Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Lecture
Seminar
Workshop

Module Offerings

5501SSLNLC-SEP-PAR

Aims

To provide students with the necessary skills to recognise the importance of event management within today’s service industry. Students will examine the scale and scope of the events sector and identify the principles and techniques used in planning events within the context of the service industry.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically assess and evaluate relevant aspects of the UK events industry including the importance of ethical and sustainable practices
2.
Apply concepts and approaches related to event staging and evaluation in the context of a live event

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Introduction and definition of events, categories & characteristics; event planning, principles and techniques; current initiatives, feasibility studies, decision making process; external and internal environment, event aims and objectives; critical path analysis and Gantt charts as planning tools; leadership, resources management, time management, venue and site selection; staffing structures, team building, roles and responsibilities; marketing, sponsorship, target markets; risk assessment, health, safety and security at events; evaluation and review processes, consideration of ethics.
Additional Information:It is important that the students identify opportunities within their workplace and discuss their potential involvement in the planning, organisation, operation and evaluation of an event within the workplace at an early opportunity to ensure maximising their involvement and subsequent learning.

Assessments

Artefacts
Report