MMS716 - Sport Organisation Theory
Unit details
Year: | 2020 unit information |
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Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 2, 2020 will be online. Last updated: 2 June 2020 |
Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Jonathan Robertson |
Prerequisite: | MMS714 |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | Nil |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1.5 hour class, 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent collaborative learning including 1 x 1.5-hour class, 1 x 1.5-hour seminar per week (recordings provided) |
Content
Today's sport industry is experiencing rapid growth and transformation, and future sport managers need to be prepared to implement change. This unit enables students to develop and apply an understanding of the concepts and principles used in explaining organisational phenomena in sport organisations. The unit introduces students to governance, management, leadership and organisational theory as it applies to the sport setting to assist the future sport manager to implement change strategies specifically within sport organisations.
| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this Unit | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
ULO1 | To critically examine the evolution of governance and management theory, and the application of traditional organisational theories to sport. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
ULO2 | To be able to demonstrate an understanding of management paradigms and theories as they relate to, and are applied to practical situations in the management of sport. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication |
ULO3 | To understand how sport organisations behave in a certain environment and how they might behave in a different set of circumstances and with different governance structures. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
ULO4 | To develop a framework to analyse the emergence, growth, conduct, and decline of sport organisations. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
Assessment 1: (Individual)- Case study | 4000 words | 40% | Week 7 |
Assessment 2: (Individual)- Case study | 3000 words | 30% | Week 11 |
Assessment 3: (Individual)- Digital Oral Presentation | 15 minutes | 30% | 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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MMS716 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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