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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Unit aim
Introduces the fundamental principles and practices of management and administration and develops an awareness of the roles and broad range of skills required of managers in such organisations.
Unit content
- Introduction to sport management
- The health system in Australia
- The sport, recreation and fitness industry
- Ethics in sport management
- Strategic planning and decision-making
- Communicating effectively
- Managing human resources (including volunteers)
- Employee performance
- Leading
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | Explain the importance of planning, leading, organising and controlling in terms of the management of sport, recreation and fitness organisations. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
2 | Demonstrate knowledge of the basic skills and processes of administration and management. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | Communication and social skills | |||
3 | Discuss the main components of human resources management and its application in sport, recreation and fitness organisations. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
4 | Identify major considerations involved in planning and managing facilities, events and programs. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
5 | Describe the scope, significance and unique features of the sport, recreation and fitness industry or the surfing industry. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
6 | Discuss ethical considerations relating to the management of sport, recreation and fitness organisations and programs. | Ethical practice | Lifelong learning |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- Explain the importance of planning, leading, organising and controlling in terms of
the management of sport, recreation and fitness organisations.
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- Demonstrate knowledge of the basic skills and processes of administration and management.
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA5: Lifelong learning
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- Discuss the main components of human resources management and its application in sport,
recreation and fitness organisations.
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- GA6: Communication and social skills
- Identify major considerations involved in planning and managing facilities, events
and programs.
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- Describe the scope, significance and unique features of the sport, recreation and
fitness industry or the surfing industry.
- GA1: Intellectual rigour
- GA4: Knowledge of a discipline
- Discuss ethical considerations relating to the management of sport, recreation and
fitness organisations and programs.
- GA3: Ethical practice
- GA5: Lifelong learning
Prescribed texts
- Lussier, RN & Kimball, DC, 2014, Applied Sport Management Principles, 2nd edn, Human Kinetics, Champaign IL.