MMS774 - Facility and Event Management
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Scott Field |
| Prerequisite: | M709 students: Nil All other students: MMS714 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1.5 hour class, 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 1.5 hour class, 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week (recordings provided) |
Content
This unit examines the operational management techniques applicable to the management of major sport facilities and events. The unit enables students to apply fundamental knowledge drawn from marketing, human resource management, financial management and general management as it applies to facility and event management. The unit places equal emphasis on the management of events and facilities.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Describe the scope of facility and event management and identify essential skills, including design, programming, staffing, and marketing necessary for facility and event management | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Contextualise, identify, analyse sport facility and event operations, planning, and management and logical and systematic solutions for a sport facility and event organisation | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Interpret, justify and communicate key operational, planning and management recommendations and outcomes for a sport facility and event within a group environment | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Field Visit Report (or online equivalent) | 1000 words | 20% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Report (Business) | 2500 words | 30% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3: (Group of 4) Report (Business) | 6000 words | 50% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MMS774 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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