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Last updated: 4 June 2021
M709 students: Nil For all other students: MMS711
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
1 x 1.5 hour class, 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week
Online independent and collaborative learning including 1 x 1.5 hour class, 1 x 1.5 hour seminar per week (recordings provided)
This unit aims to enable students develop effective sport development programs and practices, and assists them with the planning, designing and managing of sport systems and pathways for sporting organisations and communities. This is achieved through introducing students to major issues in policy development and development practices in sport organisations. A critical review of development practices of and through sport driven by excellence in sports performance and improved participation respectively will be presented. Students will be given the opportunity to explore policy and sport development issues through innovative experiential learning techniques and case studies.
Define sport development and explain the implications for promoting sport in communities.
Evaluate a range of international sport development practices.
Analyse sport systems and pathways to determine how they contribute to the development of sport, as well as how they can be leveraged to achieve development beyond sport.
Identify, analyse and interpret the political, social, health and economic outcomes derived from sport development.
Contrast sport policy and sport development practice to identify emerging issues and develop strategies to address these.
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment 2: (Individual)2A:Report (Business)2B: Online presentation
60% total2A: 40%2B: 20%
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.
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