EG212-5-AU-CO:
Event Operations 2

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The details
2025/26
Edge Hotel School
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 5
Inactive
Thursday 02 October 2025
Friday 12 December 2025
15
25 March 2024

 

Requisites for this module
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Key module for

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Module description

This module continues from the first module, Event Operations 1 by providing you with the opportunity to develop the knowledge of supervising teams as well as aspects of operational management. You will analyse the constituents that make up successful teams. You will develop further the knowledge and application required for the successful planning and organising of your teams for the delivery of products and services to customers in all aspects of event management
operations.

Module aims

The aims of this module are to enable students to:



  • Determine and critically evaluate the resources required within the event operations.

    • Resource management (human, physical, e.g. materials, equipment, financial including purchasing and stock control)

    • Management tools in resource planning.



  • Critically evaluate the skills required to deliver the services and products being produced for the event guests.

    • Skills needs analysis.

    • Guest expectations of service delivery.

    • Event service and product improvements.



  • Critically analyse and evaluate the constituents of a successful team

    • Training and skills analysis.

    • The importance of leadership

    • Working together for common aims and objectives

    • Event Team organisation.



  • Determine criteria by which to evaluate operational performance.

    • Performance measurement and evaluation techniques

    • Benchmarks of operational performance.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:



  1. Determine and critically evaluate the resources required within the event operations.

  2. Critically evaluate the skills required to deliver the services and products being produced for the event guests.

  3. Plan, organise and implement an event within the requirements of a specific brief.

  4. Determine the criteria and evaluate operational performance of the event.

Module information

No additional information available.

Learning and teaching methods

Learning and teaching will take the shape of classroom-based lectures and seminars where Wivenhoe House will be used to contextualize theory and illustrate practice. Self-managed learning will supplement seminars where you will be provided with guidance on required reading and on-line learning resources.

Bibliography*

This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam Description Deadline Coursework weighting

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

Coursework Exam
100% 0%

Reassessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Philip Berners, email: p.berners@essex.ac.uk.
Philip Berners
Edge Hotel School, ehs@essex.ac.uk

 

Availability
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External examiner

Mr James Ellerby
Resources
Available via Moodle
Of 8 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
8 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).

 

Further information
Edge Hotel School

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