27737 Event Risk Management

Subject level: Postgraduate

Handbook description

This subject seeks to develop in students an understanding of the skills and knowledge associated with the creation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of risk management strategies in an event setting. Additionally, this subject seeks to provide students with the capacity to critically review existing approaches used by events for the management of risk.

Subject objectives/outcomes

On successful completion of this subject students should be able to:

1. Develop event risk management strategies.
2. Implement event risk management strategies.
3. Monitor and evaluate event risk management strategies.
4. Critically assess case specific data relating to events and their risk management processes.

Contribution to graduate profile

This subject deals with the skills and knowledge required to create, implement, monitor and evaluate risk management strategies in an event setting. Additionally, this subject seeks to provide students with the capacity to critically review existing approaches used by events organizers for the management of risk, and as such case studies play a significant role in this subject.

Teaching and learning strategies

This subject involves a variety of teaching and learning activities, which may include: lectures, workshops, industry presentations, problem-solving exercises, field visits and case studies. Content for this subject will be supported by UTSOnline.

Content

• Risk types and environments
• Legislation and standards
• The risk management process : Establish the context; Identify risks; Analyse risks; Evaluate risks; Treat risks; Monitor and review risks
• Issues in risk management
• Risk management innovation and change
• Learning from precedent
• Case studies

Assessment

Assessment item 1: Assignment (Individual)

Assessment item 2: Exam (Individual)