Module Title:Event Planning and Sustainability
Language of Instruction:English
Credits: 10
NFQ Level:6
Module Delivered In No Programmes
Teaching & Learning Strategies: Lectures, case studies, field trips, practical work, group based activities and problem based learning and guest speakers.
Module Aim: The aim of this module is to develop students knowledge, skills and competence in event planning and the sustainability of environmental,societal, economic and cultural impacts of events.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1 Conceptualize and design an event.
LO2 Develop an Event Management Plan that details the operations and management of all aspects of an event.
LO3 Manage a live event that follows the planning, guidelines and policies set out in the Event Management Plan.
LO4 Identify sustainable practices across environmental, societal, economic, cultural and other event impact areas.
LO5 Create a Post Event Report on the operational , environmental, economic, societal and other impact areas.
Pre-requisite learning
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Co-requisite Modules
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Requirements
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Module Content & Assessment

Indicative Content
Conceptualize and design an event.
Event Concept, purpose, objectives, scope, theme and format. Research current event trends and practices. Event feasibility. Event Design. Venues, sites. Event Staging. Service providers. Logistics. Performance Management. People Management.
Develop an Event Management Plan.
Event Team, Role and Responsibilities. Event venue design & logistics. Event activities; events/presenters/entertainers. Event Data Recording; registration/sign-in, visitor numbers, finance, incident reporting.
Manage a live event.
Concept to operational events. Managing events including operations, health and safety, security, catering,communications and media. Manage the event team. Project Management. Event Software and IT.
Event sustainability
Sustainable work practices across environmental, societal,community impact, economic impact,cultural and other impact areas. Comply with environmental regulations. Opportunities to improve resource efficiency.
Evaluate the sustainability of events and report on data collected
Post event reporting. Data analysis. Stakeholder communication. Post event survey.
Assessment 1 (formative) MANAGEMENT & SUSTAINABILITY STUDY OF EVENT
Join an existing event team to gain learning opportunities around event planning, management and sustainable work practices. Students will investigate an existing event October/November e.g. WexSci, Wexford Opera Festival, Wexford Speigeltent to develop experience in event management and to analyse sustainable work practices across environmental, societal, community, economic, cultural and other impact areas. Students will conduct surveys and should engage with the event itself through volunteering or participating in on site event talks.
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment100.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Project PROJECT 2: EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN Weighting: 30% Given a brief for an upcoming event, create an event management plan 3,4,5 30.00 Sem 1 End
Project PROJECT 3: LIVE EVENT MANAGEMENT Manage an Event and perform a post event analysis. Event will be on campus as part of an event in February, e.g. RAG week, Health Awareness Week, Sport Week 1,2,3,4,5 30.00 Week 24
Project PROJECT 4: EVENT MANAGEMENT Group Project – Team of Two, individually marked. Cross module assessment with Event Organisational Control module, student takes role of Event Manager in conceptualising event, writing event proposals, sustainable event analysis, event management plan, managing event and post event reporting. Student from Event Planning module will be on a team with student from Event Operational Control module take the roles of event manager and event controller respectively. Students will therefore be on two event teams each. Marks here for event manager role only. 1,2,3,4,5 40.00 Sem 2 End
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Assessment Description Outcome addressed % of total Assessment Date
Project PROJECT 2: EVENT MANAGEMENT PLAN Given a brief for an upcoming event, create an event management plan 3,4,5 30.00 Sem 1 End
Project PROJECT 3: LIVE EVENT MANAGEMENT Manage an Event and perform a post event analysis. Event will be on campus as part of an event in February, e.g. RAG week, Health Awareness Week, Sport Week 1,2,3,4,5 30.00 Week 24
Project PROJECT 4: EVENT MANAGEMENT Group Project – Team of Two, individually marked. Cross module assessment with Event Organisational Control module, student takes role of Event Manager in conceptualising event, writing event proposals, sustainable event analysis, event management plan, managing event and post event reporting. Student from Event Planning module will be on a team with student from Event Operational Control module take the roles of event manager and event controller respectively. Students will therefore be on two event teams each. Marks here for event manager role only. 1,2,3,4,5 40.00 Sem 2 End
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination

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Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture 30 Weeks per Stage 3.00
Independent Learning Time 30 Weeks per Stage 4.00
Total Hours 210.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload
Lecture Every Week 1.50
Independent Learning Time Every Week 3.00
Total Hours 4.50