MMS705 - Contemporary Issues in Sport
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Intensive 03: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | INTENSIVE 03: Pamm Phillips |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in M539, M709 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Typically 100 hours of learning and assessment activities per Deakin credit point |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including online content for each topic which is available as scheduled by the Unit Chair. |
Note:This unit will be delivered over 5 weeks during Intensive Period Dates: Monday 7 March - Thursday 14 April 2022 | |
Content
This unit provides students with the ability to articulate sport as a social institution and to consider the ethical and social responsibilities that sport organisations have to various stakeholders within and beyond sport. Key elements of organisational institutionalism, and the role of various structures and agencies in regulation and compliance in maintaining various institutional activities will be considered. This unit will assess the ability of students to apply critical theory to contemporary issues faced in sport organisations and the ethical decision-making processes utilised in considering alternatives.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Critically analyse organisational institutionalism and sport as a social institution | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Critically reflect upon and enhance and refine understandings of sport as a social institution | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Apply frameworks and theory from ethical and institutionalism perspectives in order to analyse managerial and leadership action in response to issues in sport organisations | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Prepare and present information to diverse stakeholders regarding complex issues in sport | GLO2: Communication |
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) Written assessment (Essay) | 3000 words | 50% | Week 3 |
| Assessment 2: (Group of 2) Recorded presentation | 30 minutes | 50% | Week 7 |
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: MMS705 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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