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Unit of Study TOUR2014 - Governance, Policy and Risk Management for Festivals and Events (2019)

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Unit description

Provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the complex array of considerations that contemporary events and festivals are required to manage. Students will gain an understanding of legislative frameworks within which events and festivals operate; government policy as it relates to events and festivals and the ability to identify and manage the range of risks that apply.

 

Unit content

Topic 1: Role of government and other stakeholders

Topic 2: Public policies and legislative frameworks

Topic 3: Understanding the risk context

Topic 4: Risk management process

Topic 5: Identifying and evaluating risks

Topic 6: Risk management standards and methodologies

 

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Not currently available in 2019

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

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:

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GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Demonstrate an understanding of the role of government and public policies in festivals and events
2 Apply risk management principles to festivals and events
3 Critically evaluate professional practice standards

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

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of government and public policies in festivals and events
    • GA4:
  2. Apply risk management principles to festivals and events
    • GA2:
    • GA3:
  3. Critically evaluate professional practice standards
    • GA3: