MMS713 - Sport Policy and Development
Unit details
| Year | 2027 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s) | 1 |
| EFTSL value | 0.125 |
| Unit chair | Trimester 1: Katie Rowe |
| Prerequisite | M539 and M709 students: Nil |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Incompatible with | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment | 1 x 1.5 hour recorded lecture and 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus seminar each week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment | 1 x 1.5 hour recorded lecture and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each 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. |
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 | Define sport development and explain the implications for promoting sport in communities. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Evaluate a range of international sport development practices. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Analyse sport systems and pathways to determine how they contribute to the development of sport, as well as how they can be leveraged to achieve development beyond sport. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Identify, analyse and interpret the political, social, health and economic outcomes derived from sport development. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO5 | Contrast sport policy and sport development practice to identify emerging issues and develop strategies to address these. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO5: Problem solving |
Note – From 2026, Deakin commenced introducing Graduate Attributes (GAs), which define the distinctive characteristics of a Deakin graduate. You may notice some units still refer to Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) during this transition period.
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) - Report | 2500 words | 40% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) | Part A: 2500 words Part B: 6-8 minutes | 60% total | Week 11 |
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 MMS713 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.
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