On September 21, 2015, Ms. Sophia Martinez approved the topic of researching and addressing the problem of mandating the purchase of an overpriced dining plan provided by Texas A&M University (TAMU) to students living on campus.
To be in accordance with the dining services on campus, there are numerous innovative selections to accommodate the availability of dining options for students living on campus. Some of these options are in five different type of blocks ranging from 90 to 240 meal trades and about 300 to 500 dining dollars per semester. The price of dining options can range from $1,300 to $2,100 per semester not including tax. Furthermore, consumers are limited to four meal trades per day, and limited to certain locations that are willing to accept meal trades. Students living on campus that are classified as Undergraduate level 1, freshman, and Corps of Cadets members …show more content…
Research Chartwells’ current profit
2. Research the university’s possible budget’s lost
3. Survey students with dining plan
4. Research possible compromising ground
5. Prepare a report with all the findings
The rest of the proposal will outline and describe the tasks with an estimated timeline that will be required to complete this project along with the citation of the references.
Proposed Tasks
With the approval of Ms. Martinez to carry on more researches in this field, the following tasks will be completed and recorded for the final report.
Task 1: Research Chartwells’ profits from University Dining program
Since TAMU is under a five year contract with Chartwells Corporation, they are able to adjust and make changes to our dining plans to fit their budget in order to achieve a greater profit gain for them (MacDemott, 2013). Therefore, I will research Chartwells’ contract with the university and how much profits they will gain when students are purchasing dining plans.
Task 2: Research the university’s possible budget
To be in accordance with the dining services on campus, there are numerous innovative selections to accommodate the availability of dining options for students living on campus. Some of these options are in five different type of blocks ranging from 90 to 240 meal trades and about 300 to 500 dining dollars per semester. The price of dining options can range from $1,300 to $2,100 per semester not including tax. Furthermore, consumers are limited to four meal trades per day, and limited to certain locations that are willing to accept meal trades. Students living on campus that are classified as Undergraduate level 1, freshman, and Corps of Cadets members …show more content…
Research Chartwells’ current profit
2. Research the university’s possible budget’s lost
3. Survey students with dining plan
4. Research possible compromising ground
5. Prepare a report with all the findings
The rest of the proposal will outline and describe the tasks with an estimated timeline that will be required to complete this project along with the citation of the references.
Proposed Tasks
With the approval of Ms. Martinez to carry on more researches in this field, the following tasks will be completed and recorded for the final report.
Task 1: Research Chartwells’ profits from University Dining program
Since TAMU is under a five year contract with Chartwells Corporation, they are able to adjust and make changes to our dining plans to fit their budget in order to achieve a greater profit gain for them (MacDemott, 2013). Therefore, I will research Chartwells’ contract with the university and how much profits they will gain when students are purchasing dining plans.
Task 2: Research the university’s possible budget