Foundations of Event Management

Course aim

The course will serve as a foundation for event studies. This course aims to provide an understanding of the event industry, and to identify the theoretical underpinnings of event management.

Course content

This course is an introduction to the event industry. It specifically explores the key stakeholders, event experience and visitor behaviour, impacts of events, and event strategic plan including event design, financial and human resources management, event operations, legal and risk management and evaluation.

Textbook(s)

Allen, J, O'Toole, W, Harris, R & McDonnell, I 2011, Festival and special event management, 5th edn, John Wiley and Sons, Milton, QLD

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Preparatory	1 x 1 week
Lecture	2 hours x 10 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External	3 hours x 10 weeks
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Workshop	30 hours x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Offshore	3 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Discussion paper, Reflective report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.