MANAGING THE SPORT BRAND
MGT5MSB
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject aims to develop leaders in sport through introducing students to strategic issues in examining and discussing the role that marketing, specifically branding, sponsorship and promotion, plays in the generation of revenue for sport organisations and events; identifying and selecting strategic partners to develop, promote and strengthen the sport organisation's brand; assessing the appropriateness and evaluating the success of common promotional strategies for sport products and events; developing strategies for cultivating and managing relationships with key brand partners, and applying branding, sponsorship and promotional theory to the sport industry.
School: La Trobe Business School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: David Lowden
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Only available to students enrolled in LCSM or LGSM or LMMSM, or with approval from the LMMSM Course Coordinator
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Quota Management Strategy: Enrolment accepted until quota reached
Quota-conditions or rules: Available only to Master of Management (Sport Management) students [included nested degree programs]
Special conditions: N/A
Minimum credit point requirement: N/A
Assumed knowledge: N/A
Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
Entire subject or partial subject: N/A
Total hours/days required: N/A
Location of WBL activity (region): N/A
WBL addtional requirements: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
Graduate Capabilities
Intended Learning Outcomes
City Campus, 2020, Week 28-31, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: 45
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: David Lowden
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 28 - 29
Four 8.00 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day from week 28 to week 29 and delivered via face-to-face.
This subject will be delivered in blended mode of delivery, including intensive blocks, to be scheduled on the Thursday and Friday for the two weeks
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case Study exercises - 4 x 1000 word individual case study exercises. | N/A | N/A | No | 60 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
Sport Brand Strategy - 2500 word individual assignment. | N/A | N/A | No | 40 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |