MMS314 - Sport Policy and Development
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Sarah Reddan |
| Previously: | Planning for Sport Policy and Development |
| Cohort rule: | Available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Sport Management) and the Bachelor of Sport Development only. |
| Prerequisite: | MMS100 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1.5 hour class (recordings provided) + 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week. |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1.5 hour class (recordings provided) + 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit aims to enable students develop effective sport development programs and practices, and assists them with the planning, designing and managing of sport systems and pathways for sporting organisations and communities. This is achieved through introducing students to major issues in policy development and development practices in sport organisations. A critical review of development practices of and through sport driven by excellence in sports performance and improved participation respectively will be presented. Students will be given the opportunity to explore policy and sport development issues through innovative experiential learning techniques and case studies.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Critically analyse sport development concepts and theories and apply them to sport organisations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Evaluate sport development policies, practices, systems, and pathways in relation to participation and excellence in sport. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Evaluate the role sport plays in political, social and economic outcomes in society. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO4 | Present to a sport management audience how sport development works. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Research) | 3000 words | 50% | Weeks 4 & 5 |
| Assessment 2: (Group of 4) Part A: Presentation/Video Recording Part B: Report (Business) | Part A: 10 Minutes | Part A: 20% | Week 8 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for MMS314 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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