SPORT DEVELOPMENT

MGT2SDT

2018

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

In this subject, you will explore the theory and practice of sport development in terms of its role in fostering participation in sport. You will learn how government and organisational policies influence the delivery of sport development programs, and how to plan, manage and evaluate the outcomes of sport development programs in a range of cultural contexts. You will develop the capacity to critique a range of sport development programs and develop strategies to address a range of sport development issues.

School: La Trobe Business School

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Pam Kappelides

Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG

Exchange Students: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: MGT1ISM

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: MGT3SDV

Equivalent subjects: MGT3SDV

Special conditions: N/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource Type	Title	Resource Requirement	Author and Year	Publisher
Readings	Managing Sport Development: An International Approach	Prescribed	Sherry, Schulenkorf and Phillips, 2016	Routledge

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

01. Appraise academic literature (through writing) to differentiate between key theories of development as they apply to sport delivery

Activities:: Research paper
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking); Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

02. Analyse and communicate sport development policies as they apply to an Australian national sport organisation.

Activities:: National sport case study (poster presentation)
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking); Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Inquiry/Research); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

03. Analyse the implementation of sport development policies and programs as they apply to an Australian national sport organisation

Activities:: Research paper
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Literacies and Communication Skills(Writing,Speaking); Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

04. Identify the social and ethical considerations for sport delivery as it applies to development programs

Activities:: Embedded in research paper
Related graduate capabilities and elements:: Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Inquiry/Research); Personal and Professional Skills(Ethical behaviour); Discipline -Specific Knowledge and Skills(Discipline-Specific Knowledge and Skills)

Bendigo, 2018, Semester 1, Day

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information:

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Pam Kappelides

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.0 hours seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	%	ILO*
National Sport Organisation Sport Development poster presentation (equivalent 1000 words)	Individual assignment	40	02
Individual paper (3000 words)	Individual assignment	60	01, 03, 04

Melbourne, 2018, Semester 1, Day