The module will also focus on the creation of sustainable events and on designing the legacies to maximise the contribution made by the event.
Topics covered
- Bidding for sporting events
- Event creation, design and development
- Event planning: processes, risk management and readiness
- Event planning methodology
- Event organisation, human resources and volunteering
- Sustainable event management
- Event impact and legacy
- Event evaluation and evolution
Learning outcomes
By the end of this module you will be able to:
- apply models and concepts to evaluate the challenges and opportunities in hosting and managing major sporting events.
- evaluate case studies of major sporting events to identify best practice.
- design and develop effective processes for the different stages of event management.
- apply learning on major sporting events to their own and other contexts.
Assessment
- One limited-text presentation and accompanying 2,500-word report (100 per cent)