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Shannon College of Hotel Management

MISS CELINE RYAN

BBS., MA., Sp.Dip.

Contact Details

Lecturer- Shannon College of Hotel Management
Shannon College of Hotel Management,
Shannon, Co. Clare
V14 DP03
T: +35391497236
E: celine.ryan@universityofgalway.ie
https://www.linkedin.com/in/celine-ryan-she-her-85b0a5b1/
 
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Biography

Lecturer in Shannon College of Hotel Management- in areas of Marketing, Entrepreneurship, HRM, Global Business, Management of Organisational Change. Student mentoring, and supervisor of the Shannon College's annual European Mise En Place (EM) Cup team. Associate head of marketing, and QS rankings co-ordinator within Shannon College. Exam appeal committee, academic council member and race equality committee member.
Participate/facilitate in undergrad peer lead learning such as in the HEAR ME communications awareness programme- yr3 HRM class in Shannon with final year Speech and Language Therapy students on main campus, and COIL with FH Wien (Vienna).

Former programme leader for the MSc in Business and Hospitality.

Mentor within the University's mentoring programme, and facilitator for LIFT roundtables (online).

Current interest in business and hospitality trends, consumer behaviour, generational differences in management, carbon literacy, coaching as a management style, sustainable business in hotels, hospitality and beyond. Also interested in innovations in teaching practices and assessment methods for student engagement.

Past experience teaching in UL and private colleges in the areas of business and management.

Also previous involvement co-ordinating Student Enterprise Awards (SEA) activity in Co. Laois.

Interests include economics, sociology and higher level education and student development.

Research Interests

Higher level education- including inclusion and assessment practices, leadership development for future hoteliers, entrepreneurship, recruitment and retention in the hospitality industry, buyer behaviour in catering and hospitality industry, changes in consumer behaviour in relation to travel and tourism, public policy impacting employment, hospitality and business in Ireland.

Conference Contributions

  Year Publication
(2007) PSAI SEMINAR TCD,
Ryan, C. (2007) Contributing on behalf of CEUROS (UL), student in the MA in European Integration. [Invited Paper], PSAI SEMINAR TCD, Trinity College Dublin , 27-APR-07 - 28-APR-07. [Details]

Thesis

  Year Publication
(2007) The accession of Poland to the EU, and the economic and social impact of this on Ireland.
Ryan, C. (2007) The accession of Poland to the EU, and the economic and social impact of this on Ireland. Thesis [Details]
(2006) Economic impact of accession to the EU on Ireland.
Ryan, C. (2006) Economic impact of accession to the EU on Ireland. Thesis [Details]

Honours and Awards

  Year Title Awarding Body
2024 4th place EM Cup EM Cup
2023 Dean's Award for Inclusive Teaching CBPPL, University of Galway
2023 Winners EM Cup EM Cup
2019 Winners EM Cup EM Cup
2019 Dean's Award for Inclusive Teaching CBPPL, University of Galway

Committees

  Committee Function From / To
Academic Council Committee member 01-SEP-24 / 01-SEP-28
Exam Appeal Committee Committee member 01-JUN-23 / 01-MAY-27
Race Equality Committee Committee member 18-NOV-22 / 01-SEP-28
Staff Student Liaison committee- MSc tutor Year tutor to MSc cohort- committee member at liaison meetings 01-SEP-17 / 30-NOV-20
MSc development committee- Shannon College Research and admin co-ordinator 01-JAN-16 / 31-AUG-18
Staff Student Liaison committee Year tutor to 2011-16 cohort- committee member at liaison meetings 01-SEP-11 / 31-MAR-16

Employment

  Employer Position From / To
Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick Teaching Assistant/ Lecturer /
Shannon College of Hotel Management Lecturer /
Laois Local Enterprise Office SEA co-ordinator /

Education

  Year Institution Qualification Subject
2007 CEUROS, University of Limerick MA in European Integration Economics, history, public and social policies
2006 Kemmy Business School, University of Limerick BBS in Economics and Finance Economics, Finance, Law, Entrepreneurship
2014 CTL, University of Limerick Specialist Diploma in Teaching, Learning and Scholarship Teaching, assessment and engagement in higher education
2023 Nottingham Trent University Carbon Literate Carbon Literacy Project

Languages

  Language
English
Gaeilge
French

Community Engagement

  Title Type From / To
Other Limerick Gospel Choir /
Other QS ImpACT skills challenge Judge 01-SEP-24 /
Consultancy (Pro-bono) Small Business Consulting- part of MSc - supervisor 01-JUL-18 /

Other Activities

  Description

LIFT Ireland roundtable facilitator within the University of Galway- online sessions

Teaching Interests

Business and Management modules. Focus on facilitating student led learning where possible.

Key topics and areas:
consumer decision making in hospitality and business
human resource management for hotels and hospitality industry
entrepreneurial behaviour, including in the catering and hospitality industry
ethical and sustainable brands in hospitality
organisational behaviour and understanding of autonomy
leadership development for future hoteliers
treatment of staff in hospitality
inclusive practices such as communication awareness programmes for staff in hospitality
coaching as a management style
developing sustainable soft skill practices for hospitality careers
change management frameworks which can be applied in hospitality and hotels
wellness and mindfulness
positive psychology
carbon literacy training
UN SDGs within company brands
case study based teaching
inclusive assessment practices

Modules Taught

  Term/Year Module Title Module Code Subject / Desc
1 Marketing Principles SC3201 Yr3 core module. The objective of the course is to provide students with an introduction to marketing theory; this is augmented by the use of national and international case vignettes.
1 Management of Organisational Change SC4115 Year 4 elective module, focusing on drivers of change in business and implications for change leaders.
1 Marketing Management SC4103 Yr4 core module. The objective of this course is to address the shifts in Marketing and focuses on the practices of present marketers.
2 HRM SC3213 YR3 core module. This module is aimed at exposing students to the process of human resource management, and the elements of strategy involved in effectively managing staff in business. It is aimed to give students the essential tools and knowledge before continuing to IHRM in yr4.
2 FYP- supervisor FYP Final year research thesis- supervisor
1 Global Business and International HRM SC6101 MSc intro module- sem 1
3 International Entrepreneurship in Hospitality SC6109 Summer school elective in MSc
3 Change Management SC6110 Summer school elective in MSc
3 Small Business Consulting- part of MSc SC6113 Summer school elective in MSc- capstone 15 ects
2 Entrepreneurship SC4106 Yr4 core module. The objective of this course is to gain an insight into entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial management from a strategic perspective.