources, is responsible for plagiarism.

Cellular phones and/or two-way pagers are prohibited during class.

Food/Beverage(s) are not allowed in class nor Computer Lab.