EVENT SPONSORSHIP AND FUNDRAISING - 2020/1

Module Overview

Event Sponsorship and Fundraising examines the ways in which events can generate income. Students will learn how to identify and interpret market data with a view to developing a fundraising strategies that may included sponsorship and/or other income streams. The module assesses the various marketing practices used in the events industry and the role events can play in the marketing of other products/services.

Module provider

Hospitality, Tourism & Events Management

Module Leader

LUNT Thomas (Hosp & Tour)

Number of Credits: 15

ECTS Credits: 7.5

Framework: FHEQ Level 5

JACs code: N820

Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A

Module Availability

Semester 2

Prerequisites / Co-requisites

None

Module content

Indicative content includes:
Identifying and understanding markets
The relationship between sponsors, external stakeholders and the event organisers/marketers
Experiential marketing
Brand activation
Strategic planning and implementation.
Legal issues
Ethical issues

Assessment pattern

Alternative Assessment

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Assessment Strategy

The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate a detailed and accurate understanding of the concepts and practices involved in event sponsorship and fundraising and the role they play in developing and sustaining events in the short, medium and longer term. The assessment strategy is designed to allow students to demonstrate that they have achieved the module learning outcomes.

The summative assessment for this module consists of:

Assignment 1 An individual presentation of an event development proposal 10-15mins (LOs 2, 3 & 4)

Assignment 2 An Individual, written event development proposal 3,000 words for an event. (LOs 1, 2, & 3)

Formative assessment

Throughout the module students will be given opportunities to discuss and present their ideas in relation to assignments 1 & 2 with their peers and tutors with a view to using feedback given to develop their work.

Module aims

• Build on students existing knowledge and understanding of event development in relation to the marketing principles relevant to securing support from a range of stakeholders.
• Explore how experiential events can be used by brands as part of an integrated marketing communications strategy
• Demonstrate the relevance of sponsorship and fundraising in strategic and sustainable events development and their importance to marketing communications and branding.

Learning outcomes

Methods of Teaching / Learning

The learning and teaching strategy is designed to: Increase students understanding of role events play in sponsorship campaigns Increase students ability to analyse event sponsorship campaigns Increase students knowledge of event sponsorship and fundraising The learning and teaching methods include: Interactive lectures with support material and reinforcement Group work Formative feedback sessions this will be provided through group work and presentations in class where students will also be asked to critically comment on each other's performance. Case studies Guest lectures to provide links between theory and practice

Indicated Lecture Hours (which may also include seminars, tutorials, workshops and other contact time) are approximate and may include in-class tests where one or more of these are an assessment on the module. In-class tests are scheduled/organised separately to taught content and will be published on to student personal timetables, where they apply to taken modules, as soon as they are finalised by central administration. This will usually be after the initial publication of the teaching timetable for the relevant semester.

Reading list

Reading list for EVENT SPONSORSHIP AND FUNDRAISING : http://aspire.surrey.ac.uk/modules/man2163

Other information

NA

Programmes this module appears in

Please note that the information detailed within this record is accurate at the time of publishing and may be subject to change. This record contains information for the most up to date version of the programme / module for the 2020/1 academic year.