Unit of Study HOTL2012 Introduction to Conventions and Events (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Educational Partnerships Board
Placement

No

Unit description

Introduces students to the convention, events, meetings and exhibition, festivals and special events industry. Students focus on the motives, stakeholders, resources and processes involved in staging these events and their commercial, social and political dimensions.

Unit content

Introduction to MEEC: meetings, expositions, events and conventions
Strategic planning in meetings, expositions, events and conventions
Venues, facilities, services and catering planning
Financial and marketing planning
Legal, risk and OHS management for MEEC
International aspects of MEEC and sustainable meetings and events

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Brisbane - The Hotel School	Term1,3,5	Term1,3,5
Hayman Island - Hotel School	Term1,3	Term1,3
Melbourne - The Hotel School	Term1,3,5	Term1,3,5
Sydney - The Hotel School	Term1,3,5	Term1,3,5

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of the various types of conventions and events and the key stakeholders;

identify and analyse the complementary and competing interests of the key stakeholders;

demonstrate the capability to develop and propose a convention or event that meets the diverse needs stakeholders;

demonstrate the knowledge and skills to reflect upon the challenges of staging a convention or event and how these challenges are managed.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	40%
Essay	30%
Quiz	30%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	40%
Essay	30%
Quiz	30%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	40%
Essay	30%
Quiz	30%

Teaching method

Tutorial 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Presentation	40%
Essay	30%
Quiz	30%

Prescribed learning resources

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Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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Prescribed Texts

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Prescribed Resources/Equipment

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Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

No prescribed resources/equipment.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

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