Separating Events/Event-Methods from the View (partial code, 2 examples, one is commented out)

events.js

//events
define([
  "namespace",

  // Libs
  "use!backbone",
	
  // Plugins
  "use!plugins/backbone.layoutmanager",
],
function(custom, Backbone) {
	
	var Events = function(obj){
		obj.events = {
			"click .drop-menu": "dropMenu",
		};
		
		obj.dropMenu = function(evt) {
			alert("Handle the click");
		};
	}
	return Events;
	
	
	
	/* 
	return {
		events: {
			"click .drop-menu": "dropMenu",
		},
		dropMenu: function(evt) {
			alert("Handle the click");
		},
	}
	*/
});

gistfile1.js

define([
  "namespace",

  // Libs
  "use!backbone",

	// Events
	"events/header",
	
  // Plugins
  "use!plugins/backbone.layoutmanager",
],

function(namespace, Backbone, Events) {
	var app = namespace.app;

  // Create a new module
  var Main = namespace.module();

  // Main header view
  /*
	Main.Views.Header = Backbone.LayoutManager.View.extend({
    template: "main/header",
		
		initialize: function() {
			//console.log(Events);
			this.dropMenu = Events.dropMenu;
			this.events = Events.events;
		}
			
  });
	*/
	
	Main.Views.Header = Backbone.LayoutManager.View.extend({
    template: "main/header",
		
		initialize: function() {
			new Events(this);
		}
			
  });