Single course
International Congresses
Content
- Meetings industry as part of tourism
- Terminology within meetings industry
- Operators and service providers within meetings industry
- International congress planning and management process
- Special features of scientific congresses
- Critical success factors of international congresses
Objectives
The purpose of this course is to deepen your understanding in event industry and business travel by focusing on international congresses and meetings. You will understand the special features of scientific congresses and learn the planning and implementation process of international congresses both in theory and in practice. By identifying the international structure of meetings industry, and different operators both in the field, it is easier for you to make career plans within meetings industry.
Competences:
Tourism business, Proactive development
Learning objectives:
You understand the role of international congresses as part of meetings industry, business travel and event industry. You identify the terminology used in meetings industry. You identify operators and service providers within meetings industry. You know the phases of planning and managing international congresses and apply them in practice.
Implementation methods
In this course project learning is utilized as a primary learning method. You will first learn about the content through theory and company visits and visitors. Then you will apply the knowledge into practise by participating to the planning and implementation of an event together with your collegues and stakeholders of the event.
Additional information
Lectures will be held at Jamk Main Campus, Rajakatu 35 as classroom teaching.
See the timetable of the lectures at https://lukkarit.peppi.jamk.fi/#/schedule by using the name of the course or course code MT00CG08-3001.
Prerequisites: You understand the concepts related to service operations and has basic customer competence. You understand the general concepts and phenomena related to tourism.
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