COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Event Management
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PRA 417
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Group Work
Problem Solving
Critical feedback
Jury
Application: Experiment / Laboratory / Workshop
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The aim of this course is to create a background for gaining basic knowledge on event planning, event management and event reporting.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Event design and concept development.
  • To gain event planning ability and evaluate.
  • To be ready for an event management experience.
  • To improve reporting skills.
Course Description In this course, students are expected to undertake organizing events from conception, designing, planning, budgeting and marketing to the final execution. Event management principles which are acquired throughout the course will be put into practice with real events.
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction
2 Definition of experience Fundamentals of Experiential Marketing – 5 Rules Schmitt, B. and Zarantonello, L. (2013), "Consumer Experience and Experiential Marketing: A Critical Review", Malhotra, N.K. (Ed.) Review of Marketing Research (Review of Marketing Research, Vol. 10), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Bingley, pp. 25-61.
3 Designing Experience through event management: Before-During-After Approach Lee. Creating Special Events, Sagamore Publishing, L.L.C., 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/izmir/detail.action?docID=6313360. Van der Wagen, Lynn. Event Management for Tourism,Cultural, Business and Sporting Events. Pearson Education AU, 2005, 2nd Edition. ISBN 1 86250 535 7
4 Brief for event/ Preparing Project Paper Guest / Lee. Creating Special Events, Sagamore Publishing, L.L.C., 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/izmir/detail.action?docID=6313360. Van der Wagen, Lynn. Event Management for Tourism,Cultural, Business and Sporting Events. Pearson Education AU, 2005, 2nd Edition. ISBN 1 86250 535 7
5 Preparing Project Paper (Brief, Objective, Target Audience, Stakeholders, Message) Lee. Creating Special Events, Sagamore Publishing, L.L.C., 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/izmir/detail.action?docID=6313360. Van der Wagen, Lynn. Event Management for Tourism,Cultural, Business and Sporting Events. Pearson Education AU, 2005, 2nd Edition. ISBN 1 86250 535 7
6 Preparing Project Paper (Concept creation) Lee. Creating Special Events, Sagamore Publishing, L.L.C., 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/izmir/detail.action?docID=6313360. Van der Wagen, Lynn. Event Management for Tourism,Cultural, Business and Sporting Events. Pearson Education AU, 2005, 2nd Edition. ISBN 1 86250 535 7
7 Preparing Project Paper (Financials & HR management) In class / Lee. Creating Special Events, Sagamore Publishing, L.L.C., 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/izmir/detail.action?docID=6313360. Van der Wagen, Lynn. Event Management for Tourism,Cultural, Business and Sporting Events. Pearson Education AU, 2005, 2nd Edition. ISBN 1 86250 535 7
8 Midterm
9 Project Paper (Research, objective Target Audience, message, type of event, timing, budget) In class / Lee. Creating Special Events, Sagamore Publishing, L.L.C., 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/izmir/detail.action?docID=6313360. Van der Wagen, Lynn. Event Management for Tourism,Cultural, Business and Sporting Events. Pearson Education AU, 2005, 2nd Edition. ISBN 1 86250 535 7
10 Debrief – Group presentations In class
11 Project paper (Venue, supplier etc.) In class
12 Event In class
13 Event In class
14 Presentations & Event Reporting In class
15 Semester Review
16 Semester Review
Course Notes/Textbooks

Van der Wagen, Lynn. Event Management for Tourism,Cultural, Business and Sporting Events. Pearson Education AU, 2005, 2nd Edition. ISBN 1 86250 535 7

Suggested Readings/Materials

Lee. Creating Special Events, Sagamore Publishing, L.L.C., 2019. ProQuest Ebook Central, http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/izmir/detail.action?docID=6313360.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
15
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
15
Presentation / Jury
2
20
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
20
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
4
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
2
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
10
2
20
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
14
Presentation / Jury
2
9
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
20
Final Exams
    Total
150

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest