ED-CCTP-110 Event Planner Professional Program

Event Planning & Management

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Define the principles of event leadership and management
• Recognize the steps for planning an event budget, working with vendors, and necessary time management skills
• Differentiate between types of virtual and live events, venues, seating arrangements and audio and visual effects
• Identify various design approaches and how to implement them
• Recall types of design elements, impacts and sustainability

Principles of Marketing

After completing this course you should be able to:

• Identify the marketing process and how it fits into business operations
• Differentiate between categories of consumer criteria for determining value
• Recall the strategies used within each of the marketing mixes
• Recognize how to identify target markets and environments by analyzing demographics and consumer behavior
• Describe best practices for responsible marketing and how to manage marketing efforts 

Personal Excellence

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Define what a strategic plan is and why you need one
• Recall potential success factors in life 
• Recognize how to implement goals and follow through on accomplishing them
• Identify how to select and implement successful strategies

Microsoft Excel® 365

After completing this course, you should be able to:•

• List the basic range functions in Microsoft Excel 365
• Identify the correct use of formulas, worksheets, and workbooks
• Recall how to create professional looking charts, tables, and graphics 
• Recognize how to import, use, and analyze data

Start Your Own Event Planning Business

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Define the event planning business
• Recognize various aspects of starting an event planning business
• Recall different ways to market an event planning business
• Identify how to budget and control finances

Accounting for the Non-Accountant

After completing this course, you should be able to:

• Identify the generally accepted principles of accounting
• Recall the use of income statements in corporations
• Recognize the short-term and long-term analysis of working capital and ratios
• List how to budget efficiently for a business or organization

Event Planning & Management

Event Planning and Management Module 1
Event Project Management

• What is an Event?
• Event Management Challenges
• Events, Human History and Culture
• Role of Event Managers
• Events as Projects
• Project Management Perspectives
• Event Project Definition, Organization and Framework
• Stakeholder Requirements
• Project Planning
• Project Risk Management

Event Planning and Management Module 2
Event Design and Operations

• Events as Designed Experiences
• Concept and Theme
• Understanding Event Experiences
• Event Staging and Logistics
• Why Do Operations Matter in Events?
• Event Operations Strategy
• Supply Chain Management
• Event Logistics and Capacity Management

Event Planning and Management Module 3
Human Resource Management   

• Finding the Right People
• Challenges in Practice to the Events Industry
• Event Induction and Acculturation
• Effective Communication
• Employee Learning and Development
• Motivation
• Maximizing Performance and Retaining Employees
• Remunerating Staff

Event Planning and Management Module 4
Event Finance and Marketing

• Financial Terminology
• Financial Planning and Control
• Budgeting and Events
• Methods of Budgeting
• Comparing Actual and Budgeted Performance
• Event Marketing Planning
• Event Sponsorship

Event Planning and Management Module 5
Event Law, Health, Safety, and Risk Management  

• Legal Environment
• Legal Requirements
• Insurance
• Guiding Principles of Health, Safety and Risk
• Health and Safety Management
• Risk Management
• Risk Assessment
• Specific Event Risks

Event Planning and Management Module 6
Sporting and Mega Events

• Overview of the Sports Industry
• Managing Participants
• Sporting Events Marketing
• Defining Mega Events
• Mega Event Periods
• Mega Event Tourism

Event Planning and Management Module 7
Public and Business Events

• Public Sector Specific Events
• Third Sector
• Categorization of Business Events
• Conferences and Meetings
• Incentive Events and Performance Improvement
• Networking Events
• Corporate Hospitality
• Exhibition and Trade Shows
• Business Event Customer
• Business Event Evaluation

Event Planning and Management Module 8
Cultural Events, Sustainability and Media

• Cultural Events
• Festivals
• Programming and Marketing Cultural Events and Festivals
• Event Impacts
• Measuring Impacts and Evaluating Events
• Sustainable Events
• The Role of the Media in Events Management
• Media Management

**Outlines are subject to change, as courses are always under improvement for your benefit**

Principles of Marketing

Principles of Marketing Module 1
Marketing Strategy and Customer Relationships

• Defining Marketing
• Understanding the Marketing Concept
• Customer Relationship Management
• The Importance of Marketing in Our Global Economy
• The Strategic Planning Process
• Establishing Mission, Goals, and Strategies
• Analyzing Organizational Resources and Opportunities
• Developing Marketing Objectives and Marketing Strategies

Principles of Marketing Module 2
Environmental Forces and Social and Ethical Responsibilities

• Examining and Responding to the Marketing Environment
• Competitive and Economic Forces
• Political, Legal, and Regulatory Forces
• Technological and Sociocultural Forces
• The Nature of Social Responsibility
• Marketing Ethics
• The Nature of Marketing Ethics
• Improving Marketing Ethics

Principles of Marketing Module 3
Marketing Research and Target Market Analysis

• The Importance of Marketing Research
• Types of Research
• The Marketing Research Process
• Using Technology to Improve Marketing Information Gathering and Analysis
• What Are Markets?
• Developing Sales Forecasts

Principles of Marketing Module 4
Buying Behavior, Global Marketing, and Digital Marketing

• Consumer Buying Decision Process
• Types of Consumer Decision Making and Level of Involvement
• Business Markets
• Six Dimensions of Marketing to Business Customers
• The Nature of Global Marketing Strategy
• Environmental Forces in Global Markets
• Defining Digital Marketing
• Growth and Benefits of Digital Marketing

Principles of Marketing Module 5
Product Decisions

• What Is a Product?
• Classifying Products
• Managing Existing Products
• Developing New Products
• The Growth and Importance of Services
• Characteristics of Services

Principles of Marketing Module 6
Distribution Decisions

• Foundations of the Supply Chain
• The Role of Marketing Channels in Supply Chains
• Types of Marketing Channels
• Intensity of Market Coverage
• Online Retailing
• Brick-and-Mortar Retail
• Strategic Issues in Retailing
• Direct to Consumer Marketing

Principles of Marketing Module 7
Promotion Decisions

• The Nature of Integrated Marketing Communications
• Promotion and the Communication Process
• The Nature and Types of Advertising
• Developing an Advertising Campaign
• The Nature and Goals of Personal Selling
• Steps of the Personal Selling Process

Principles of Marketing Module 8
Pricing Decisions

• The Importance of Price in Marketing
• Price and Nonprice Competition
• Demand Curves and Price Elasticity
• Demand, Cost, and Profit Relationships
• Development of Pricing Objectives
• Assessment of the Target Market’s Evaluation of Price
• Evaluation of Competitors’ Prices
• Selection of a Basis for Pricing

**Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated.**

Personal Excellence

Personal Excellence Module 1
Your Mission and Vision in Life

In week one, we will learn what a strategic plan is and why you need one in your life. We will also go over the finding your main purpose in life and how to take the steps to reaching that goal of success.

• Life Strategic Plan
• Why Have a Strategic Plan
• Find Your Purpose
• Your Personal Mission
• Your Vision of Success

Personal Excellence Module 2
Success Factors in Life

This week we will look at what it is that you need in order to succeed. So many times we are pulled way and distracted by menial things and our success is deferred.

• Critical Success Factors
• Finding Your Strengths
• Finding Your Weaknesses
• Finding Your Opportunities
• Finding Your Threats

Personal Excellence Module 3
Steps to Success

What goals would you like to set for yourself? This week we will study how we can implement goals and follow through on accomplishing them. We will touch on time management and how happiness is sometimes left out of our daily schedules.

• Setting Goals
• SMART Goals
• Time and Emotions Study
• Time Management
• What Makes You Happy

Personal Excellence Module 4
Creating Your Simplementation Plan

In our final week we will discuss how to select our successful strategies and how to implement them. We will also go over what happens when you are overwhelmed, or feel like there isn’t enough time – there are strategies to help overcome these obstacles. Finally, we will learn how to create our own Simplementation plan and apply it to everyday life.

• Selecting Successful Strategies
• Implementing Strategies Into a Plan
• How to Prioritize
• Overcoming Obstacles
• How to Create a Simplementation Plan

Microsoft Excel® 365

• Entering and Editing Worksheet Data
• Working with Excel Ranges and Operations and Tables 
• Using Formulas 
• Formatting Worksheets
• Working with Formulas and Functions

• Excel Charts 
• Advanced Charting Techniques 
• Managing and Analyzing Data
• Pivot Tables 
• Spreadsheet Analysis 

• Power Pivot
• Internal Data Model
• Introducing Power Query
• Transforming Data with Power Query
• Productivity 

• Custom Worksheet Functions 
• UserForms 
• Working with Excel Events 
• Excel Add-Ins
• Office Scripts for Excel 

Start Your Own Event Planning Business

Start Your Own Event Planning Business Module 1
The Event Planning Business

In module 1, we will learn more about the different areas of event planning and the differences in clients you will market to. Module one will also explore the costs of starting your own business, both financially and mentally. Additionally, we will look at the time frame you will work with, and how to coordinate the event.

• Who Hires Event Planners
• Building Your Business Foundation
• Calculating Start Up Costs
• Design Time
• Coordinating the Event

Start Your Own Event Planning Business Module 2
Getting Started

Module 2 goes over the initial questions to consider and pieces to implement when starting your business.  This module will look at how you will finance your business the initial equipment needed to get started.  Finding reputable vendors sometimes proves to be a difficult task, but in this module, we will discuss networking strategies to use to find the cream of the crop.

• Choosing a Location
• Creating Effective Proposals and Agreements
• Financing Your Business
• Hiring Employees
• Hiring Outside Vendors

Start Your Own Event Planning Business Module 3
Types of Marketing

Module 3 will take you through a marketing plan and discuss what pieces you should include in your marketing campaign.  Making decisions on which group(s) to market is key.  Once you have decided your target group, you will be able to use the tips found in this module to help you organize and advertise your website for the intended audience. 

• Networking to Business Success
• The Power of Customer Service
• Starting Up a Website
• Marketing Your Website
• The World of Social Media

Start Your Own Event Planning Business Module 4
Managing Your Finances and Final Steps

Module 4 focuses on financial considerations, billing policies, and how to manage accounts.  We will discuss how to budget and control your finances and how to overcome any potential financial bumps in the road.  So many new businesses fail, but we will share tips and ideas of how to operate your company successfully.

• Financial Statements
• Maintaining Cash Flow
• Planner Profiles
• Keep Your Business Healthy
• Recipe for Success

Accounting for the Non-Accountant

Accounting for the Non Accountant Module 1  
Accounting Basics

Module one provides an overview of bookkeeping and various financial statements, such as income or statement of cash flows. It also illustrates how proprietorships, partnerships and corporations operate and use accounting principles differently. Each type of business uses accounting for different purposes. Finally, proper accounting standards and how they are used will be addressed. 

• What is Accounting?
• Understanding Financial Statements
• Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• U.S. Accounting Standards vs. International Standards
• Balance Sheets

Accounting for the Non Accountant Module 2 
Income Statements and Cash Flow

Module two illustrates the importance of understanding income statements, specifically what they are and how businesses use them. Aspects of business revenue, profits, losses and expenses is also covered. You will learn how to prepare a profit and loss statement. By the end of module two, you will also have working knowledge of capital stock, dividends and treasury stock.

• Understanding Income Statements
• Statement of Cash Flow
• Capital Stock
• Cash Dividends and Stock Dividends
• Treasury Stock

Accounting for the Non Accountant Module 3 
Financial Statements and Analysis

Module three will teach you how to analyze and examine financial accounts. You will learn how to conduct business analysis, determine financial risk and understand dividend data. Short term analysis versus long term analysis is discussed, as well as understanding assets and ratios.

• Double-Entry Accounting
• Short Term Analysis
• Assets and Ratios
• Quality of Earnings
• Dividend Data

Accounting for the Non Accountant Module 4 
Budgeting

Module four provides an overview of planning, creating and managing a budget, as well as discussing the differences between sales and capital budgets. Ideas for working with auditors for interpreting financial statements and dealing with audits are provided. Finally, tips for preventing fraud in your business and ethically appropriate practices are given.

• Planning and Controlling a Budget
• Sales and Capital Budget
• Audits and Auditors
• Fraud and Ethics
• Preventing Fraud in an Organization

Internet Connection

• Broadband or High-Speed - DSL, Cable, and Wireless Connections

*Dial-Up internet connections will result in a diminished online experience. Classroom pages may load slowly and viewing large audio and video files may not be possible.

Hardware Requirements

• Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
• Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended

PC Software Requirements

• Operating Systems - Windows 7 or higher
• Microsoft Office 2013 or higher. Also, you could use a general Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
• Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
  • Cookies MUST be enabled
  • Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
• The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
• PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)

• Adobe PDF Reader

• QuickTime, Windows Media Player &/or Real Player

MAC Software Requirements

• Operating Systems - Mac OS x 10 or higher with Windows
• Mac office programs or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
• Internet Browsers- Google Chrome is highly recommended
  • Cookies MUST be enabled
  • Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
• The Kindle Reader App or VitalSource Bookshelf App are needed for many of our courses (No special equipment needed. This can be downloaded for FREE onto your computer.)
• PowerPoint Viewer (if you do not have PowerPoint)
• Adobe PDF Reader
• Apple QuickTime Media Player