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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Intermediate
Former School/College
Unit aim
Provides the theoretical and technical skills to apply the principles and concepts of special events planning. Examines the nature and characteristics of events, their positive and negative impacts on the economic, environmental, socio-cultural and political environments and associated implications pertaining to the sustainable planning and management of events in the global and local marketplace.
Unit content
Topic 1: Event definitions and categories
Topic 2: Impacts: economic and political
Topic 3: Impacts: socio-cultural and environmental
Topic 4: Organisational structures, administration and governance
Topic 5: Financial management and cash flow management
Topic 6: Programming concepts and core values
Topic 7: Site and venue selection
Topic 8: Selection and contracting content presenters and performers
Topic 9: Sponsorship and evaluation
Topic 10: Grant proposals and acquittal processes
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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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| 1 | comprehend and evaluate the role of festivals and special events in contemporary society | |||||||
| 2 | identify and discuss the various planning processes of the events industry and explore specific implications for event management | |||||||
| 3 | identify and analyse the economic, environmental, socio-cultural and political impacts associated with events and discuss the management of associated issues. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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comprehend and evaluate the role of festivals and special events in contemporary society
- GA4:
- GA7:
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identify and discuss the various planning processes of the events industry and explore specific implications for event management
- GA1:
- GA4:
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identify and analyse the economic, environmental, socio-cultural and political impacts associated with events and discuss the management of associated issues.
- GA4:
- GA7:
Prescribed texts
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed texts.
- Holmes, K, Hughes, M, Mair, J & Carlsen, J, 2015, Events and Sustainability, 1st edn, Routledge, Abingdon. ISBN: UK978-0-415-74450-8.