Finance and Asset Management are subjects of critical importance to the successful launch, management, and expansion of hotel and hospitality enterprises, and real estate ventures. Hotel Property Development and Asset Management entails the study of the fundamental concepts of financial management and how they apply to the development of hospitality and real estate businesses. The topics will be taught by lecture presentations, case study analysis, investigation of current industry activities, a semester-long team project, and required readings and assignments from the course textbook and other materials.