Red X iconGreen tick iconYellow tick icon

    Overview

    Principles of meetings, event and festival management. Topics include the significance of conventions and events, conventions and meetings design, management planning processes, methods and evaluation of conventions and events, infrastructural requirements, impacts, volunteers, sponsorship, programming, event planning and development.

    Events, festivals and conventions are increasingly important phenomena in the contemporary era. Not only do they generate significant economic benefits for economies, they also have social, cultural, political and environmental ramifications.

    This event management paper aims to develop students’ professional knowledge, skills and values necessary for a career in event management. Students will learn how to plan, design, project manage, implement and critically analyse event experiences for a range of settings and develop work-ready skills relevant for event industries. On successful completion, students will be able to gain relevant expertise in various aspects of event management including teamwork, leadership, sponsor management, event marketing, event evaluation and project management. The paper contains  a mix of theory and experiential learning as students will be required to work in groups to design, market, project manage and implement an event of their own choice.

    About this paper

    Paper title Event and Conventions Management
    Subject Tourism
    EFTS 0.15
    Points 18 points
    Teaching period Semester 2 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $937.50
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    TOUR 103 or 54 200-level points
    Restriction
    TOUR 426, TOUX 304
    Schedule C
    Commerce
    Eligibility
    Suitable for undergraduates from a range of disciplines who are interested in event management.
    Contact
    tourism@otago.ac.nz
    Teaching staff

    Dr Stu Hayes

    Teaching Arrangements
    One 2-hour lecture per week and one tutorial fortnightly.
    Textbooks

    While there is no single, essential textbook for TOUR304, there are a number of texts that are likely to be very useful. Students will be advised of relevant texts throughout the course.

    Course outline

    The course outline will be available on Blackboard at the start of the paper.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
    Learning Outcomes

    Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to:

    • Understand different types of events
    • Recognise the social, economic and environmental impacts of the event industry
    • Have the knowledge and skills to design, market, project manage and execute an event
    • Evaluate teamwork and leadership in the context of event management

    Timetable

    Semester 2

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    None

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 09:00-10:50 29-35, 37-42

    Tutorial

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Wednesday 10:00-10:50 30, 32, 35, 39, 41
    Back to top