ISBN-10: 013158913X
ISBN-13: 9780131589131
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 112 pp
Published: 12/28/2006
Appropriate for Customer Service, Front of the House, or Dining Room Management courses within Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management departments.
NEW! Exam Prep Guides for The ManageFirst™ Program - An exam prep guide is available for each one of the ten ManageFirst™ titles and are now automatically packaged with each Competency Guide.
Contents Include:
- Test taking strategies
- Practice exam questions written to the NRAEF test item writing guidelines
- Explanations for answers with remediation to the competency guides
- Glossary of key terms
A brief competency guide which is focused on Customer Service. Designed to support a core textbook and provide students with marketable management skills for a career within the Culinary Arts and Foodservice industry.
Introducing the ManageFirst ProgramTM from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). This new management training certification program is based on a set of competencies defined by the restaurant, foodservice and hospitality industry as those needed for success. This competency-based program includes 12 topics, each with a competency guide, exam, instructor resources and certificate. Students earn a certification for each exam passed. The topics and exams are aligned to typical on-campus courses.
This competency guide includes an access code for ON-LINE testing. The competency guide is also avilalble packaged with a pencil/paper version of the test. Click here for details: NRAEF ManageFirst: Customer Service
For additional information about the NRAEF ManageFirstTM Program please visit www.prenhall.com/managefirst
Appropriate for Customer Service, Front of the House, or Dining Room Management courses within Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management departments.
A brief competency guide which is focused on Customer Service. Designed to support a core textbook and provide students with marketable management skills for a career within the Culinary Arts and Foodservice industry.
Part of the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) ManageFirst certification program. The competency guide includes an examination sheet.
NRAEF ManageFirst Program - Hallmark Features:
- Designed and supported by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF).
- NEW, industry-driven, 12 topic, competency-based certificate program.
- Created to provide students with marketable management skills for a career within the Restaurant, Hospitality and Foodservice industries.
- Non-text specific. Adopters can use any publisher’s text and corresponding Prentice Hall/NRAEF competency guide.
- An academic and industry “think-tank” was formed to design a program based on job-specific skills valued by employers. This “think tank” included 200 industry hiring managers, trainers, executives and academics.
- The program design and implementation process included an 18-month Job Task Analysis (JTA).
- NRAEF ManageFirst Program includes competency guide, exam answer sheet, NRAEF scoring & processing of a competency-based exam, NRAEF-branded certificate and NRAEF ManageFirst Professional (MFP) credential.
- Transitional and correlation materials available to ease conversion from other certification programs and textbooks to NRAEF ManageFirst Program and Prentice Hall textbooks.
Competency Guide Hallmark Features:
- 150-200 pages per guide.
- Can be used as a “stand alone” item or bundled at a discount with Prentice Hall titles.
- Tremendous pedagogical features, including:
- “Tuning In to You”
- Professional Profiles
- Learning Objectives
- “Test Your Knowledge”
- Key Terms
- Exhibits
- “Think About It”
- Activities
- “Review Your Learning”
- Field Project
- Accompanied by supplemental materials, including PowerPoint’s and Answers to Activities
NRAEF ManageFirst Program — Core and Foundation (Elective) topics:
NRAEF ManageFirst Core Credential Topics - students must pass all four courses:
- Hospitality and Restaurant Management
- Controlling Foodservice Costs
- Human Resources Management and Supervision
- ServSafe Food Safety
NRAEF ManageFirst Core Foundation (Elective) Topics — students must pass one course:
- Managerial Accounting
- Inventory and Purchasing
- Customer Service
- Food Production
- Menu Marketing and Management
- Restaurant Marketing
- Nutrition (Culinary)
- ServSafe Responsible Alcohol Service
Instructor Supplements available for each Competency Guide:
- Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentations with Instructor's Notes
- Answer Keys for self-guided tests and Additional Activities.
- Instructor Correlation Guides that assist in the transition to the NRAEF ManageFirst Program.
- Syllabus builder template
- Classroom activities
- Quizzes and reviews questions (with answers)
- Test Bank of Exam style questions
- Detailed course outlines include:
- suggested time block
- activity and objective
- slides used
- guide pages covered
- lecture notes.
Instructor’s resources are available for registered ManageFirst™ instructors. To register or access instructor materials please visit: Download Instructor’s Resources
Note: If you will be instructing the ServSafe® Food Safety or ServSafe Alcohol® courses, there are separate instructor registration procedures for these programs.
Chapter 1 The Importance of Customer Service to Your Business
- What the Customer Buys
- What is Customer Service?
- Impact of Customer Service
- Making a Positive Impression
- Completing the Cycle
Chapter 2 Basic Concepts for Higher Quality Customer Service
- Who Is the Customer?
- High-Quality Customer Service
- Systems Management Approach
- The Service-Profit Chain
Chapter 3 Identifying Customer Expectations
- Identifying Internal Customer Expectations
- Determining External Customer Expectations
- Obtaining Feedback from Internal and External Customers
Chapter 4 Ensuring Consistent Customer Service Value
- Proper and Effective Communication with the Customer
- Guest Satisfaction Through Suggestive Selling
- Managing the Pace and Flow of Service
- Service Recovery
Chapter 5 Ensuring Profit
- Proper Procedures for Accepting Payment
- Security Issues Dealing with Credit or Debit Card Payments
- Point-of-Sales Issues Affecting Profit
- To-Go, Delivery, and Drive-Through Orders
Field Project
Index
Customer Service (Hospitality)
Hospitality Accounting (Hospitality)
Front Office Operations (Travel & Tourism)
- ManageFirst Answer Sheet
NRA National Restaurant Association
© 2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper | Estimated Availability: 12/15/2008
ISBN-10: 0135064589 | ISBN-13: 9780135064580 - ManageFirst Online Testing Voucher, NRAEF ManageFirst: Customer Service
NRA National Restaurant Association
© 2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper | Estimated Availability: 11/15/2008
ISBN-10: 0135065348 | ISBN-13: 9780135065341 - Test Prep ManageFirst Customer Service
Educational Foundation Natl Restaurant Assocation
© 2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 48 pages | Instock
ISBN-10: 0138126895 | ISBN-13: 9780138126896
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NRA National Restaurant Association | ©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 112 pages - Test Prep ManageFirst Customer Service, 1/E
Educational Foundation Natl Restaurant Assocation | ©2009 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 48 pages
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NRA National Restaurant Association | ©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 112 pages - Managing for Quality in the Hospitality Industry, 1/E
King & Cichy | ©2006 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 368 pages
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This package contains: - NRAEF ManageFirst: Customer Service w/ On-line Testing Access Code Card, 1/E
NRA National Restaurant Association | ©2007 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 112 pages - Service at Its Best: Waiter-Waitress Training, 1/E
Sanders, Paz & Wilkinson | ©2002 | Prentice Hall | Paper; 199 pages

