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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
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
Topic1 Production planning processes
Topic 2 The Design Brief
Topic 3 Programming design feasibility
Topic 4 Site and facilities assessment
Topic 5 Hazard evaluation
Topic 6 Resource assessment and procurement
Topic 7 Staff, contractors and volunteers
Topic 8 Budgeting
Topic 9 Logistics scheduling
Topic 10 Production Plans
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 | 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:
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Apply production planning processes in the development of an Event Design Brief
- GA4:
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Justify the different functions of production management when applied to the design of an event
- GA4:
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Demonstrate critical decision making in the selection of resources for the production of an event
- GA1:
- GA2:
- GA4:
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Develop an event production plan
- GA1:
- GA2:
Prescribed texts
- Required textbook: Van Der Wagen, L & White, L, 2010, Events Management for Tourism, Cultural, Business and Sporting Events, 4th edn, Pearson, Frenches Forest NSW. ISBN: 978144253889.