Developing practice orientated undergraduate courses in a quality framework: a case study: bachelor of event management.

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to reflect upon the stakeholder, scholarly, academic and jurisdictional influences on course development for a vocationally oriented bachelor’s degree. This paper takes the form of a case study. Vocationally oriented bachelor’s courses can be developed, especially when the developers focus on scholarly rigour while paying due heed to jurisdictional requirements as well as the needs of key stakeholders. This case study is limited to a specialist vocational college in Australia. The paper provides a framework by which others can develop vocationally oriented bachelor’s degrees. The study can provide impetus to the development of scholarly, and academically rigorous, yet industrially relevant vocational degrees.