HFT 4757 Event Management
This course concentrates on established standards, techniques, and practices of event management. The focus is on social and business functions and the management of large scale and independent events. This course also focuses on advanced planning and managing of special events, from ideas and concepts through the actual event implementation and follow-up. Students have the opportunity to focus on detailed elements of event management.
For the Fall 2019 – HFT 4757 Event Management, 2 guest speakers were invited and a field trip was organized.
- Guest Speakers – Kevin Egan, Incoming President, Meeting Professional International (MPI) Tampa Chapter, & Mark Pinson, CEO, Entangle Media
- Guest Speaker – Dr. Seden Dogan, Visiting Scholar, CHTL at USFSM
- Field Trip – Marshall Student Center, University of South Florida (hosts 19,000 events annually)
Event Planning Project: Students Are Organizing Their Own Events
Students in a group of 3-5 developed a comprehensive plan for an event and managed it from point A to point Z as part of their final class project! Each team picked a theme for their own events.
Event Planning Project: USF SunDolls (Premier Dance Team) Recruitment
HFT 4757 Event Management, Fall 2019
Event Theme: USF SunDolls (Premier Dance Team) Recruitment
Event Planning Project: Tampa Hospitality Networking Event
HFT 4757 Event Management, Fall 2019
Event Theme: Tampa Hospitality Networking Event
Event Planning Project: USF Plant Exchange
HFT 4757 Event Management, Fall 2019
Event Theme: USF Plant Exchange
Event Planning Project: A Family Physician’s Experience During Operation Iraqi Freedom
HFT 4757 Event Management, Fall 2019
Event Theme: A Family Physician’s Experience During Operation Iraqi Freedom
