Module Details

Module Code: BUSS H1713
Module Title: Event Sustainability
Title: Event Sustainability
Module Level:: 6
Credits:: 5
Module Coordinator: Janette Davies
Module Author:: Edmund Joyce
Domains:  
Module Description: 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 will be able to:
# Learning Outcome Description
LO1 Identify sustainable practices across environmental, societal, economic, cultural and other event impact areas.
LO2 Understand how to incorporate and implement sustainable practices into the planning and operations of an event
LO3 Create a Post Event Report on the operational , environmental, economic, societal and other impact areas.
Dependencies
Module Recommendations

This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Additional Requisite Information
No Co Requisites listed
 
Indicative Content
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.
Module Content & Assessment
Assessment Breakdown%
Continuous Assessment100.00%

Assessments

Full Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 30
Timing Week 7 Learning Outcomes 1
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
PROJECT 1: Analyse the structure of an existing event from a sustainability perspective; identifying the environmental, societal, economic and cultural legacies created by this event.
Weighting: 30%
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 70
Timing Week 13 Learning Outcomes 2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
PROJECT 2: Case Study: taking the event analysed in Project 1, develop a new strategy of how the event could be improved from a sustainability perspective. Develop a plan of how this could be implemented and then measured following the event.
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination

Part Time

Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 30
Timing Sem 1 End Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
PROJECT 1: Analyse the structure of an existing event from a sustainability perspective; identifying the environmental, societal, economic and cultural legacies created by this event. Weighting: 30%
Assessment Type Project % of Total Mark 70
Timing Week 11 Learning Outcomes 1,2,3
Non-marked No
Assessment Description
PROJECT 2: Case Study: taking the event analysed in Project 1, develop a new strategy of how the event could be improved from a sustainability perspective. Develop a plan of how this could be implemented and then measured following the event.
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
Reassessment Requirement
Exam Board
It is at the discretion of the Examination Board as to what the qualifying criteria are.
Reassessment Description
Students must submit the 2 projects set out in the assessment briefs.

SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment

 

Module Workload

Workload: Full Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Lectures on Sustainable Event Planning and Management 12 Weeks per Stage 3.00 36
Independent Learning Time Non Contact Projects 15 Weeks per Stage 5.93 89
Total Weekly Contact Hours 3.00
Workload: Part Time
Workload Type Workload Category Contact Type Workload Description Frequency Average Weekly Learner Workload Hours
Lecture Contact Lectures on Event Planning and Management 12 Weeks per Stage 1.50 18
Independent Learning Time Non Contact Projects 15 Weeks per Stage 2.97 44.5
Total Weekly Contact Hours 1.50
 
Module Resources
Recommended Book Resources
  • Meegan Jones. (2017), Sustainable Event Management, 3rd. Taylor and Francis Ltd., London, [ISBN: 1138217638].
  • Lynn Van der Wagen,Laurence Whitehead. (2018), Events Management, 4th. Pearson, Austrailia, p.490, [ISBN: 9781442534889].
  • Charles Bladen,James Kennell,Emma Abson,Nick Wilde. (2017), Events Management, 2nd. Routledge, [ISBN: 1138907057].
  • Anton Shone,Shone and Parry,Bryn Parry. (2013), Successful Event Management, 4th. Cengage, [ISBN: 1408066637].
  • Glenn Bowdin. (2010), Events Management, Routledge, p.739, [ISBN: 9781856178181].
This module does not have any article/paper resources
Other Resources
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