MMS712 - Sport Marketing

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Damien Whitburn
Prerequisite:

Nil

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:

Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 1.5 hour class, 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week (recordings provided)

Content

The unit will introduce students to the marketing management process. The use of the marketing mix, product, price, promotion and distribution will be developed and related to sport. Traditional use of marketing theory in sport will be examined and an analysis of sport marketing functions will be conducted. This will include positioning the sport product, market segmentation, sport marketing and technology, and the development of marketing plans.

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

Explain the principles and practices of marketing management and research as they apply to the unique characteristics of sport and sport management.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Contextualise, identify, and analyse market factors to create strategic sport marketing solutions.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO5: Problem solving

ULO3

Communicate complex analyses of issues facing sport organisations, identifying potential outcomes and justifying recommendations.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Case study 4000 words 50% Week 6

Assessment 2: (Group of 4)
Part A: Report (Business)
Part B: Presentation

Part A: 4000 words
Part B: 10 minutes

Part A: 25%
Part B: 25%

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: MMS712 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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