MMS307 - Sport Facility and Event Management

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: Scott Field
Cohort rule:

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

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 (recorded) + 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week. 

 

Students will be required to attend and/or view the prescribed online recorded classes/video(s) each week, coupled with related readings, prior to the seminar, in order to be able to contribute effectively to the seminar activities. 

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

This unit focuses on operational issues involved in the management of sporting and recreational facilities and major events. Issues include planning and design; staffing; organisational structures; and programming and fiscal control as it applies to local, state and national standard sporting facilities and events.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Compare and contrast the types of sport and recreational facilities and identify nuances in their management in order to identify the essential skills required of a sport facility and event manager. GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Create and apply operations management tools to the planning and control of a broad range of sport facilities and events.

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Assess the various stakeholders that facility management relies upon and collaborate with others to propose facility management plans.

GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

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

Assessment 1: 

Part A: (Group of 4) Video Recording

Part B: (Individual) Written reflection 

Part A: 15 minutes

Part B: 500 words

Part A: 30%

Part B: 10%

Part A: Week 5
Part B: Week 6

Assessment 2: (Individual) Report (Business) 3000 words  60% 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: MMS307 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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