| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Sport Policy |
| Unit ID: | ISMAN2007 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | Nil |
| ASCED: | 090103 |
| Other Change: | |
| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit introduces students to the foundations of sport policy development and how it has evolved in international and national sport federations. The unit illustrates the contrasting approaches toward sport policy implemented by international and national sport federations and the influence of government. The unit aims to build students’ knowledge and skill to critically review and explain the impact of sport policies implemented by varying international and national sport federations. Unit content will cover the role of governments’ involvement and influence in sport policy, the formulation and implementation of sport policy within national sport federations and how different political ideologies influence national sport policies. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
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| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | | | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | |  | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Explain how policies are formulated and implemented within international and national sport context. |
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| K2. | Identify and define the benefits that may arise from government involvement in sport policy. |
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| K3. | Define and explain how different political ideologies influence sport policy. |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Research and synthesise information to interpret and analyse the effectiveness of international sport policies. |
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| S2. | Distinguish between different types of international sport policy and the different approaches. |
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| S3. | Critically review international and national federations sport policies. |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Combine sport policy knowledge and skills to apply critical thinking and judgement on the formation and impact of sport policies on global sport. |
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| A2. | Apply the key concepts and priniciples of policy development to different scenarios and issues to demonstrate an understanding of how policy has influenced the structure and operations of international sport organisations. |
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| Unit Content: |
This may include:
•Sport policy foundation
•International sport policy and government influence
•Elite sport policy
•Community sport and physical activity policies
•Human Rights policy
•Gender Equality and diversity policies
•Transgender policies
•Youth policy
•Anti-doping policy
•Competition manipulation policies |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 | To demonstrate application of knowledge of sport policies to practical applications. | Video presentation | 20-40% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 | Comparative analysis of sport policies | Written report | 20-40% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 | To demonstrate knowledge of policies throughout the unit to inform a new club's policy development | Interactive oral | 30-40% |
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