Ph.D. in Hotel Management (Hospitality and Tourism)

Teaching Pedagogies

The Ph.D. program follows advanced, research-intensive pedagogies focused on developing independent, ethical, and innovative hospitality researchers. The teaching–learning framework emphasizes critical inquiry, empirical investigation, industry integration, and scholarly dissemination.

• Research-Oriented Pedagogy

  Focus on original research involving problem identification, research design, data collection, analysis, interpretation, and theory development in hospitality and tourism.

• Inquiry-Based Learning

  Encouragement to critically evaluate existing literature, hospitality models, policies, and practices to identify research gaps.

• Mentor–Mentee Pedagogy

  Personalized supervision through continuous interaction with research supervisors and doctoral advisory committees.

• Seminar-Based Learning

  Learning through research seminars, proposal defenses, progress presentations, colloquia, and pre-thesis submissions.

• Project-Based Learning

  Engagement in applied research projects related to hotels, resorts, tourism destinations, foodservice operations, and allied sectors.

• Experiential Learning

  Field studies, case analysis, industry immersion, surveys, ethnographic research, and real-world problem solving.

• Collaborative Learning

  Interdisciplinary research, joint publications, industry–academia collaboration, and teamwork-based investigations.

• Blended and Digital Learning

  Use of research databases, SPSS/AMOS/SmartPLS, digital libraries, MOOCs, hospitality analytics tools, and virtual platforms.

• Publication-Oriented Learning

  Emphasis on publishing in Scopus/WoS/UGC-listed journals, conference proceedings, books, patents, and policy reports.