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MMS774 - Facility and Event Management

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2021 unit information

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Last updated: 4 June 2021

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

GLO5: Problem solving

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

GLO2: Communication

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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