The course aims to educate the student in the essential research tools and skills that will be needed as to perform as managers in the tourism and hospitality industry.  This course will introduce the research process from design data collection, hypothesis testing to reporting; featuring econometrics and other quantitative applications in business research and research on a topic related to the tourism and hospitality industry.  The student shall undertake a study on a topic of his/her own choice through which he/she can develop the necessary skills of planning, researching, reporting as well as the ability for researching, reporting as well as the ability for writing a thesis