The department of BBA (Travel & Tourism) was established in the year 2011. It offers full time self financed degree program in BBA-T&T affiliated to Goa University. The objective of the program is to prepare the students to take up challenges and responsibilities with specialized knowledge and practical skills that employers look for in the candidate.
Objectives
- To develop broad understanding of management principles and practices applicable to the tourism and travel industries.
- To build competence in students to think analytically and creatively.
- To provide learners with the opportunity to comprehend facts and ideas.
- To prepare the students to take up challenges and responsibilities that employers look for in the prospective job candidate.
Faculty
Name: Ms. Maya Talwadker
Present Designation: Assistant Professor (Course Coordinator)
Address : H.No. 449 Firgulem Aquem Baixo P.O. Navelim
Qualification: MBA, MA (Tourism Management), SET (Management), NET (Tourism Administration Management)
Teaching Experience : 13 Years
Ms. Maya joined Rosary College in the year 2011. She has total of 13 years of teaching experience. Prior to Rosary College, she taught at St. Xavier’s College, Mapusa, for four years. She handles various duties and responsibilities as Course Coordinator, as Class Teacher and Mentor, as member of various committees of the college, for the smooth conduct of the Programme. She teaches papers like Fundamentals of Tourism Industry, Human Resource Management, Organisational Behaviour, Tourism Products of India, Event Management, Global Distribution System, Total Quality Management, and Retail Management. She organizes various activities for the benefit of the students such as seminars, workshops, field trips, study tours, industry visits, etc. She is pursuing Ph.D from Goa University.
Name: Dr.Surabhi Gore
Present Designation: Assistant Professor
Address : 105,2nd Floor,Prudential Panache,Opp. Trimart, Gogol
Qualification: Ph.D (Management Studies), MPhil (Management Studies), MA (Tourism Management), MBA (Marketing), Net (Tourism Administration and Management), BSc (Hospitality Administration and Management)
Teaching Experience : Industry: 4 years, Teaching: 14 Years (Undergraduate Level)
Surabhi Gore joined Rosary College in 2012. She teaches tourism and management subjects to the undergraduate students of the department. Besides teaching, she is also involved in the research and administrative work of the department, student mentoring and career guidance. Her research interests are in the field of strategy, tourism planning, tourism destination management and customer relationship management. Ms Gore has published research papers in Scopus, UGC care and other peer-reviewed multidisciplinary and tourism journals.
Name: Ms. Flina Fernandes
Present Designation: Assistant Professor
Address : H.No.83, Behind Cine Metropole, Margao, Goa
Qualification: Masters in Business Administration (Marketing, Human Resource)
Teaching Experience : 5 Years
Ms. Flina is a proud alumnus of Rosary College. She is highly dedicated and an enthusiastic individual with good skills of multi-tasking. She teaches papers such as Destination Management, Employee Engagement, Strategic Management, Economics of Tourism, Presentation Skills, Case Analysis & Negotiation Skills. She also has corporate experience as a Marketing Executive & HR intern. Her area of interest is Travelling & Reading.
Name: Ms. Pearl Gomes
Present Designation: Assistant Professor
Address : H.No. 858/B, Mandopa Navelim Salcete Goa
Qualification: BSc. (Physics), PGDCA (Computer Applications), MBA
Teaching Experience : 10 Years
Ms. Pearl Gomes has a rich experience of Eleven and a half years in teaching and Five years in the corporate space. she joined Rosary college in January 2011 as an Assistant Professor and worked until July 2022 in the department of Business Administration (BBA), she was the coordinator of the department for seven years and her expertise is in the field for Financial Management, Event Management, Case Analysis, Case Writing, Strategic Management, Interview Facing Skills, Current Affairs, Insurance Management and HR Electives such as Talent Acquisition, Learning & Development, and Performance Management. Her corporate experience has been in the field of General and Life Insurance sectors, at ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company and HDFC Life Insurance Company respectively in Managerial roles. She has rejoined Rosary College in June 2024 in the BBA Travel and Tourism Department.
Name: Mr. Fabian Mark D’Souza
Present Designation: Assistant Professor
Address : Madel, Margao 403601
Qualification: Postgraduate in English; B.Ed with specialization in English & Commerce Methodologies
Teaching Experience : 1 Year
He joined Rosary College in the year 2023. His primary responsibility was teaching Technical Writing Skills to S.Y.BCA students, with a special focus on Business Correspondence. He also actively participated in other curricular activities, such as collaborative compering of events. Before entering the teaching profession, He gained valuable experience working with L.S. Vaz & Company for a considerable period of time.
Name: Ms. Elvira Connieta Sequeira
Present Designation: Assistant Professor
Address : H.No. 375 Sucklem Curtorim Salcete Goa
Qualification: MA(Konkani), B.Ed
Teaching Experience : 4 Year
Ms. Elvira Sequeira completed BA at Rosary College of Commerce and Arts, Navelim, Master’s Degree at Goa University in Konkani and B.Ed at Nirmala Institute of Education. She has one year teaching experience at Carmel Higher secondary school and 4 years at Rosary College of Commerce and Arts. She also publish poems on konkani newspaper Bhangarbhui and some articles on church bulletin.
