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Event Management and Design

GES 402 -- 300 hours

Course Outline

Available March 2009

I. Special Event Management
a. Principles of Event Management
b. Administration
c. Coordination
d. Marketing
e. Legal, Ethical, Risk Management
f. Special Event Management Technology
g. Special Event Career Development
II. Special Event Design and Decorations
a. Design and Decorations
i. Theory and Principles
ii. Practices and Methodology
iii. Impact of Venue
iv. The Business
b. Decorative Elements
i. Backdrops and Props
ii. Flowers
iii. Fabrics
iv. Balloons
v. Lighting
vi. Entertainment, Signage, and Food
vii. Candles, Ice, Pyrotechnics
c. Types of Special Events
i. Corporate
ii. Social
iii. Weddings
iv. Fairs and Festivals
v. Spectacles
vi. Parades



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