Mrs Yukari Iguchi

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Job title: Senior Lecturer in Hospitality Management

Email: y.iguchi@derby.ac.uk
Phone No: 01332 594574
Room: Devonshire Campus LS/202

Faculty: Buxton

School: School of Culture and Lifestyle

Subject Area: Hospitality and Culinary Arts

My duties include planning and delivering various modules in BA Hospitality Management, FdA Hotel Management and FdA Culinary Arts on campus and via e-learning.  

Teaching responsibilities

I teach a number of modules within Hospitality Management and Culinary Arts programmes such as:

  • Research and Academic Skills,
  • Professional Development 1: Hospitality Management,
  • Contemporary Hotel Industry,
  • Employability Skills for Hotel Management,
  • History of Food,
  • Event Catering Management,
  • Hotel Operations Management,
  • Developing the Hotel Manager,
  • Managing Cultural Diversity,
  • Delivering Added Value,
  • Independent Study

Professional interests

I have worked in various sectors within the hospitality industry, including hotels, restaurants, bars and theme parks in Japan, Switzerland and the UK. Although I have changed my career path to teaching, I still have a passion for hospitality and update my knowledge through research and being a customer!

Research interests

Due to my international background, I have a keen interest in cultural diversity within the University as well as in the hospitality industry. I have been researching the international students' experience at UK universities and using this research to provide good support structure for them. I am also about to embark on PhD research on managing cultural diversity within hospitality SMEs (small and medium sized enterprises).

International Experience

I am originally from Japan and studied English in the United States. After 5 years of full time employment in Japan, I lived in Switzerland for four years studying and working in the hospitality industry and educational institute before I came to England.

Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees

  • Member of Institute of Hospitality
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy

Recent Conferences

  • Hospitality Workforce Development through Work Based Learning: Designing Foundation Degree Hotel Management with Employers Engagement (Poster presentation) at HLST Annual Conference, Nov 2008.Academic Experiences of International Final Year Direct Entrants: An initial exploration at CHME Annual Conference, May 2009.

Undergraduate qualifications

  • Higher Diploma in Hotel Management and Tourism, Swiss Hotel Management School
  • BA (Hons) Hospitality Management, University of Derby

Postgraduate qualifications

  • MA Hospitality Management, University of Derby

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