Understanding how to think on your feet in the pressure cooker of a live event environment requires building knowledge and skills to react to different challenges. This unit, collaboratively developed alongside a major event producer, equips you with skills for a range of scenarios based on events you would encounter as a professional in event management.
In this unit, you will be guided through the development of an event operational plan based on an industry-developed brief. You will learn how to set clear event objectives, react to last minute changes, deal with hostile clients and design a feedback survey that will allow you to report back to your clients on the performance of the event.
You'll develop a detailed understanding of the processes, technology and logistics involved in creating, building and staging a live event.
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
A selection of readings and resources will be available on VU Collaborate site.
This unit is not compulsory for any specific course. Depending on the course you study, this unit may be taken as an elective.