MLC310 - Sport and the Law

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Jay Gul
Cohort rule:

Not available for students enrolled in Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards)

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: D312, D322, D323, D331, D334, D335, D396, D397, M312
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1.5 hour on-campus lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

1 x 1.5 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week

Content

This unit is designed to give students an understanding of those principles of law which specifically affect sport and its administration. In particular, the unit will focus on the following areas: the legal structures which may be adopted by sporting clubs, tribunals in sport, criminal and civil liability in sport; gambling and corruption in sport; doping in sport; employment law in sport; intellectual property in sport; misconduct; and finally, discrimination in sport.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Identify legal and ethical issues in the field of sports management.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Apply legal reasoning skills to problem-based scenarios relating to sport in Australia and internationally.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical Thinking

ULO3

Ethically curate, evaluate and critique primary and secondary resources relevant to sport and the law.

GLO3: Digital Literacy

ULO4

Critically analyse and reflect on the laws and policies governing sport in Australia and internationally.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical Thinking
GLO8: Global Citizenship

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1: (Individual) Portfolio 

Part A: Multiple Choice Quiz 
Part B: Problem-based scenarios

Part A: 

Part B: 750 words

Part A: 5%

Part B: 15%

Week 4

Assessment 2: (Group of 4) Report (Research)

2000 words 30% Week 8
End-of-unit assessment task: Written  2000 words 50%

End-of-unit assessment period

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: MLC310 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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