SMGT20010 Event Management

Academic Year 2024/2025

The purpose of this module is to acquire an in depth knowledge about the specialised field of "event management" and to become familiar with management techniques and strategies required for successful planning, promotion, implementation and evaluation of events within a sport context. All course materials including summary lecture notes will be available on Brightspace.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On the completion of this module students should be able:

1. To acquire an understanding of the role and purpose(s) of events in sport.
2. To develop techniques and strategies required to plan successful events.
3. To acquire the knowledge and competencies required to deliver events.
4. To assess the quality and success of events. This will involve determining and conducting event assessment and evaluation measures.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24
Specified Learning Activities

36
Autonomous Student Learning

65
Total

125
Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Workshops, class presentations. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment(Including Essay): Reflective journal n/a Graded No

40
Group Work Assignment: Group Assignment and Presentation n/a Graded No

50
Participation in Learning Activities: In-class worksheets n/a Graded No

10

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Mr Cian Nelson Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Eleni Theodoraki Tutor