Manager and mediator competence

Structure Type: Course
Code: KTST4T02
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 5.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Leikkari, Esa
Teacher Team: Kareinen, Jussi
Language of Instruction: Finnish

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
KUMU-2015   4 autumn   5.0   2018-08-01   2018-12-31  
KUMU-2016   4 autumn   5.0   2019-08-01   2019-12-31  

Learning Outcomes

Students will learn to
- construct and develop brands for artists and create solutions for marketing ancillary products and for supporting sales and corporate cooperation
- apply revenue models for cultural management; apply their communication, financial anagement and contract competence

Student's Workload

Student's total workload ca 135 hours

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Major part of studies completed

Contents

Taking command of the professional field
- structures, actors, terminology
- artists, record companies, managers, agents, booking agencies, promoters
- artists as freelancers and entrepreneurs
- managers' form of employment

Construction of an artist brand
- principles of constructing an artist brand
- consumer attention and product differentiation
- choosing target groups, customer benefits -> attractiveness

Marketing, communication and interaction
- developing manager's communication and interaction competence
- concrete means and ways of marketing artists
- manager's and artists' cooperation with media (Web, TV, radio, print)

The product development process, sales work, corporate cooperation
- developing an artist's services into products to be sold and bought
- manager's role and action in practical sales work
- construction of distribution channels in sales work
- creation of coorporate collaboration and service packages, sponsorship

Financial and contract competence
- financial management in manager's work
(budgets, cash flow, profitability, pricing)
- funding options in the development of manager and artist activities
- contract competence and legal issues

Recommended or Required Reading

will be announced at the beginning of the course

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, possibly an exam on literature, assignments, case with an artist

Assessment Criteria

Grade 5: Students understand the operating logic of manager and mediator activities and are able to work as managers or agents for artists.
Grade 3: Students understand the operating logic of manager and mediator activities and are able to work as assistants for managers or agents
Grade 1: Students understand the operating logic of manager and mediator activities.

Assessment Methods

Lecturer's assessment

Work Placement

None

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