MMS708 - Sport Workforce Planning
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Intensive 10: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | INTENSIVE 10: 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 17 October - Friday 18 November 2022 | |
Content
This unit provides students with the opportunity to further develop skills and knowledge applicable to the process of strategic workforce planning for sport organisations. Key elements of human resource management and planning will be considered, as well as key aspects of understanding volunteering as a leisure choice. The ability to plan for a variable workforce for events and understanding issues of contracting out work that is core business will be explored. Students will examine strategic workforce planning frameworks and students will critically analyse their applicability to the sport industry demonstrating the nuances and complexities of the sport workforce. It will include case study investigation of national and international sport organisations with a focus on strategic workforce planning, leadership and culture in relation to planning for work in sport organisations.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Apply strategic workforce planning models and frameworks to address the specific workforce nuances of the sport setting | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Critically analyse a sport organisation workforce planning problem, and apply sound theoreticallysound solutions | GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Create workforce planning strategies that are inclusive and recognise diverse communities and cultures | GLO8: Global citizenship |
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 Essay | 2500 words | 40% | Week 3 |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Recorded Oral Presentation | 20 minutes | 60% | 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: MMS708 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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