| Effective Term: | 2027/05 |
| 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 |
| Placement Component: | |
| 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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| Other outcomes: |
| 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: |
| Federation University recognises that students require key transferable employability skills to prepare them for their future workplace and society. FEDTASKS (Transferable Attributes Skills and Knowledge) provide a targeted focus on five key transferable Attributes, Skills, and Knowledge that are be embedded within curriculum, developed gradually towards successful measures and interlinked with cross-discipline and Co-operative Learning opportunities. One or more FEDTASK, transferable Attributes, Skills or Knowledge must be evident in the specified learning outcomes and assessment for each FedUni Unit, and all must be directly assessed in each Course.
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| FED TASK and descriptor | Development and acquisition of FEDTASKS in the Unit | | Level | FEDTASK 1
Interpersonal | Students at this level will demonstrate an advanced ability in a range of contexts to effectively communicate, interact and work with others both individually and in groups. Students will be required to display high level skills in-person and/or online in: • Using and demonstrating a high level of verbal and non-verbal communication • Demonstrating a mastery of listening for meaning and influencing via active listening • Demonstrating and showing empathy for others • High order skills in negotiating and conflict resolution skills\\ • Demonstrating mastery of working respectfully in cross-cultural and diverse teams. | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context | FEDTASK 2
Leadership | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery in professional skills and behaviours in leading others. • Creating and sustaining a collegial environment • Demonstrating a high level of self -awareness and the ability to self-reflect and justify decisions • Inspiring and initiating opportunities to lead others • Making informed professional decisions • Demonstrating initiative in new professional situations. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 3
Critical Thinking and Creativity | Students at this level will demonstrate high level skills in working in complexity and ambiguity using the imagination to create new ideas. Students will be required to display skills in: • Reflecting critically to generate and consider complex ideas and concepts at an abstract level • Analysing complex and abstract ideas, concepts and information • Communicate alternative perspectives to justify complex ideas • Demonstrate a mastery of challenging conventional thinking to clarify complex concepts • Forming creative solutions in problem solving to new situations for further learning. | Level 2 - Student demonstrates some independence within provided guidelines | FEDTASK 4
Digital Literacy | Students at this level will demonstrate the ability to work competently across a wide range of tools, platforms and applications to achieve a range of tasks. Students will be required to display skills in: • Mastering, exploring, evaluating, managing, curating, organising and sharing digital information professionally • Collating, managing complex data, accessing and using digital data securely • Receiving and responding professionally to messages in a range of professional digital media • Contributing competently and professionally to digital teams and working groups • Participating at a high level in digital learning opportunities. | Level 1 - Students require directions and boundaries from mentor | FEDTASK 5
sustainable and Ethical Mindset | Students at this level will demonstrate a mastery of considering and assessing the consequences and impact of ideas and actions in enacting professional ethical and sustainable decisions. Students will be required to display skills in: • Demonstrate informed judgment making that considers the impact of devising complex solutions in ambiguous global economic environmental and societal contexts • Professionally committing to the promulgation of social responsibility • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate ethical, socially responsible and/or sustainable challenges and generating and articulating responses • Communicating lifelong, life-wide and life-deep learning to be open to the diverse professional others • Generating, leading and implementing required actions to foster sustainability in their professional and personal life | Level 3 - Student works independently with limited guidance or works within self-determined guidelines appropriate to context |
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| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | Professional Standards |
| 1. |
K1, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 |
To demonstrate application of knowledge of sport policies to practical applications. |
Video presentation |
20-40% |
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| 2. |
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1, A2 |
Comparative analysis of sport policies |
Written report |
20-40% |
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| 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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