Undergraduate - UnitMGW2150 - Sports event management

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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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	Not offered in 2014
Coordinator(s)	Dr Vaughan Reimers

Synopsis

This unit comprises part of the Bachelor of Sports Promotion and Event Management. It is designed to provide students with an understanding of, and ability to manage, the diverse array of activities necessary to effectively manage sporting events. This includes the financial components of event management, the ability to plan, implement and present sporting events, and the ability to effectively integrate and satisfy the needs of external stakeholders such as sponsors, media, community, and guests.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

develop and apply objectives and strategies for sporting events
describe and demonstrate the planning process for sporting events
identify cost and revenue streams for sporting events
demonstrate how to manage relationships with host cities, venues, sponsors, the media, the community and guests
explain and demonstrate how to manage unexpected situations.