MMS202 - High Performance Sport Environments

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: Sarah Reddan
Previously:Management of Sport Performance
Cohort rule:

Available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Sport Management), BCom majoring in Sport Management (continuing students only), Bachelor of Sport Development and the Dean's Scholars Program.)

Prerequisite:

MMS100

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: Nil
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 class + 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week.

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

1 x 1.5 hour recorded class + 1 x 1.5 hour online scheduled seminar per week.

Content

The unit examines the sport sciences and their application, in particular their application to sport performance and athlete welfare and wellbeing. Implications for sport management will be a focus of this unit.

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

Articulate the evolving nature of high performance sport and its associated policies, structures and management practices

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Identify the major roles and functions of sport science and sport management professionals in sport performance contexts.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO3

Identify prominent integrity issues that exist in high performance sport settings and develop philosophical and moral reasoning regarding the welfare and protection of athletes. 

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Develop strategies to facilitate ethical managerial responses to integrity issues in high performance sport settings. 

GLO8: Global citizenship

Assessment

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

Assessment 1: (Individual) 

Part A: Written Reflection (Self) 

Part B: Report (Business) 

Part A: 600 words 

Part B: 1400 words 

Part A: 10% 

Part B: 40% 

Week 6

Assessment 2: (Individual) 

Part A: Written Reflection (Self) 

Part B: Video recording 

Part A: 1000 words 

Part B: 8 minutes 

Part A: 25% 

Part B: 25% 

Week 11

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: MMS202 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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