Event Production (10cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The students know the principles and practices of different event productions. They are able to structure an event production from an idea into the actual event. The students are able to define the tasks of an event production and understand their own task as a part of the production group.

Content (course unit)

Different event production types. Design process and tasks of event production. The course is carried out by creating an event.

Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)

The student participates in the teaching and does the given tasks and exercises.
The student does not participate fully in the teaching and does not prepare the given tasks.

Location and time

The study is conducted as an online course.
Lecture schedules are agreed separately with the participants.
- 2021: First meeting on 9 April.

Exam schedules

The course is completed by attending lectures and completing written assignments related to the course.

Assessment methods and criteria

The evaluation of the course is based on participation in lectures, acceptable implementation of preliminary assignments and participation in discussion of topics in meetings.

Assessment scale

Pass/Fail

Teaching methods

The course includes 6-7 contact teaching sessions, 2 hours / time (lectures, and reviews of production and work plan topics), as topics
- event production, planning and preparation phase
- grant channels and good application
- information and marketing
- event implementation and follow-up
- a change in event production during the exceptional period
- own written works: Production plan
- own written works: Scholarship plan

as well as written works
Prerequisite for the first lecture: Your relationship to producing the event
Preliminary assignment for the second lecture: Thoughts on applying for grants and making applications
Learning task 5.-6. for lectures: own Production production plan
Learning task 6.-7. for lectures: scholarship work plan + budget related to own production
Final assignment: Self-reflecting final report

Learning materials

Course materials (pp) related to the topics of the lectures are distributed to the course participants.

As supplementary literature:
- Guide for the event organizer, http://docplayer.fi/1043965-Tapahtumajarjestajan-opas.html
- Event production puzzle, https://www.humak.fi/julkaisut/tapahtumatuotannon-palapeli/
- QBC for applying for a grant, https://docplayer.fi/2318035-Apurahan-hakemisen-abc.html

Student workload

Contact students take 14 hours for contact teaching.
In addition to this, doing preliminary tasks

Content scheduling

The course is divided into three different units (initial production of the event - financing - marketing and information).

Completion alternatives

Is not.

Practical training and working life cooperation

The course includes the student's work of about 2 weeks on his / her own production.
NOTE: Due to the corona situation in 2021, this option will not be exercised.

Assessment criteria - pass/fail (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Approved: the student participates in the teaching and completes the assigned tasks.
Rejected: student does not actively participate in teaching.