Course: PVBM -Special Event Management (Sample 2022-2023)
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Welcome to
Best Practices in Special Event Management
Welcome to Module 1 of the Special Event Management Certificate program. Congratulations for signing up for this certificate, and taking the first step toward becoming a special event professional.
This course is delivered through software called Moodle. Before you begin the course material, take a moment to become familiar with the navigation tools in COTROnline by clicking on this link.
(Is this your first online course? Learn more about online learning by enrolling in our short --and free -- course, "Introduction to Online Learning".)
To assist you in your learning, it is recommended that you read the forum discussion questions prior to reading the relevant chapters. That way, your mind will be working to actively find and formulate the answers while you are reading.
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Section 1
Welcome to Week 1- Introduction to Special Events!
The purpose of this week is to introduce you to the topic of special events, and examine the ever-growing special event industry. Please review the Special Event Industry Glossary above if there are words that you do not understand. (All words in the glossary will also be shaded in grey throughout the course material. You can click on any of these shaded words to see the definition.)