Overview
Based around creating and running an event. Connects theory to practice in designing, planning, and evaluating events, with an emphasis on the benefits for attendees, communities and places.
About this paper
| Paper title | Event Management: Theory and Practice |
|---|---|
| Subject | Tourism |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,053.30 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 54 200-level points
- Restriction
- TOUR 304, TOUR 426, TOUR 428
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
N/A
- Teaching staff
N/A
- Textbooks
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- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
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Overview
Based around creating and running an event. Connects theory to practice in designing, planning, and evaluating events, with an emphasis on the benefits for attendees, communities and places.
Plan it. Run it. Reflect on it. This dynamic paper puts you at the centre of event design and management, combining real-world experience with the insights you need to design and manage events that truly matter.
About this paper
| Paper title | Event Management: Theory and Practice |
|---|---|
| Subject | Tourism |
| EFTS | 0.1500 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 54 200-level points
- Restriction
- TOUR 304, TOUR 426, TOUR 428
- Schedule C
- Commerce
- Contact
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
N/A
- Course outline
The course outline will be available in the first class and available on Aoroa at the start of the paper.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to:
- Comprehend event management theory.
- Apply event management theory to design, execute and evaluate a comprehensive event plan, including objectives, timelines, budgets and resource allocation, tailored to meet client needs and event goals.
- Apply risk management theory and best practice to identify and mitigate hazards and associated risks relevant to the management of an actual event.
- Demonstrate communication and negotiation skills to manage relationships with stakeholders, including clients, vendors, sponsors and team members, ensuring successful event outcomes.
- Apply principles of sustainability to design events that minimise negative impacts.
- Explain personal values and justify behaviour in relation to the professional practice of event management.