The main aims of this module are to provied students with; 1.An appreciation of the issues faced by sport businesses and organisations in today’s complex and dynamic business environment. 2.A solid understanding of the specific challenges faced by managers in the key functional areas of contemporary sport businesses and organisations. 3.A comprehensive appreciation of the principles, techniques and knowledge required to successfully manage sports business enterprises and sport organisations and the functional units that make up and contribute to such enterprises and organisations. 4.Demonstrated professional skills appropriate to the level of study.
Sport Management - Planning
Creative Problem Solving and Decision Making, Strategic and Operational Planning, Strategic Process, Analysis of the Environment, Setting of Objectives, Corporate-level, Strategic Business Unit-level and Functional-level strategy
Sport Management - Organisation
The Organising Function, Authority, Organisational Design, Job Design, Delegating, Managing Change, Innovation, Quality and the Learning Organisation, Diversity, Organisational Development
Sport Management - Leading
Organisational Behaviour, Power, Politics, Managing Conflict, Negotiation, Collaboration, Stress, Importance of Teamwork to Performance, Team Development, Leadership Styles, Behaviour of Effective Leaders, Leadership Models, Organisational Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Motivation and Performance
Sport Management - Controlling
Quality and Control Systems, Control Process, Frequency of Controls, Financial Controls, Human Controls, Marketing Controls, Scheduling Tools, Time Management
| Module Content & Assessment | |
|---|---|
| Assessment Breakdown | % |
| Formal Examination | 70 |
| Other Assessment(s) | 30 |