Annotated Bibliography: Event Management Coursework Analysis

This annotated bibliography provides a concise overview of five key academic papers related to event management. The first reference, by Bladen and Kennell (2014), discusses the evolving pedagogy and professionalization within the event management field. Fassam, Copsey, and Gough (2016) explore the role of culture, governance, and procurement in smart city development, using a framework for sustainable change. Ryan (2016) examines event management education through a case study approach, emphasizing the importance of skills. Fotiadis and Sigala (2015) focus on developing a framework for an Events Management Training Simulation (EMTS) to enhance student skills in planning and decision-making. Finally, Kashef (2015) investigates the value of event management education from the perspective of industry practitioners, highlighting the need for skilled professionals and the significance of practical experience.

AS1: Annotated Bibliography

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Reference 1
Bladen, C. and Kennell, J., 2014. Educating the 21st-century event management graduate:
Pedagogy, practice, professionalism, and professionalization. Event Management, 18(1),
pp.5-14.
The paper critically refers to the discussion where event-management is considered as t be one of
the important profession that is operating throughout different parts of the world. The discussion
has been provided concerning the improvements in pedagogy relating to the requirements of the
practices of the event industry. It is important to understand the fact that the development and
providing of the events education help in facilitating the ability of the professionals for
developing more reflective practices. Moreover, the paper effectively explains that the events are
considered as to be temporary as purposive gatherings of people. It has been found that the paper
effectively evaluates the question that whether event management can be considered as a
profession or not. One of the discussion effectively revealed professionalism to be one of the
vital key attributes for the graduates. There are different key attributes and core traits which
needs to be included for execution of the program of event management by a professional. These
are having the skill-based information, establishment of training as well as teaching, testing the
desired capability of members, organization, having the proficient code of conduct and altruistic
service.
Reference 2
Fassam, L., Copsey, S. and Gough, A., 2016. Network Northamptonshire: total transport
smart city procurement theoretical framework for sustainable economic and social
change. International Journal of Advanced Logistics, 5(3-4), pp.117-124.
The paper effective brings out the fact that culture, governance as well as procurement are
considered to be vital for the development of a smart city. A theoretical framework has been
created with the process of ‘Network Northampton shire’ for the procurement of total transport

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smart city. The paper crucially explains the fact that there is a vital need for further research in
the field of smart cities about the development of proper culture, governance, and procurement
with the help of the efficient framework. There are a few of the vital factors like sustainability
and economic development that plays a vital role in the enhancement of a quality life as well as
the increase the reliability and effectiveness of a proper smart city. Furthermore, technologies
have played a vital role in evaluating the effectiveness of the development and transportation of
smart cities.
Reference 3
Ryan, W.G., 2016. How do you “do” event management education (EME)? A case study of
event management higher education awards. Event Management, 20(1), pp.69-80.
The paper helps in evaluating the findings and discussions related to the scenarios and
requirements in event management. To manage a particular event, a manager critically requires
a defined set of skills to handle a complex range of activities for managing the entire event. The
paper puts light on the fact that anyone having proper knowledge and skills is capable of
managing various types of events. The paper also highlights that the research has adopted a
largely Interpretivist rather than being Positivists epistemological approach. The collection of the
data can be executed by applying a mixed-method approach which will present various themes
and data can effectively be gathered by including a number of the respondents. The collection of
the relevant data is supposed to be vital for the evaluation and execution of the procedures of
event management.
Reference 4
Fotiadis, A.K., and Sigala, M., 2015. Developing a framework for designing an Events
Management Training Simulation (EMTS). Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport &
Tourism Education, 16, pp.59-71.
The primary motive of the paper is to focus on the development of a theoretical framework for
supporting tourism educators to construct an educational tool known as Events Management

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Training Simulation (EMTS). Moreover, the instructive goals of the concerned simulation are
mainly for enabling the students to achieve and recognize the desired knowledge of the subject
and for improving their respective management skills about planning, decision-making,
budgeting, and the team work. Furthermore, it explains that the simulation contains of two parts
like a simulated event management game which is merely based on the scenario planning and
another platform of interactive e-learning educational material which provides support to the
students. On the other hand, the decision-making competences of the professionals within the
event management and planning are considered to be vital as it helps in facilitating the overall
effectiveness of the entire event management program.
Reference 5
Kashef, T.E., 2015. What is the value of event management education? The views of six
industry practitioners. Event Management, 19(1), pp.1-13.
The paper helps in explaining that the desired field of event management has effectively
expanded in the past few years. The rise of this industry has significantly increased the demands
and the need for highly skilled professionals which in turn provides huge opportunities for
training as education purposes. The paper emphasized the importance of education for the
approaches to event management. Having the overall knowledge of the tourism industry helps in
managing various types of events effectively. In most of the people, the lack of awareness,
scope, range as well as the nature of the concerned event is found, and this raises the need for
having the proper education to manage various events. Moreover, while hiring or recruiting
suitable candidates, it becomes very important to look on the experience the candidates have
regarding the managing of various events as it helps in bringing overall success for the entire
future event management projects.