BHC-012: Event Planning

By Prof. Heena K. Bijli | Indira Gandhi National Open University , New Delhi

Learners enrolled: 651

This Course is a very important for future event planners / event organisers as it focuses on ‘Event Planning,’ on the basis of which an event can be made a success. Event opportunity assessment for understanding client’s objectives and needs, feasibility assessment of an event, bidding, and developing a winning event proposal, are crucial to event planning. An understanding of legal issues and contracts in the context of events is important, and so are risks and risk management process.

The Course unfolds various aspects of event designing. It is very important for an event planner to design an event with unique elements, interspersing creativity and technology to generate the desired positive and meaningful consumer experience. Effective management of human resources starts with human resource planning process. The Course further provides knowledge on event logistics which is all about getting things organized, getting things and customers in the right place, and tearing everything down. Most of the time logistics planning focuses on setting up and changing sets. The logistics manager needs to plan the work flow to such a practical level that makes all its aspects feasible. Likewise entertainment elements when added into events make the event experience last long. Hence entertainment management process is important.

For those who plan to have a career in event management, this Course is a booster. Also useful for those who are already engaged in event management or for those who want to start their own event business.

Course Credit

Summary

Course Status :	Ongoing
Course Type :	Not Applicable
Language for course content :	English
Duration :	16 weeks
Category :	Multidisciplinary
Credit Points :	4
Level :	Undergraduate
Start Date :	01 Jan 2025
End Date :	30 Apr 2025
Enrollment Ends :	28 Feb 2025
Exam Date :	24 May 2025 IST
Exam Shift :	Shift - II

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Weeks	Topics
Week-1	Unit-1: Getting to know your client
Week-2	Unit-1: Getting to know your client
Week-3	Unit-2: Feasibility assessment of the event
Week-4	Unit-3: Bidding for Events-I Components and criteria for winning bids
Week-5	Unit-4: Bidding for events-II Event Proposal
Week-6	Unit-5: Laws, permits and Licenses in Event Management
Week-7	Unit-6: Contracts
Week-8	Unit-7: Event risk management-I Norms and policy
Week-9	Unit-7: Event risk management-I Norms and policy
Week-10	Unit-8: Event risk management-II Process and control
Week-11	Unit-9: Event design
Week-12	Unit-9: Event design
Week-13	Unit-10: Event planning
Week-14	Unit-11: Human resource planning
Week-15	Unit-12: Planning of logistics
Week-16	Unit-13: Entertainment planning

Books and references

IGNOU SLM for Event Planning (BHC-012)

Instructor bio

Prof. Heena K. Bijli

Indira Gandhi National Open University , New Delhi

Dr. Heena K. Bijli specializes in the area of Community Resource Management and Extension, and has done her Masters and PhD from Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi. Her academic career of 22 years has spanned across universities like the Aligarh Muslim University, University of Delhi, the SNDT Women’s University, S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, and Jamia Millia Islamia. With her experience in Resource Management, focus on skill development for the youth and to promote lifelong learning, she has been the driver behind the launch of Diploma in Event Management at IGNOU. This Diploma provides skills for employment and for entrepreneurial opportunity in a country with a young population, raring to go. Dr. Bijli has also designed a Ph. D programme in Home Science (Community Resource Management and Extension) at IGNOU.

Dr. Bijli is an active resource person in the area of Resource Mobilisation, Extension Education, Women and Health, Social Entrepreneurship, Event Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Partnerships for Development, Training in Life Skills, Non-formal Education, Development Communication, Gender and Technology, and Sustainable Livelihoods for various Institutions of higher learning, Colleges, Universities and B-Schools.

She has authored a book titled Women and Health: Intersectional Issues and Social Constraints and has several research contributions and publications in national and international journals to her credit. She is on the advisory and editorial board of national / international journals, and has been awarded by University of Delhi for outstanding contribution to her field.

Dr. Bijli is a member of the Academic Council and Research Council of IGNOU. She is a member of the School Board of School of Health Sciences and School of Engineering and Technology, and has been a School Board member of School of Gender and Development Studies, and School of Education at IGNOU. She is also a member of the Board of Studies of Uttarakhand Open University and the Aligarh Muslim University for Home Science. She has earlier been a member of the Board of Studies of several other universities, and is presently on various statutory committees of IGNOU.

Dr. Bijli is an esteemed member of the Educational Advisory Committee of the Event and Entertainment Management Association of India. She is an active member of the Innovations Club hosted by the National Centre for Innovations in Distance Education. She also holds membership of several learned bodies and has developed curriculum at the graduate, post graduate levels and for Ph.D in different universities. Dr. Bijli has attended various conferences, meetings and seminars nationally and internationally including the USA, Indonesia, U.A.E., Philippines and Hong Kong.

Official Address:

Dr. Heena K. Bijli,

Director,

School of Continuing Education,

Block-G,

Zakir Hussain Bhawan,

New Delhi - 110068

New Delhi, India

011-29536347, 011-29572946

heenakbijli@ignou.ac.in