Events and Entertainment Operations

3000 words

 

 

 

 

Coursework Assignment Brief Assessment Task: All learning outcomes will be covered.

You are an Events Entertainment Operations Manager for New Way Events. You have been hired by a client to choose a location and advise on the operational requirements for a celebration event (minimum 500 attendees). New Way Events are aiming to raise money for a charity of your choice (this must be made clear in your assignment).

 

You are allowed to select one of the following event or entertainment areas:

 

·                     A charity event

• A film event
• A music event
• A wedding
• A corporate event
• A private party
• An Art event

 

You will then write your assignment in three parts, with a word limit of 3,000 words:

 

1. Discuss the Critical Success Factors (CSF’s) for your chosen event and how they influenced your choice of location.

 

1. Type of Event
2. Target audience
3. Accessibility

 

(This covers LO 2)

 

Reflect on the processes that you followed to draw up the Event Operations Plan. Critically reflect on your own journey by thinking about the following points:

 

1. The changes you have made to your planning processes as an event Operations Manager as a result of your learning
2. How have you used operations management theory to help you design and deliver your client’s event
3. The challenges you have encountered and the progress have you made in overcoming them
4. Any interaction you may have had with a professional in the industry

 

 

(This covers LO 3)

Sections A, B and C will be marked as one whole piece.

 

When choosing your location, you can have a look at the following websites:

 

1. Squaremeal:

   Also please use our EVENTUM resources handbook

    

   Suggested Events-related Sources:

    

   The following websites are related to the events and will contain further information which you may find helpful:

    

    Events’ Newsletters:

    

   Event Industry Newsletter 1

    

   Berkelee University Newsletter 

    

   Population and Sustainability Events and Newsletter Conference & Incentive Travel   k

    

   Event Solutions        .uk EventBrite  s

    

   Events- Campus London  k) Eventia ( k) Business Visits and Events Partnership (BVEP)(

   m) Association of Event Venues .com)

   European Festival Association (EFA) (        .uk)