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Unit 9: Events in Different SectorsTopic 3 of 4
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What the syllabus expects

  • Meaning and characteristics
  • Impacts on tourism, economy and politics

Mega events

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — Fourth Year

Subject: Event Management (MGT 257)

Unit 9: Events in Different Sectors

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

  • Explain the scope and key elements of mega events.
  • Apply the relevant concepts to a defined organizational or venture situation using evidence and stated assumptions.

Curriculum Scope

  • Meaning and characteristics
  • Impacts on tourism, economy and politics

Detailed Microsyllabus

  1. Mega-event foundations

    1. Explain characteristics and scale in context.
    2. Identify complex stakeholder and infrastructure requirements.
    3. Distinguish projected benefits from realized outcomes.

  2. Impacts

    1. Assess tourism and economic activity effects.
    2. Discuss public expenditure and opportunity costs.
    3. Examine political and community implications.

  3. Evaluation

    1. Use evidence before and after a defined event.
    2. Consider distribution and longer-term legacy.
    3. Avoid equating high attendance with net economic benefit.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, revised four-year BBS curriculum, PDF pages 121–123.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit or component allocations apply at their stated level; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here. Examples involving current laws, rates, institutional products or Nepalese status must identify the relevant period and official materials; no changing numerical or legal requirements are invented here.