MANAGING MEDIA RELATIONS IN SPORT

MGT5MSM

2014

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject aims to develop leaders in sport through introducing students to strategic issues in the management of the relationship between sport organisations or athletes and the media, including the selection of appropriate strategies in promoting the achievements of sport organisations and athletes, critically evaluate the best ways to manage the reputation and image of sport organisations or individual athletes during a crisis or scandal and to critically interpret how sport and athletes are represented in the media and be aware of the ways in which the media will seek to use those athletes

Faculty: Faculty of Business, Economics and Law

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Matthew Nicholson

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

City Campus, 2014, Week 18-19, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Matthew Nicholson

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 18 - 19
Four 8.0 hours seminar per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 18 to week 19 and delivered via blended.
"This subject will be delivered inblended mode of delivery, including intensive blocks, such as a week, two days either side of a weekend (total 4 days) or two consecutive weekends"

Assessments

Assessment elementComments%
Case Study exercises60
Sport Crisis Strategy40