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<center><small>''Emerald Forest Hotel'' offering an <font color="green">'''emerald''' </font color="green">hotel experience!
| Run your own hotel in this management simulation.</small></center>


Most important changes
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* Usability for participants and coaches
The competition has ended! Congratulations to the winning team:<br>
* More attention to security of it all (back-ups, fire walls)
Obsidina Sky on profit in Amstelburg<br>
* Upgraded lay-out Team File
Infinity Hotel on profit in Budano and overall! <br>
* Content Coach File, year 0
Porto Forest on creativity in Amstelburg<br>
* 'Zambaza' Test Coach Spread
Emerald park Hotel on creativity in Budano and overall! <br>
* New course for the coaches
Thank you all so much for joining, and thanks to the enthusiastic coaches!</font color="red">
* More realistic content
* More visuals and video Jill
* We started a ''shop'' with assignments (link not public)
* Lots of new Pages on the platform, small changes e.g.
 
== Assignments ==
The structure of the assignments is:
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{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="6"|Structure
|-
| '''Schedule'''
| '''Year'''
| '''Entrepreneurship assignment'''
| '''Mark'''
| '''Creativity assignment'''
| '''Mark'''
|-
| Deadline .....
| Year 0
| [[34EE Your Strategy demo|Your new strategy, target groups e.g. demo]]
| ....
| [[34EE Your Communication demo|Your new Logo,Team picture, website demo]]
| ....
|-
| Deadline .....
| Year 1
| [[34EE 10 Decisions demo|10 Decisions and arguments demo]]
| ....
| [[34EE Creativity Assignment 1|Your choice 1]]
| ....
|-
| Deadline .....
| Year 2
| [[34EE 10 Decisions demo|10 Decisions and arguments demo]]
| ....
| [[34EE Creativity Assignment 2|Your choice 2]]
| ....
|-
| Deadline .....
| Year 3
| [[34EE 10 Decisions demo|10 Decisions and arguments demo]]
| ....
| [[34EE Creativity Assignment 3|Your choice 3]]
| ....
|-
| Deadline .....
| Year 4
| [[34EE 10 Decisions demo|10 Decisions and arguments demo]]
| ....
| [[34EE Creativity Assignment 4|Your choice 4]]
| ....
|-
|}
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== Welcome to the Emerald Forest Hotel!==__NOEDITSECTION__
This is the homepage of your simulation in Tallinn, called 34EE. All the content is in English as this is an international hotel.<br>
<center>[[Image:tut_logo_small.jpg|500p]]</center>


This is the basic structure: both assignments in year 0 have to be made (maybe only a very small adaption to the content) to make the game run. <br>
== What is the Game? ==
Each year (round) afterwards there is a repetitive assignment (10 decisions, only very small adjustments possible) and a assignment which is up to you.  
You and every member of your team are tasked with the take-over of the Emerald Forest Hotel as the new Management Team. You will manage the hotel, bring improvements to its current operations, and deliver noticeable results when compared to prior years. Last year's performance results and its related decisions will be made available to you. Along with historical data, this will serve as a point of reference. This becomes the same starting point for all (other) teams.<br>Your hotel is located in Estonia, or anywhere in Europe, in a number of (fictitious) cities. In each city, multiple hotels (in most cases 8 to 10) are located. Your main competitors are the other existing hotels, within your city. CEO [[Jill Jandal]] and owner [[Christina Bergman]] want you to effectively manage the Emerald Forest Hotel. Your coaches will help you achieve this task; meanwhile, Jill and Christina will be following any developments along the way behind the scenes.
So, it is not so much different from last year: the 4 free choices could be (an online?) Trade Fair, Human Capital Plan, Invest in Innovation and 3 Minutes of fame e.g. We have a 'shop' to choose from now.<br>
The marks you get for each assignment, have a direct influence on the occupancy rate of your hotel. Regular feedback from your coach will support your team process.  
During the game, only the coaches have insights into your marks. At the end of the Game, the total of the marking will be published per team in your Team File<br>


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<center>[[File:Jill_Jandal_CEO_Emerald_Forest_Hotel_02.jpg|400px]]</center>  
== Welcome to the Emerald Forest Hotel!==__NOEDITSECTION__
<center>[[Jill Jandal|''Jill Jandal, CEO of the Emerald Forest Hotel'']] </center>
This is the homepage of your simulation in Tallinn, called 34EE. All of the content is in English as this is an international hotel.
<center>[[Image:tut_logo_small.jpg|500p]]</center>


== What is the Game? ==__NOEDITSECTION__
== Corona has changed the market ==
You all take over the Emerald Forest Hotel as a management team. You have to run the hotel, trying to do better than has been done in the past. Last year's decisions and results, i.e. the history, are available as a point of reference. At the beginning of the Game you will all have 'the same hotel', with the same data as starting point. Your hotels are located in your own country, so Estonia, in a number of (fictitious) cities. Each city consists of approx. ten hotels. Your ''direct'', or main competitors are the other hotels in your city. <br>
Of course, [[Corona]] has highly impacted the situation in hospitality in 2020, and still does. Some changes and situations are temporary, and the industry is likely to recover from that. There will also continue to be a number of structural changes, as a result of the pandemic. A large number of [[benchmarks]] and figures are only available for the full year of 2019. Of course, the year 2020 cannot be compared in any way with previous years. Neither will 2021, probably. However, it is precisely in these times, that creativity is needed and there is room for innovation and new initiatives. <br>
CEO Jill Jandal, and the owner Christina Bergman, ask you to manage the Emerald Forest Hotel. Coaches will help you doing so; Jill and Christina will follow the developments as well, but only in the background.
As you will have experienced, this Game will run entirely online. Exactly how and where to work and visit online lectures, you will hear from your coaches.


== What are the goals? ==__NOEDITSECTION__
== What are the goals? ==
The task you have when taking over the hotel is to do better than before. The existing and realistic dates of Emerald Forest Hotel offer the possibility to apply management skills and knowledge. Learning goals are:
As the new Management Team, your main task when taking over the hotel, is to do better than your predecessors. The existing timeline and the set dates of the Emerald Forest Hotel offer the possibility to apply sound management skills and built knowledge thus far. <br> 
* Working with a large amount of data and finding the right information as a team, just-in-time
The learning goals entail that you and the team:
* Working on the competence of creativity and communication by doing assignments
* Process and analyse a large amount of data and that you select and apply the right information that will successfully help you running the hotel;
* Running your own management team in a pleasant and business-like way
* Work on assignments that will put into practice your developing skills, as so far acquired during the course of your studies;
* Behaving like entrepreneurs: handling uncertainty, finding solutions, accepting failures
* Run your own Management Team in a joyful and professional manner;
* Acting like entrepreneur in real-life situations
* Behave as skilled managers: dealing with uncertainties, finding solutions, and learning from your own mistakes.


You will do by managing the hotel in the following ways:
Consequently, you are expected to carry out your managerial duties and deliver the following:  
* Solving assignments during a number of weeks
* A set of assignments during the course of the Game;
* Explaining why and how you do things
* Offering a strong and clear substantiation of each of your decisions and actions;
* 'Live actions' in the game (this year online (on-live?))
* Living up to the deadlines in a timely and punctual way, while continue acting adequately on new situations and challenges ahead;
* Handling the situation, making choices and being creative
* Creating a competitive position and strategy for your hotel.
* Taking into account the competition, events happening in real life and other things happening during the Game.<br><br>


<center>[[Image:tut_logo_small2.jpg|500px]]</center>
== Communication ==
== Communication ==
On this platform you can find documentation on multiple elements that are linked to your hotel.<br>
This platform is your main source where you can find most documentation of the relevant elements of your hotel. <br>
We will use the [https://www.facebook.com/groups/35EE.TalTech Facebook group 35EE] as a platform to profile your hotel: so join as soon as possible! General Game communication will be in MS Teams (log in with our TalTech address). <br>
The Game will use [https://www.facebook.com/groups/263016112126714 34EE Emerald Forest Hotel Facebook group] as an additional platform to profile your hotel: so join as soon as possible! We also ask each Management Team to delegate one team member to join the WhatsApp group, which supports the process of the Game itself. More on this later on. <br>
There are modules in the study program related to the Game, as we will explain. <br>
Be aware that management has to deal with many uncertainties, and as such you will be confronted with a large amount of information along with many challenges. Managing a hotel may not be as easy as it appears. It is all part of the Game. Your coach(es) will always be your first point of contact. <br>
The most important contact point will be your coach.
 
== Your marks ==__NOEDITSECTION__
All of this is evaluated each playing year, in assessing your creativity and entrepreneurship. These two elements are basic in bringing your hotel (hopefully) profit and creativity points. Your coaches' evaluation, has a 70% direct influence on your occupancy rate. <br>
You will also get some (limited) feedback on your team's performance each year. <br>  


Each round, you will have two assignments, which will be evaluated on
<center>[[File:Coaches_Emerald_forest_hotel_01.jpg|400px]]</center>
*the element of entrepreneurship
<center>[[Coaches|''Coaches helping you out. In this year, regretfully, online'']] </center>
*as well as creativity
The average of these assignments will result in your final mark for the Game. This mark which will only be published '''after''' the total of the module. During the Game, you will get comments on your work; and the quality of your work will heavily influence your hotel's result and ranking. Marks are assigned individually, but in many cases will be the same for all team members.


== Your coaches ==
Each team consists of approximately approx. 4-5 students, whom you will be teaming up as the new Management Team. Each city will be guided by its own coach(es). The same structure will be used in MS Teams.
You are working with approx. 4 persons in a Management Team. Each city will be guided by its own coach, as much as possible.
<center>
<center>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan="5"|Marking in the game
!colspan="6"|Coach and cities
|-
| '''Round'''
| '''Entrepreneurship <br>assignment mark'''
| '''Assignment content:'''
| '''Creativity <br>assignment mark'''
| '''Assignment content:'''
|-
|-
| Year 00
| '''City name'''
| 1-10
| '''Teams'''
| Assignment 1.0: <BR>Name, strategy, target groups
| 1-10
| Assignment 2.0: <BR>Trade fair
|-
|-
| Year 01
| -01- Amstelburg - A
| 1-10
| A01 to A10
| Assignment 1.1: <BR> Decisions, arguments, calculations, reflection
| 1-10
| Assignment 2.1:<BR> B2B Strategy
|-
|-
| Year 2
| -02- Budano - B
| 1-10
| B01 to B10
| Assignment 1.2:<BR>  Decisions, arguments, calculations, reflection
| 1-10
| Assignment 2.2:<BR> Negotiations
|-
|-
| Year 03
| 1-10
| Assignment 1.3:<BR>  Decisions, arguments, calculations, reflection
| 1-10
| Assignment 2.3:<BR> 3 Minutes of Fame
|}
|}
</center>
</center>
You'll find the timeline and assignments on the page [[30EE Assignments and timeline]]. <br><br>


== Decisions ==
Your business decisions and supporting explanations will have a major impact on the occupancy rate of your hotel and will influence your profit, next to the impact of the pricing you choose and costs your team decides to make. The Game algorithms will process all this information and calculate and provide you with the outcome, and rank your team accordingly in a competition.
<br>The credits for this module will be awarded to you and your team, based on the assignments and the marks obtained during the Game. Needless to say: having your team becoming familiar with all aspects of this hotel will enable you to get a better grip on the Game and help you in bringing the assignments to a good end.
You'll find the timeline and assignments on the page [[34EE Assignments and timeline]]. <br><br>
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<center><small>''Emerald Forest Hotel'' offering an <font color="green">'''emerald''' </font color="green">hotel experience!
| Run your own hotel in this management simulation.</small></center>
| Run your own hotel in this management simulation.</small></center>

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The competition has ended! Congratulations to the winning team:
Obsidina Sky on profit in Amstelburg
Infinity Hotel on profit in Budano and overall!
Porto Forest on creativity in Amstelburg
Emerald park Hotel on creativity in Budano and overall!
Thank you all so much for joining, and thanks to the enthusiastic coaches!

Welcome to the Emerald Forest Hotel!

This is the homepage of your simulation in Tallinn, called 34EE. All the content is in English as this is an international hotel.

500p

What is the Game?

You and every member of your team are tasked with the take-over of the Emerald Forest Hotel as the new Management Team. You will manage the hotel, bring improvements to its current operations, and deliver noticeable results when compared to prior years. Last year's performance results and its related decisions will be made available to you. Along with historical data, this will serve as a point of reference. This becomes the same starting point for all (other) teams.
Your hotel is located in Estonia, or anywhere in Europe, in a number of (fictitious) cities. In each city, multiple hotels (in most cases 8 to 10) are located. Your main competitors are the other existing hotels, within your city. CEO Jill Jandal and owner Christina Bergman want you to effectively manage the Emerald Forest Hotel. Your coaches will help you achieve this task; meanwhile, Jill and Christina will be following any developments along the way behind the scenes.

Jill Jandal, CEO of the Emerald Forest Hotel

Corona has changed the market

Of course, Corona has highly impacted the situation in hospitality in 2020, and still does. Some changes and situations are temporary, and the industry is likely to recover from that. There will also continue to be a number of structural changes, as a result of the pandemic. A large number of benchmarks and figures are only available for the full year of 2019. Of course, the year 2020 cannot be compared in any way with previous years. Neither will 2021, probably. However, it is precisely in these times, that creativity is needed and there is room for innovation and new initiatives.
As you will have experienced, this Game will run entirely online. Exactly how and where to work and visit online lectures, you will hear from your coaches.

What are the goals?

As the new Management Team, your main task when taking over the hotel, is to do better than your predecessors. The existing timeline and the set dates of the Emerald Forest Hotel offer the possibility to apply sound management skills and built knowledge thus far.
The learning goals entail that you and the team:

  • Process and analyse a large amount of data and that you select and apply the right information that will successfully help you running the hotel;
  • Work on assignments that will put into practice your developing skills, as so far acquired during the course of your studies;
  • Run your own Management Team in a joyful and professional manner;
  • Behave as skilled managers: dealing with uncertainties, finding solutions, and learning from your own mistakes.

Consequently, you are expected to carry out your managerial duties and deliver the following:

  • A set of assignments during the course of the Game;
  • Offering a strong and clear substantiation of each of your decisions and actions;
  • Living up to the deadlines in a timely and punctual way, while continue acting adequately on new situations and challenges ahead;
  • Creating a competitive position and strategy for your hotel.

Communication

This platform is your main source where you can find most documentation of the relevant elements of your hotel.
The Game will use 34EE Emerald Forest Hotel Facebook group as an additional platform to profile your hotel: so join as soon as possible! We also ask each Management Team to delegate one team member to join the WhatsApp group, which supports the process of the Game itself. More on this later on.
Be aware that management has to deal with many uncertainties, and as such you will be confronted with a large amount of information along with many challenges. Managing a hotel may not be as easy as it appears. It is all part of the Game. Your coach(es) will always be your first point of contact.

Coaches helping you out. In this year, regretfully, online

Your coaches

Each team consists of approximately approx. 4-5 students, whom you will be teaming up as the new Management Team. Each city will be guided by its own coach(es). The same structure will be used in MS Teams. You are working with approx. 4 persons in a Management Team. Each city will be guided by its own coach, as much as possible.

Coach and cities
City name Teams
-01- Amstelburg - A A01 to A10
-02- Budano - B B01 to B10

Decisions

Your business decisions and supporting explanations will have a major impact on the occupancy rate of your hotel and will influence your profit, next to the impact of the pricing you choose and costs your team decides to make. The Game algorithms will process all this information and calculate and provide you with the outcome, and rank your team accordingly in a competition.
The credits for this module will be awarded to you and your team, based on the assignments and the marks obtained during the Game. Needless to say: having your team becoming familiar with all aspects of this hotel will enable you to get a better grip on the Game and help you in bringing the assignments to a good end.

You'll find the timeline and assignments on the page 34EE Assignments and timeline.


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Emerald Forest Hotel offering an emerald hotel experience! | Run your own hotel in this management simulation.