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Unit Summary
Unit aim
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
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: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Apply production planning processes in the development of an Event Design Brief |
| 2 | Justify the different functions of production management when applied to the design of an event |
| 3 | Demonstrate critical decision making in the selection of resources for the production of an event |
| 4 | Develop an event production plan |
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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