Overview
A critical examination of selected principles of management in New Zealand sport development.
Sport Management is a growing field in Aotearoa/NZ and internationally. This paper addresses some of the pressing global and local topics in non-profit and commercial sport organisations. These include strategic management, the development of lifestyle sports, mega-event legacy, the environmental impact of sport, and diversity and inclusion in sport organisations.
About this paper
| Paper title | Advanced Sport Management |
|---|---|
| Subject | Sport, Physical Education and Exercise |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,142.10 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- SPEX 209
- Restriction
- PHSE 340, PHSE 430
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music, Commerce, Science
- Eligibility
This paper is open to any student who has completed SPEX209.
- Contact
Professor Sally Shaw (sally.shaw@otago.ac.nz)
- More information link
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinator: Professor Sally Shaw
- Teaching Arrangements
Lecture-based format.
- Textbooks
A reading list will be provided, which details the book chapter or research articles that complement each lecture. These readings will be available online.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Critical thinking, Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
On completing the paper students will have had the opportunity to:
- Examine current research and utilise it to investigate contemporary sport management practices
- Consider how current social issues such as diversity, modernisation, volunteer retention, and environmental concerns are important to sport managers
- Develop basic research skills, particularly in literature reviews and using secondary data sources
- Analyse life and work-based experiences to inform knowledge and challenge taken for granted assumptions about sport management
- Assessment details
Internal assessment (70%): Fortnightly online reading quizzes, essay, and 2 x tutorial assignments (to be confirmed)
Final exam (30%).
Overview
A critical examination of selected principles of management in New Zealand sport development.
Sport Management is a growing field in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally. This paper addresses some of the pressing global and local topics in non-profit and commercial sport organisations. These include strategic management, the development of lifestyle sports, mega-event legacy, the environmental impact of sport, and diversity and inclusion in sport organisations.
About this paper
| Paper title | Advanced Sport Management |
|---|---|
| Subject | Sport, Physical Education and Exercise |
| EFTS | 0.15 |
| Points | 18 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- SPEX 209
- Restriction
- PHSE 340, PHSE 430
- Schedule C
- Arts and Music, Commerce, Science
- Contact
- More information link
- Teaching staff
Course Co-ordinator: Professor Sally Shaw
- Teaching Arrangements
Lecture-based format.
- Textbooks
A reading list will be provided, which details the book chapter or research articles that complement each lecture. These readings will be available online.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Critical thinking, Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
On completing the paper students will have had the opportunity to:
- Examine current research and utilise it to investigate contemporary sport management practices.
- Consider how current social issues such as diversity, modernisation, volunteer retention, and environmental concerns are important to sport managers.
- Develop basic research skills, particularly in literature reviews and using secondary data sources.
- Analyse life and work-based experiences to inform knowledge and challenge taken for granted assumptions about sport management.
- Assessment details
Internal assessment (70%): Fortnightly online reading quizzes, essay and two tutorial assignments (to be confirmed).
Final exam (30%).