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Sustainable Development in Event Management (2 cr)

Code: HM10022-3001

General information


Enrollment

29.01.2022 - 27.02.2022

Timing

28.02.2022 - 31.05.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

2 op

Virtual portion

2 op

Mode of delivery

Distance learning

Unit

Open UAS

Campus

Tikkarinne Campus Tikkarinne 9

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

15 - 50

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Media

Teachers

  • Maria Iltola
  • Anniina Kontiokorpi

Teacher in charge

Anniina Kontiokorpi

Groups

  • KAKK22
    Karelia, Open UAS, All, Spring, 2022

Objective

Objectives:
- You know the concept of sustainable development and sustainable development goals. You are able to utilize this knowledge in the event planning.
- You can assess the impacts of an event from sustainable development perspective.
- You can innovate and develop ways to increase the responsibility of events.
- After completing the course, you will be able to implement the event's sustainable development plan and evaluate its implementation and assessing the need for continuous improvement.

Content

Content:
- The concept of sustainable development: ecological, social, cultural and economic sustainability
- Agenda 2030: Sustainable Development Goals
- Sustainable development and responsibility as part of event management
- Preparation of a sustainable development plan for the event

Location and time

Online course 28.2.-31.5.2022

Teaching methods

Content:
- The concept of sustainable development: ecological, social, cultural and economic sustainability
- Agenda 2030: Sustainable Development Goals
- Sustainable development and responsibility as part of event management
- Preparation of a sustainable development plan for the event

Objectives:
- You know the concept of sustainable development and sustainable development goals. You are able to utilize this knowledge in the event planning.
- You can assess the impacts of an event from sustainable development perspective.
- You can innovate and develop ways to increase the responsibility of events.
- After completing the course, you will be able to implement the event's sustainable development plan and evaluate its implementation and assessing the need for continuous improvement.

Student workload

Materials 26 hours.
Podcasts 2 hours.
Exercises 26 hours.
Total 54 hours.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Sustainable development plan for the event:
- Fail: Content and structure does not follow the instructions or the exercise has not been returned.
- Pass: Exercise has been implemented according to the instructions.

Separate learning tasks:
- Fail: Student has not started a new discussion in the Moodle discussion forum
- Pass: Student has started a new discussion in the Moodle discussion forum.

Evaluation scale

Approved/Rejected

Assessment methods and criteria

Pass/fail.
Evaluation is based on the exercises.