MMS201 - Sport in Society
Unit details
Year: | 2023 unit information |
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Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Previously coded as: | MMS101 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Jonathan Robertson |
Cohort rule: | Available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Sport Management), the Bachelor of Exercise and Sport Science/Bachelor of Business (Sport Management), the Dean's Scholars Program, the Bachelor of Sport Development or students completing a major/minor in Sport Journalism. |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | MMS101 |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | Burwood: 1 x 1.5 hour class, 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week Waterfront: 1 x 1.5 hour recorded class, 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - online: | 1 x 1.5 hour class (recordings provided) per week plus 1 x 1.5 hour online workshop per week |
Content
The unit explores social sciences and their application to sport studies. Methodologies of history and sociology will be considered and applied to prominent issues in Australian and international sport. The social significance of sport in Australian culture and the need for sport managers to be sensitive to that significance are examined.
ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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ULO1 | Plan for, evaluate, and reflect on self-directed learning approaches that ensure success in learning about the relationship between sport and society. | GLO6: Self-management |
ULO2 | Identify factors that influence the management of safe, fair and inclusive sports and physical activities. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Utilise critical thinking skills to identify and mitigate risks to sport ethics, integrity, and inclusion. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
ULO4 | Implement ethical decision-making frameworks and practices to become an ethical and self-reflective sport management professional. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1: (Individual) Regular engagement in seminar activities and discussions | 1000 words | 20% | Information not yet available |
Assessment 2: (Individual) Essay | 1000 words | 30% | Information not yet available |
Assessment 3: Part B: (Individual) Online Presentation | Part A: 1500 words Part B: 5 minutes (500 words equivalent) | 50% | Information not yet available |
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: MMS201 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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