Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 7.5
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Business Administration and Social Sciences
- Lecture Semester:
- Spring
- Teaching language:
- English
- Duration:
- ½ year
IDR810 Event Organization (Spring 2020)
About the course
The course aims at introducing the students to issues related to the organisation of sports events. Specifically, the following topics will be introduced:
Central concepts, theories and issues on event organisations
Key event stakeholders
Operation management techniques, inkluding project management and supply chain management (SCM)
An excursion to Central Europe is organised in collaboration with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. The trip gives the students valuable insight in specific event case studies. The trip is mandatory for the students and Molde University College covers all cost related to travel and housing. Students must pay own food and peronal costs.
The course is connected to the following study programs
Reduction of Credits
This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:
| Course | Reduction of Credits |
|---|---|
| EVM720 – Event Organization | 7.5 |
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Completing this course the candidate should be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge of different types of events
Understand the roles of different key event stakeholders
Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts, principles, and theories of sport events
Understand the specific management characteristics of sport events
Understand the needs to plan carefully
Skills:
Plan carefully and manage an event as a project
Demonstrate the applicability of SCM techniques and theories to managing sport events
Forms of teaching and learning
The course is organised in three blocks à 2.5 ECTS. (two blocks in Molde and one in Germany)
Instruction consists of classroom teaching, tasks-in-class (e.g. presentations), reading and assignments to be submitted to the teacher, and working in groups in and between seminars.
Practical cases will be included and integrated with the theories.
Coursework requirements - conditions for taking the exam
- Mandatory coursework: Excursions
- Courseworks given: 1
- Courseworks required: 1
- Presence: Required
- Comment: An excursion to Central Europe is organised in collaboration with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany. The trip gives the students valuable insight in specific event case studies. The trip is mandatory for the students and Molde University College covers all cost related to travel and housing. Students must pay own food and peronal costs.
Examination
- Form of assessment: Home assessment
- Proportion: 45%%
- Duration: 5 Days
- Grouping: Individual
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Support material: All printed and written supporting material
- Form of assessment: Written school assessment
- Proportion: 55%%
- Duration: 4 Hours
- Grouping: Individual
- Grading scale: Letter (A - F)
- Support material: Only general dictionary in mother tongue/Norwegian/English in paper version