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Congress and Meeting Management (5 cr)

Code: MMTE0240-3001

General information


Enrollment
10.02.2021 - 28.02.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
15.02.2021 - 14.04.2021
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Virtual portion
2 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Unit
School of Business
Campus
Main Campus
Teaching languages
English
Seats
0 - 30
Degree programmes
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Tourism Management
Teachers
Henna Siltanen
Susanna Riekkinen
Groups
MTM21VK
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Tourism Management,vaihto-opiskelu/Exchange studies
MRE18SB
Matkailu- ja palveluliiketoiminta
ZJA21KM
Avoin AMK, marata
MRE18SA
Matkailu- ja palveluliiketoiminta
MTM19S1
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Tourism Management
Course
MMTE0240

Materials

Rogers, T. 2013. Conferences and conventions. A Global industry. London; New York: Routledge. Fenich, G. 2012. Meetings, expositions, events, and conventions : an introduction to the industry. Boston: Pearson cop.

Evaluation scale

0-5

International connections

Internationalisation aspect is accommodated to this implementation using also international examples and material of Congress and meeting management.

Completion alternatives

You have the right to apply for recognition of your studies if you have prior learning (e.g. university studies completed elsewhere) that can be accredited towards the degree you are currently completing.

The recognition of prior learning is possible in three primary ways: accreditation (replacement or inclusion), recognition of informal learning and studification. More precise info: JAMK Degree Regulations, section 17.

Further information

Exchange students 15
Open UAS 3

Employer connections

Visiting lecturers and cases from the industry sharing their experiences from the theme.

Virtual portion

2

Student workload

• lectures or webinars (30)
• learning assignments (75)
• preparing for exam (30)

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1 (Sufficient)
You know the concepts related to congress and meeting industry. You know congress and meeting tourism actors and key services. You know the basic meeting process and have an ability to apply it in practice.

2 (Satisfactory)
You know the concepts and phenomena of congress and meeting industry. You know congress and meeting tourism actors and the related key services. You know the basic meeting process, critical success factors in it and have an ability to apply those factors in practice.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3 (Good) You understand the concepts and phenomena of congress and meeting industry. You know congress and meeting tourism actors and key services both nationally and internationally. You are able to describe critical success factors related to the meeting process and apply them in practice in the implementation of high-quality meeting services

4 (Very Good) You understand the concepts and phenomena of congress and meeting industry. You know congress and meeting tourism actors and key services both nationally and internationally. You are able to describe critical success factors related to the meeting process, analyze factors and apply them in practice in the implementation of high-quality meeting services.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5 (Excellent) You understand the concepts and phenomena of congress and meeting industry. You understand the importance and roles of different congress and meeting tourism actors and key services both nationally and internationally. You are able to analyze critical success factors related to the meeting process and create new high-quality meeting services.

Exam schedules

Exam at the end of the course.

Teaching language

en

Teaching methods

This course is implemented online only. Methods of teaching and learning used in the implementation:
* webinars
* learning assignments (including group work)
* group discussions

Location and time

Zoom webinar links available in Peppi course calendar.

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5

Qualifications

The student understands the concepts related to service operations and has basic customer competence. The student understands the general concepts and phenomena related to tourism.

Content

• Key concepts and phenomena of congress and meeting industry
• Congress and meeting tourism’s operational structure in Finland and abroad
• Congress and meeting process and its critical success factors

Objective

You understand the concepts and phenomena of congress and meeting industry. You know congress and meeting tourism actors and key services both nationally and internationally. You are able to describe critical success factors related to the meeting process and apply them in practice in the implementation of high-quality meeting services.

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