EG128-4-FY-CO:
Weddings and Festivals
2024/25
Edge Hotel School
Colchester Campus
Full Year
Undergraduate: Level 4
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 27 June 2025
15
22 March 2024
Requisites for this module
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BA N888 Events Management,
BA NA88 Events Management (Including Year Abroad),
FDA N889 Events Management
This module will introduce you to weddings, commemorative, and cultural festivals. It will facilitate understanding in the processes of wedding venue operations for recognising opportunities and challenges. The module also provides insights into the definitions and theories of cultural festivals and their evolution exploring current societal trends affecting these types of festivals and events through a range of ethnic, religious, sociological, and cultural viewpoints.
The aims of this module are to enable students to:
- Evaluate the effectiveness of wedding venue operations (in a specific context, e.g., WHH):
- Understand the planning processes of weddings.
- Appreciate the various aspects in wedding operations.
- Recognise the procurement of services in weddings.
- Recommend areas for improvement in wedding venue operations (in a specific context, e.g., WHH):
- Recognise opportunities and challenges in wedding planning.
- Critique wedding venue operations for improvements.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the origins, definitions, and theories of festivals:
- Define celebratory, ceremonial, commemorative, and/or cultural events.
- Understand the historical evolvement of cultural and ceremonial events and festivals in a range of cultures.
- Identify current societal trends affecting cultural festivals:
- Understand the effects of festivals on the local area.
- Recognise changing trends in society affecting festivals.
- Investigate the social legacy of festivals and events.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Evaluate the effectiveness of wedding venue operations (in a specific context, e.g., WHH).
- Recommend areas for improvement in wedding venue operations (in a specific context, e.g., WHH).
- Demonstrate an understanding of the origins, definitions, and theories of festivals.
- Identify current societal trends affecting festivals.
No additional information available.
The module will be delivered via:
- Lectures
- Seminars
- Workshops
Students will be expected to access and prepare for such sessions using the EHS online virtual learning environment and resources. Where relevant, both operational and management information derived from the Wivenhoe House will be used in academic sessions, as will observations from your work experience. Other hotel, events and other hospitality organisations will be used to contextualize theory and illustrate best practice across industries to supplement learning.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Individual Report 1 |
17/01/2025 |
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| Coursework |
Individual Report 2 |
30/05/2025 |
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Nicola Cade, email: nicola.cade@essex.ac.uk.
Nicola Cade
Edge Hotel School, ehs@essex.ac.uk
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Of 10 hours, 10 (100%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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