Undergraduate - UnitMGP2200 - Festivals and events

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Peninsula Second semester 2013 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Judith Mair

Synopsis

This unit considers festivals and events as important and growing sectors of the tourism industry. Major topics include the nature, scale and scope of festivals and events, their economic impact and the importance of research and planning for their successful operation. Consideration is given to their social and environmental impacts and strategies for minimising any negative effects

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

analyse the conceptualisation of an event
identify the different meanings and impacts of events
distinguish the role of stakeholders in event planning and management
analyse operational issues in the planning of an event.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Judith Mair

Contact hours

One 6.5 hour problem based workshop per week

Prerequisites

NIL

Co-requisites

NIL

Prohibitions

MGW2200, MGW3100