Assignment # 1 The Impact of COVID-19 and the Future of Facilities Management

DUE DATE: February 24th, 9:00 a.m. Value: 15%

Facilities management, a pillar of many industries, has been significantly impacted by COVID-19. For this paper, you will be choosing one business from the below list and writing about how COVID-19 has impacted facilities management in that business. For example, if you chose hotels, you should think about how COVID-19 has affected the cost of facilities management, the issues of facilities management, the design of facilities, the role facilities managers play, the type of maintenance required, and the overall management of facilities in a hotel. Use chapter 1 and 2 to guide your thoughts. As well, what are the facility management future trends in your chosen business? A minimum of two trends are required.

Choose a business from the below list:

Hotels/Resorts

Casinos

Convention Centers

Retirement Homes/ Senior Living Homes

Universities

Office buildings

FORMAT:

Title page

Introduction: Explain what you are writing about and why it is important. Body:

Section 1: How has COVID-19 affected the facilities department in your chosen business? Go through Chapter 1 and 2, and explain how COVID-19 has affected the cost of facilities management, the issues of facilities management, the design of facilities, the role facilities managers play, the type of maintenance required, and the overall management of facilities in your chosen industry. Do not go off topic. This paper is about facilities management.

Section 2: What are the future trends of facilities management for your chosen business? A minimum of two trends are required.

Conclusion References

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

A minimum of 1,000 words and a maximum of 1,200 words (NOT including references and title page). DO NOT write in first person point of view.

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February 24, 2022, by 9:00am.

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