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Unit of Study HOTL2008 - Production Management for Conventions and Events (2022)

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Unit description

Enables students to apply event project planning and management techniques to conventions and events. In particular, students will be introduced to various aspects of the event management processes including: undertaking feasibility studies, programming, logistics scheduling and resource allocation, work breakdown structures and Gantt charting, cost estimation techniques, and budgeting.

Unit content

Topic 1 - Production Design Process

Topic 2 - Management Software

Topic 3 - Venue and Room Layout

Topic 4 - Services – Food & Beverage, Transport

Topic 5 - Exhibition Management

Topic 6 - Procurement of Resources, Venue & Sub-Contractors

Topic 7 - Schedules

Topic 8 - Staffing

Topic 9 - Budgeting

Topic 10 - Registration

Topic 11 - Marketing to Attendees

Topic 12 - Post Event Reporting

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Brisbane - The Hotel School
Session2
Session2
Hayman Island - Hotel School
Session2
Session2
Melbourne - The Hotel School
Session2
Session2
Sydney - The Hotel School
Session2
Session2

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

Apply production planning processes in the development of an Event Design Brief

Justify the different functions of production management when applied to the design of an event

Demonstrate critical decision making in the selection of resources for the production of an event

Develop an event production plan

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