University Handbook
2026 unit information
Nil
1 x 1 hour recorded lecture and 1 x 2 hour on-campus seminar each week
1 x 1 hour recorded lecture and 1 x 2 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.
This unit explores the ethical and integrity issues within the sport. By investigating a wide range of issues from the normative underpinnings of fair play and equal competition, through to contemporary issues such as performance enhancement, corruption, technology, equality and inclusion. This unit aims to equip contemporary sport managers with the skills they need to effectively manage a highly scrutinised and complex ethical sport landscape.
Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assess every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).
Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs)
Identify and evaluate ethical issues in the sports industry.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO2
Plan for, evaluate, and reflect on self-directed learning approaches/strategies that ensure success in learning about sport ethics and integrity.
GLO6: Self-management
ULO3
Apply ethical frameworks in examining interdependencies of ethical issues and behaviour in the broader sport environment.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO8: Global citizenship
ULO4
Critically analyse different perspectives and complex challenges facing the sport industry with reference to ethics and integrity frameworks.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinking
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Assessment 1: (Individual) Regular engagement in seminar activities and discussion
1000 words equivalent
20%
Part A: (Group of 5) 2 x Seminar Presentation (Live)
Part B: (Group of 5) Peer Assessed Presentation
Part A: 20 Minutes (2 x 10 minutes each)
Part B: 10 Minutes
Part A: 40%
Part B: 20%
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.
The texts and reading list for MMS704 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.
To fully engage with Deakin's learning experiences, students must be able to access and use internet-connected devices as outlined in computing requirements at Deakin.To support student success at Deakin, we have a bring-your-own-device (BYOD) learning environment that acknowledges that students and educators bring with them the digital tools they regularly use to complete academic tasks. These tools stay with you beyond the classroom, helping you to keep learning, explore ideas more deeply, and connect with knowledge in ways that matter to you. Students requiring a loan device should visit our Loan Laptop webpage or students requiring longer-term assistance should visit our Student Financial Assistance webpage.
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