- Room 334, Cookworthy Building, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA
- +44 1752 585684
- richard.parkman@plymouth.ac.uk
Profiles
Mr Richard Parkman
Regional Development Manager (HKU Space)
Plymouth Global (Academic Partnerships)
Role
Lecturer in leadership
Tourism, Hospitality and Cruise Management Programmes
Qualifications
PhD (examination 2018)
BSc. Hospitality Management
MSc. Tourism and Hospitality Management
PG. CERT Post Compulsory Education Teaching
PG. CERT Research Methods HCIMA Professional Certificate,
BTEC HND Hotel, Catering and Institutional Management
Professional membership
Fellow Institute of Hospitality (FiH)
Teaching interests
My teaching interests are as follows
Leadership and talent development
Cruise Operations Management
Passenger services and Cruise operations
Food and beverage operations
Leadership in the service organisations
Organisational behaviours in the hospitality and cruise sectors
Organisational behaviours in the hospitality and cruise sectors
Service management
Staff serving as external examiners
Currently External Examiner for
University of Derby (Buxton campus)
University of Derby (Botswana College of Finance and Mediterranean College Greece)
London Metropolitan University
Research interests
I am currently a registered PhD candidate, the title of my research is : -
"The panopticism of the modern day cruise ship - Common elements and influences onboard employee behaviours"
Other research areas of interest are : -
Organisational behaviours for the cruise sector
Leadership
Continuity and risk planning
Additional information
I am the approved program provider (APP) to deliver Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) approved qualifications up to level 2 (NQF) which are Internationally recognised qualifications.